November 02, 2022
Ethiopia: Peace Agreement Between Ethiopian Govt and Tigray 'A Critical First Step' - Guterres
A peace deal between the Ethiopian Government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) signed on Wednesday in South Africa, represents "a critical first step" towards ending… Read more »
Africa: UN Refugee Chief Calls for Greater Focus On Climate and Conflict Factors
Responses to climate change must also consider its link to both conflict and the displacement it causes, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, said in a briefing to… Read more »
Africa: Human Rights Belong At the Heart of Climate Change Debate, Urges Türk
Humanity's basic right to life is being threatened by insufficient action in the face of the climate emergency, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned on… Read more »
November 01, 2022
Algeria: In Speech to Arab League, UN Chief Appeals for Greater Regional Unity
Amid growing geopolitical divides and deepening inequalities, cooperation is the only way forward, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in Algiers on Tuesday,… Read more »
October 31, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Guterres 'Deeply Concerned' By Resurgence of Fighting Between Govt Troops and M23
The UN Secretary-General has expressed deep concern over the uptick in fighting between Government troops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and M23 rebels in the east,… Read more »
Africa: Progress On Methane Emissions By Energy Companies, but Numbers Still Don't Add Up - UNEP
Over 80 oil and gas companies across the world have committed to measuring and reducing their methane emissions, the second biggest driver of global warming, according to a new… Read more »
Africa: 'Act Local to Go Global' Provides Universal Theme for World Cities Day
The actions cities take locally to create a sustainable world will reverberate globally, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, underlining the need to ramp… Read more »
October 30, 2022
Africa: UN Chief 'Deeply Concerned' By Stalled Black Sea Grain Initiative
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern at Russia's decision to suspend its involvement in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a deal set up to… Read more »
Central African Republic: Peacekeepers Turn Ground-Breakers in the Central African Republic
Handling heavy machinery is not one of the first skills that comes to mind when we think of UN peacekeepers, but construction skills are an important component of the blue helmets'… Read more »
October 28, 2022
Africa: Millions Face Flooding Threat Across West and Central Africa
In west and central Africa, some 3.4 million people need help after destructive flooding, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday. Read more »
Africa: UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Pays Tribute to Victims of Worldwide Attacks
"It is my appeal to all the representatives of States, to ensure there is no safe haven provided to any kind of terrorism whatsoever": the words of Nidhi Chaphekar, a survivor of… Read more »
Ethiopia: Northern Ethiopia Facing Devastating Spike in Preventable Disease - WHO
The UN health agency WHO expressed serious concerns on Friday about a likely spike in a range of preventable diseases in Ethiopia's northern regions - and in particular Tigray -… Read more »
Africa: COP27 - What You Need to Know About This Year's Big UN Climate Conference
This year's UN Climate Conference takes place in Sharm el-Sheikh, against a backdrop of extreme weather events worldwide, an energy crisis propelled by the war in Ukraine, and… Read more »
October 27, 2022
Africa: Rise in TB Deaths Another Fallout From the Pandemic, WHO Report Reveals
Tuberculosis (TB) deaths and infections rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted access to treatment and support services, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Africa: Security Council Counter-Terrorism Body to Review Growing Threat Posed By New Technologies
The United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee holds a special meeting in Mumbai and New Delhi beginning on Friday, focused on the growing threat posed by new and… Read more »
Africa: Countries' Climate Promises Still Not Enough to Avoid Catastrophic Global Warming - UN Report #AfricaClimateCrisis
While plans submitted by most signatories of the Paris Agreement would reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, they are still not ambitious enough to limit global temperature rise… Read more »
Africa: Climate Change - C02 and Methane in Our Atmosphere Reach Record Levels #AfricaClimateCrisis
Atmospheric levels of the three main greenhouse gases warming our planet - carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide- all reached new record highs in 2021, according to a new… Read more »
October 25, 2022
Sudan: Justice for Protesters Against Coup, Key to Ending Cycle of Violence
UN independent human rights experts on Tuesday demanded real accountability for the year-long brutal crackdown on peaceful protests against the October 2021 military coup in Sudan. Read more »
Africa: Heatwaves to Impact Almost Every Child On Earth By 2050 - UNICEF Report
Heatwaves have become an unavoidable health hazard for many nations, but new data indicates that they are set toaffect virtually every child on earth by 2050, the UN Children's… Read more »
October 24, 2022
Libya: 'Political Deadlock Persists With No Clear End in Sight' - UN Envoy
The political stalemate continues in Libya and prospects for elections are dim, the head of the UN Mission there, UNSMIL, said on Monday in his first briefing to the Security… Read more »
Africa: 'Game Changer' Ideas On Water and Sustainability, Centre-Stage Ahead of Major Water Conference
Some 1,200 scientists, representatives of the private sector and civil society met at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday to discuss potentially game-changing ideas related to… Read more »
October 23, 2022
Kenya: UN Steps up Protection for Drought-Hit Women and Girls
Women and girls are bearing the brunt of the worst drought experienced in Kenya for 40 years, which is exacerbating the risk of sexual exploitation, violence, and abuse. Read more »
October 21, 2022
West Africa: Millions At Risk in Flood-Hit Nigeria; Relief Chief Highlights Hunger in Burkina Faso
More than 2.8 million people have been impacted by Nigeria's worst floods in a decade, with 1.3 million displaced and hundreds of lives lost, said the UN chief on Friday,… Read more »
Chad: UN Rights Chief Deplores Deadly Use of Force Against Protestors in Chad
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday appealed for calm and restraint in Chad following a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests Read more »
Africa: Interview - Connection Between Human Rights and Climate Change 'Must Not Be Denied'
The right to life, food, development, self-determination, water and sanitation, and adequate housing, is being denied to millions of people because of climate change, the first UN… Read more »