June 11, 2022
South Sudan: The South Sudanese Refugee Helping Others Through Trauma
Rose Mary Tiep, fled domestic abuse and the conflict in South Sudan five years ago. Today she is helping others through their trauma in an Ugandan refugee camp, as part of a… Read more »
June 10, 2022
Africa: World Must 'Speed Up' Efforts to End AIDA Pandemic By 2030
To end AIDS, beat COVID-19 and "stop the pandemics of the future", the world needs to ensure global access to lifesaving health technologies, the UN Chef de Cabinet has told a… Read more »
Africa: Mediterranean Sea Journeys for Migrants Have Grown More Deadly - UNHCR
Migrants who risk their lives to cross the Mediterranean to Europe on flimsy boats often piloted by people-smugglers, are at greater risk of dying now than for years, the UN… 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 »
Ethiopia: First-Ever Voluntary Flights From Yemen Airlift Stranded Ethiopians Home
For the first time ever, 150 Ethiopian migrants are flying to Addis Ababa on a Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) flight from Yemen's conflict-affected Ma'rib governarate, the UN… Read more »
Africa: World's Most Vulnerable Now Paying Even More, for Less Food - FAO
Countries are expected to spend a staggering $1.8 trillion importing food they need this year; this would be a new world record but worryingly, it's going to buy them less food,… Read more »
June 08, 2022
Africa: Act Now to End Food, Energy and Finance Crisis, Guterres Urges World Leaders
Ripple effects from the war in Ukraine have generated a severe cost-of-living crisis which no country or community can escape, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on… Read more »
Africa: Terrorist Groups 'Exploiting Power Vacuums', UN Chief Warns
While the number of deaths from terrorism has declined, the overall threat is far from over, particularly in Africa, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in New York… Read more »
Africa: Monkeypox Becoming Established in Non-Endemic Countries, Warns WHO Head
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief said on Wednesday that monkeypox infections in non-endemic countries have passed the 1,000 mark and the risk of it becoming established in… Read more »
Africa: Food Exports Must Keep Flowing Worldwide, FAO Chief Urges
As part of ongoing international efforts to address growing concerns over global food security linked to the war in Ukraine, a top UN official on Wednesday urged countries not to… Read more »
June 07, 2022
Africa: Let's Care for Our Oceans Together, Urge Co-Hosts of UN Conference on #WorldOceansDay
World Oceans Day marked on 8 June, reminds us of the significant role oceans have in everyday life. Moreover, the 2022 theme - Revitalization: collective action for the ocean -… Read more »
Central African Republic: Top Woman Prison Officer With UN Mission in CAR Wins First Ever Trailblazer Award
The creator of a women-only rapid intervention team who leads riot control activities inside the Central African Republic's biggest all male high-security prison, was named the… Read more »
East Africa: Horn of Africa Braces for 'Explosion of Child Deaths' As Hunger Crisis Deepens
An "explosion of child deaths" is likely and imminent in the Horn of Africa unless the international community takes immediate action to prevent a new hunger disaster, UN… Read more »
Africa: World Food Safety Day Highlights Need to Improve Health, Prevent Foodborne Risks
Safe food is one of the most critical guarantors for good health, the UN said on Tuesday - the fourth global World Food Safety Day - aiming to mobilize action for preventing,… Read more »
Nigeria: Guterres Condemns 'Heinous' Church Attack Which Left Dozens Dead
The UN Secretary-General has condemned "in the strongest terms" a brutal attack on a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria at the weekend, which left at least 50 people dead and… Read more »
June 06, 2022
Sudan: UN Chief Calls for 'Good Faith' Effort By All in Sudan
The UN chief has called for military authorities in Sudan and civilian representatives and political leaders, to enter direct talks over the future of the country in "good faith",… Read more »
Africa: Overlapping Crises Push Millions Into 'Extreme Levels of Acute Food Insecurity'
The war in Ukraine has exacerbated steadily rising global food and energy prices, undermining economic stability across the world, warned in a UN report launched on Monday. Read more »
Africa: 'We Can Do Better, We Must' Declares Departing UN Climate Change Chief
The annual UN Climate Change Conference in the German city of Bonn began on Monday, designed to lay the groundwork for a successful COP27, due to take place in the Egyptian coastal… Read more »
June 05, 2022
Africa: Protecting Civilians From Explosive Weapons in Conflict - 5 Things You Should Know
On average, 90 per cent of those killed and injured by the use of explosive weapons used in populated areas are civilians. A political commitment to address the humanitarian harm… Read more »
June 04, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Worst Drought Threatens 'Deadly Consequences' for Women
Women and girls face "deadly consequences" in the Somali region of Ethiopia due to the worst drought conditions for forty years, according to the United Nations Population Fund,… Read more »
June 03, 2022
Mali: UN Condemns Second 'Cowardly' Attack in Three Days Against Peacekeepers
Two Egyptian peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were killed on Friday - the second fatal attack this week on a peacekeeping convoy in the West African… Read more »
Africa: Stockholm+50 Issues Call for Urgent Environmental and Economic Transformation
The Stockholm+50 environment conference came to a close on Friday with a call for real commitments to urgently address global environmental concerns, and for a just transition to… Read more »
Africa: Ukraine - After 100 Days of War, UN Works to Free Up Vital Food and Fertilizer Exports
One hundred days since the 24 February Russian invasion of Ukraine, UN humanitarians on Friday issued a fresh alert about the enormous needs there, as the Organization has… Read more »
June 02, 2022
Africa: WHO Predicts Dramatic Drop in Covid Deaths - But Says The Job is Not Done
COVID-19 deaths in Africa are forecast to decrease by 94 per cent this year compared to last year the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Read more »
June 01, 2022
Africa: Pandemic Hampers Progress to Achieve Universal Energy Access By 2030
The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed progress towards universal access to electricity and clean cooking fuels and technology, and fallout from the war in Ukraine could result in… Read more »