March 15
Africa: Africans Can Solve the Disease That Haunts Us - - Here's How
I was born in Brakpan, Johannesburg, South Africa, and grew up in eSwatini (known then as Swaziland). People in these two countries share one predominant fear: unemployment. Other… Read more »
March 13
Africa: Global South Stagnating Under Heavier Debt Burden
Much higher interest rates - due to Western central banks - are suffocating developing nations, especially the poorest, causing prolonged debt distress and economic stagnation. Read more »
March 05
Africa: UN Whistle Blowers Fired for Challenging Risky Investment Policies of the Pension Fund
The UN Ethics Office, established in 2006, has promoted an organizational culture in the world body, including integrity, professionalism, respect for diversity and protection for… Read more »
March 12
Africa: Pollution - a Threat to Our Groundwater Resources
Groundwater pollution significantly affects the prevalence of waterborne diseases. This form of pollution occurs when hazardous substances, such as pathogens, chemicals, and heavy… Read more »
March 11
Africa: It's Africa's Time to Shine, Says UN Under Secretary Claver Gatete
With 20 percent of the global population and vast untapped natural resources, not forgetting its human capital, it is time Africa had its rightful seat at the global table, the… Read more »
March 07
Africa: International Women's Day, 2024 - Rural Tajik Woman's Road to Empowering Women Living With HIV
This feature is part of a series to mark International Women's Day, March 8. Read more »
Africa: International Women's Day, 2024 - Why Legal Equality Is Key to Women's Economic Rights and Well-Being
The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women's Day, March 8. Read more »
March 04
Africa: International Women's Day, 2024 - Progress Hinges On Feminist Leadership
The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women's Day, March 8. Read more »
March 06
Africa: UNWRA Chief Warns Agency's Fate 'Hangs in the Balance'
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini asked the UN General Assembly to urge member states to support the organization's mandate during this period of unprecedented crisis… Read more »
Africa: International Women's Day, 2024 - Stop Racially-Biased Attention When Dealing With Sexual Harassment of Women of Color
Recently "Days of Our Lives" star Arianne Zucker sued former co-executive producer Albert Alarr, accusing him of sexual harassment on the set of the long-running daytime show. Read more »
March 05
Africa: International Women's Day, 2024 - Investing in Women Is More Than Just Good Economics, It's Crucial to a Sustainable Society
Ponny Lim runs a thriving aquaculture enterprise in Cambodia, growing her business with the support of a United Nations programme that guarantees loans to women entrepreneurs who… Read more »
Africa: 'It is About the Power of the Feminine That is Earth Itself'
One of the most fascinating aspects of International Women's Day is an odd subtext. That this is all about and (only) for women. Really? Since when are the realities of one part of… Read more »
March 04
Africa: International Women's Day, 2024 - the Misogynistic Minority
A minority of the world's population appears to be misogynistic and continues to oppose efforts to achieve gender equality and empower women and girls. The misogynistic minority… Read more »
March 01
Africa: International Women's Day, 2024 - Support the Women and Girls Fighting for Rights
This International Women's Day (March 8) comes at a fiercely challenging moment. We can find inspiration, and hope, however, in the women and girls around the world who, often at… Read more »
March 06
Africa: Spare Us the Token Flowers - International Women's Day Is a Call to Action
Marking International Women's Day as a mere day of celebration is to strip it of its true meaning, a stab in the back of the generations of feminists who fought to make it a… Read more »
March 04
Africa: UN Environmental Assembly Call for Action to Address Planetary Triple Threat
The Sixth United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA-6) ended with delegates calling for firm actions to address the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss, and… Read more »
February 23
Africa: Children's Futures At a Crossroads
At the start of 2024, we stand at a critical juncture: Geopolitical tensions are escalating, economic integration is unravelling, and multilateral cooperation is faltering. This… Read more »
Africa: No God but Greed - Slavery and Indifference
At Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen there is a great painting made in 1797 by the Danish Golden Age painter Jens Juel. It depicts one of Denmark's richest merchants at the… Read more »
Africa: The World Social Forum - the Counterweight to the World Economic Forum
This week the 2024 annual meeting of the World Social Forum (WSF) was held in Nepal. There were fifty thousand participants from over 90 countries, exchanging strategies to address… Read more »
February 22
Africa: #unmute - Over 350 Civil Society Organizations Ask for Real Inclusion in UN Summit of the Future Negotiations
A coalition of over 350 civil society organisations part of the #UNmute initiative, shared concerns over the current engagement mechanisms for civil society at the UN -… Read more »
February 28
Africa: 'I Haven't Forgotten Where I Came From,' Says Pinto, Incoming Rice Research Institute Chief
Growing up on a small farming station in Holetta (Ethiopia), Yvonne Pinto would accompany her agriculturist father to the farm, where she would spend her time cross-fertilizing… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Debt Crisis Needs a Bold New Approach - & a Way Forward
It hasn't been easy for African states to finance their developmental and environmental policy objectives over the past few years. Read more »
February 22
Africa: Unpacking 2023, the Warmest Year On Record
2023 was the warmest year on record. The latest Copernicus Climate Change Service highlights that February 2023 to January 2024 was the first time that we experienced 12… Read more »
February 23
Africa: Funding, Policy Changes Could Result in Countries Reaping Benefit of Migration
Amid an escalation of global conflict and climate change-induced displacements, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is escalating its donor campaign. Read more »
February 19
Africa: Forced Migration Grows, Justice Withers, Say Activists At World Social Forum
As involuntary migration rises around the world, partly in response to the impacts of climate change, justice for those leaving their homes and families to earn a living is largely… Read more »