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March 07, 2023
Madagascar: Tropical Cyclone Freddy On Track to Become Record-Breaking Storm
Tropical Cyclone Freddy - which is threatening communities in Madagascar and Mozambique for a second time in as many weeks - could become the longest-lasting storm of its kind on… Read more »
February 07, 2023
Zambia: New Grant Gives Boost to Women Peacekeepers
Zambia's police force will get nearly $1 million to boost women's participation in global peace operations, a UN Women-hosted trust fund announced on Tuesday. Read more »
February 05, 2023
Africa: South African Peacekeeper Killed After Helicopter Comes Under Fire in DR Congo
A UN peacekeeper was killed on Sunday in the restive eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after the helicopter he was travelling in came under fire after… Read more »
January 23, 2023
Eswatini: UN Rights Chief Condemns 'Cold-Blooded Killing' of Eswatini Human Rights Lawyer
Authorities in Eswatini must launch a probe into the killing of a prominent human rights lawyer gunned down this past weekend, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker… Read more »
January 19, 2023
Southern Africa: South African Court Set to Hear Arguments in Zambia Lead Pollution Case
A South African court has allowed a group of UN-appointed experts to intervene in a class action lawsuit against a mining company based in Zambia, the UN human rights office,… Read more »
January 06, 2023
Zambia: Zambia - Abolition of the Death Penalty 'A Historic Milestone'
The decision by Zambia to abolish the death penalty is "a historic milestone', the UN team in the country said on Friday in a statement. Read more »
December 21, 2022
Malawi: Child Trafficking, Forced Labour Push Thousands to Work On Tobacco Farms - UN Experts
Large numbers of children working on tobacco farms in Malawi are missing school, 13 UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Wednesday, urging the Government and… Read more »
October 16, 2022
Mozambique: A New, Financially Independent Life for Former Child Brides in Mozambique
In Mozambique, more than 20 per cent of girls aged between 13 and 17 have been married or live with someone as if they were married. Women's support groups are putting thousands of… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Mozambique: Five Years of Violence Have Forced Nearly a Million to Flee
Nearly one million people have fled extreme violence perpetrated by non-State armed groups in northern Mozambique over the past five years, the UN refugee agency UNHCR reported on… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Malawi: UN Steps Up Post-Covid Support in Africa - Battles Cholera in Malawi
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday a new drive to find ways of revamping the African region's health systems. Read more »
August 08, 2022
Zimbabwe: UN Committee Reviews Anti-Discrimination Efforts
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination opened in Geneva on Monday to review anti-discrimination efforts being done in seven UN Member States. Read more »
July 29, 2022
Botswana: UN Committee Against Torture - Focus On Botswana, Nicaragua, Palestine, United Arab Emirates
The UN Committee against Torture on Friday concluded its current session by releasing findings on Botswana, Nicaragua, the State of Palestine and the United Arab Emirates Read more »
July 19, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Voluntary Repatriation of Refugees From Angola to DR Congo Resumes
After a two-year hiatus, the voluntary repatriation of refugees from Angola to their homeland in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has begun again, after the programme was… Read more »
July 18, 2022
South Africa: UN Commemorates Nelson Mandela's 'Fight for a Better World'
UN Member States gathered in the General Assembly Hall on Monday to observe Nelson Mandela International Day, a celebration for everyone to take action and inspire change in their… Read more »
July 17, 2022
South Africa: Guterres Hails Healer and 'Mentor to Generations', Nelson Mandela
The UN chief in his message to mark Monday's International Day in honour of Nelson Mandela, hailed the first Black President of post-Apartheid South Africa and racial justice icon,… Read more »
July 15, 2022
Africa: South Africa 'On the Precipice of Explosive Xenophobic Violence', UN Experts Warn
A group of independent UN human rights experts have condemned reports of escalating violence targeting foreign nationals in South Africa, and called for accountability against… Read more »
July 10, 2022
Mozambique: From Fighting to Farming - Supporting Peacebuilding in Mozambique
As Mozambique looks to move on from its violent past, a UN-led programme is supporting efforts to reintegrate former combatants, and give them a chance to lead productive, peaceful… Read more »
June 13, 2022
Africa: Namibian MP Emma Theofelus Youngest Ever to Win 2022 UN Population Award
The UN's sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, announced on Monday the winners of it's 2022 UN Population Award, with the individual prize going to a young trailblazing… Read more »
June 12, 2022
Malawi: UN Uncovers Human Trafficking At Refugee Camp in Malawi
The widespread exploitation of men, women, and children at a refugee camp in Malawi has been uncovered by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Malawian… Read more »
June 09, 2022
Mozambique: Mozambique is One of Five Countries Elected to Serve On UN Security Council
Five countries have been elected to serve as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council following a vote in the General Assembly on Thursday. Read more »
May 27, 2022
Zambia: Rights Office Welcomes Pledge to Abolish the Death Penalty
Zambia's plan to abolish the death penalty adds to the growing global chorus against the practice, the UN Human Rights Office, OHCHR, said on Friday in welcoming the decision. Read more »
May 24, 2022
Zimbabwe: Peacekeeper Wins UN 2021 Gender Advocate Award
For the first time ever, a Zimbabwean peacekeeper will receive the prestigious 2021 Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award, the UN Peacekeeping Office announced on Tuesday. Read more »
May 18, 2022
Mozambique: First Polio Outbreak in 30 Years Declared in Mozambique
Health authorities in Mozambique declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus on Wednesday after confirming that a child in the country's north-eastern Tete province, had contracted the… Read more »
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