Africa: United Nations Revises 2026 Regular Budget Proposal, Pairing Cost Reductions With Initial Reform Measures

The United Nations has finalised the revised estimates for its 2026 proposed programme budget, outlining more than $500 million in reductions, while also introducing the first… Read more »

Africa: UN's Humanitarian Work Is 'Underfunded, Overstretched, and Under Attack'

"Underfunded, overstretched and under attack" is how the United Nation's top aid official has referred to the UN and the support it is providing to the humanitarian sector. Read more »

Africa: Gender Equality - UN Women Calls for Political Will and Accelerated Global Action

More than 351 million women and girls could still be living in extreme poverty by the end of the decade if current trends persist. Read more »

Africa: What Is South-South Cooperation, and Can It Be the Gateway to a Fairer World?

Although developing countries often look to do deals with wealthy nations in order to help boost their economies, working closely with States facing similar challenges - so-called… Read more »

Africa: 'Shift the Narrative' On Suicide to Prevent Loss of 720,000 Lives Annually

More than 720,000 people commit suicide every year and many more attempt it. Now the head of the UN's World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for "shifting the narrative" on the… Read more »

Africa: 80 Million More Children Benefiting From School Meals, WFP Reports

School meals are a crucial way out of poverty into "a new world of learning and opportunity," according to the World Food Programme (WFP) executive director Cindy McCain. Read more »

Africa: Child Obesity Level Surpasses Underweight Cases Worldwide for the First Time, Unicef Warns

For the first time in history, obesity has surpassed those underweight as the most common form of malnutrition among school-age children and adolescents worldwide, UNICEF revealed… Read more »

Africa: Attacks On Schools Surge By 'Staggering' 44% Over the Past Year

Attacks on schools in conflict zones around the world have increased by a "staggering 44 per cent" over the past year according to the United Nations, resulting in the death,… Read more »

Africa: UN Rights Chief Denounces 'Glorification of Violence' and Attack On Rule of Law

UN rights chief Volker Türk on Monday condemned what he called a worldwide "glorification of violence" which is underway, as well as "coordinated efforts" to undermine… Read more »

Africa: Air Pollution Is On the Rise - but Not Everywhere, Says UN Weather Agency

As billions continue to breathe polluted air that causes more than 4.5 million premature deaths every year, UN climate experts on Friday highlighted how damaging microscopic smoke… Read more »

Africa: 'Reparatory Justice' Key to Ending Racism Against Africans and Their Descendants

Governments, academia and other stakeholders must "double down on delivering reparatory justice" for people from the African diaspora, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a… Read more »

Africa: Funding Cuts Could Push 6 Million More Children Out of School, Warns Unicef

Global education funding is facing sharp reductions that could leave an extra six million children out of school by 2026, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday. Read more »

Africa: WHO Sounds Alarm As Mental Health Conditions Soar Past One Billion Worldwide

More than a billion people worldwide are living with mental health conditions, according to new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday. Read more »

Africa: Teachers Are the 'Guardians of Our Future', Says UN Deputy Chief

In every corner of the world, educators are making choices that echo across generations - influencing everything from the preservation of forests to the writing of poetry, the… Read more »

Africa: UN Chief Calls for Justice and 'Real Change' for People of African Descent

On the International Day for People of African Descent, celebrated each year on 31 August, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for justice, dignity and equality… Read more »

Africa: Putting Water Management At the Centre of the Climate Change Fight

Some 2.2 billion people worldwide still lack access to safely managed drinking water services, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) - an increasingly urgent challenge… Read more »

Africa: International Day for Remembrance of Slave Trade - 'Time to Abolish Exploitation Once and for All'

Victims of atrocities and freedom fighters across history can inspire future generations to build just societies,the chief of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural… Read more »

Africa: Health and Aid Workers Targeted in Conflicts Around the World, UN Agency Says

From Gaza to Sudan, wars are being waged on the very systems set up to protect civilian populations, with health workers, hospitals, health centres and ambulances being targeted in… Read more »

Africa: Survivors' Voices 'Integral' to Preventing Terrorism

Terror attack survivors came together to bear witness at UN Headquarters on Thursday, emphasising that their voices must not be sidelined in shaping policy and driving efforts to… Read more »

Africa: UN Rights Chief Decries 'Relentless Intensification' of U.S. Sanctions Against International Criminal Court Staff

The United States must stop ramping up sanctions against officials with the International Criminal Court (ICC), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on… Read more »

Africa: Terror Threat Posed By ISIL 'Remains Volatile and Complex,' Security Council Hears

The threat posed by the terrorist group ISIL - known more widely in the Middle East as Da'esh - remains dynamic and diverse, with Africa currently experiencing the highest level of… Read more »

Africa: It's Time to End Physical Punishment of Kids Once and for All, Who Says

Over half of all children under-18 worldwide continue to experience corporal punishment on an annual basis, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). Read more »

Africa: 'Africa Is Poised for Progress' Guterres Tells Development Conference in Japan

The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday repeated his call for Africa to have a greater say in decisions that affect its future, in remarks to a conference in Japan focused on the… Read more »

Africa: Security Council Hears About Rising Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Amid Falling Resources

Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, briefed the Security Council's open debate on conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) on Tuesday, presenting… Read more »

Africa: 'Our Work Is Largely Invisible' - Journey From Outer Space to Frontline Aid Worker

Before Pedro Matos joined the World Food Programme (WFP) for 17 years, he said his job in space engineering just "wasn't enough". Read more »