Africa: UN Launches $46 Billion Appeal to Respond to Worsening Crises in 2024

As conflicts, climate emergencies and collapsing economies continue to wreak havoc on communities worldwide, the UN on Monday issued an appeal for $46.4 billion for 2024 to help… Read more »

Africa: COP28 - the UN's Net-Zero Food Plan to Save the 1.5-Degree Goal, Combat Climate 'Doomisim'

As COP28 heads into its final working days in Dubai, the UN's agriculture wing launched on Sunday a ground-breaking plan that looks to transform the world's agrifood systems from a… Read more »

Africa: Homicide a Bigger Killer Than Armed Conflict and Terrorism Combined

More people were killed due to homicide than armed conflict and terrorism combined in 2021, with an average of 52 lives lost per hour worldwide, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime… Read more »

Africa: Explainer - How the UN Is Promoting a 'Global Commitment to Fight Corruption'

Countries across the world need to work together to ensure there is a ''global commitment to fight corruption'' according to the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and… Read more »

Africa: Global Cooperation Critical to Combat Transnational Organised Crime

The UN Secretary-General called for stronger action to fight the growing challenge of transnational organized crime in an address to the Security Council on Thursday. Read more »

Africa: Guterres Urges Greater Support for UN Emergency Relief Fund

Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday highlighted the importance of the UN's core humanitarian response fund to deploy quick and strategic resources to global… Read more »

Africa: Opera, Glass Blowing, Poncho Weaving and More - Unesco Celebrates World's Cultural Heritage

The UNESCO committee that protects so called Intangible Cultural Heritage met in Botswana this week to add new entries to the UN culture agency's list of world treasures, some of… Read more »

Africa: COP28 - Over 60 Countries Pledge to Slash Cooling Emissions Amid Rising Temperatures

With rising temperatures leading to demand for more air conditioners and other cooling equipment, a new UN report launched Tuesday at COP28 climate talks in Dubai lays out a… Read more »

Africa: COP28 - Bring the Vulnerable to 'Front of the Line' for Climate Funding

Advocates showcased the devastating impacts of climate upheaval on their communities at COP 28 on Monday as the focus of the world's largest climate gathering turned to financial… Read more »

Africa: COP28 - UN Chief Previews Panel On Management of Minerals Essential for Green Energy Transition

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday announced his plan to set up a panel aimed to ensure the move from fossil fuels towards renewable energy is just,… Read more »

Africa: Global Agrifood Systems Are the Climate Solution, New FAO Report Highlights

Agrifood systems and the communities that support and depend on them are on the front lines of loss and damage linked to climate change, a new report released on Friday by the UN… Read more »

Africa: Civil Society an 'Unwavering Force' for Peace - UN Official

Civil society organizations are on the "frontlines" of peacebuilding, a senior UN official said on Thursday, as the Organization convened the inaugural dialogue with grassroots… Read more »

Africa: Science Points to 'Climate Collapse' As UN Chief Calls COP28 to Action

The world is heating up at an unprecedented pace, new climate data shows, and leaders gathered for the COP28 conference which opened in Dubai on Thursday must get us out of "deep… Read more »

Africa: Impact of 'Failed Promises' On Climate, Evident in Antarctica - A UN Resident Coordinator Blog

The impact of "failed promises" to address the rapid rise in global temperatures is strikingly evident in Antarctica in the South Pole according to the UN Resident Coordinator in… Read more »

Africa: COP28 - Methane Pledge By the 'Giants Behind the Climate Crisis' Falls Short, Says Guterres

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday sent a strong message to the oil and gas industry: the pledges made at COP28 in Dubai fall well short of what it takes to… Read more »

Africa: Tackling Health Impacts of Climate Change and Scaling Up Digital Climate Action in the Spotlight at COP28

Delegates at COP28 in Dubai on Saturday called for stronger and more resilient global health systems, which are indispensable to protecting populations from the negative impacts of… Read more »

Africa: Climate Change Risks Upending Global Fight Against Malaria - WHO

Climate change and its impacts, particularly extreme weather and heatwaves, pose a "substantial risk" to progress being made to fight malaria, the UN World Health Organization… Read more »

Africa: UN and African Union Sign New Human Rights Agreement

The United Nations and the African Union have reinforced their partnership following the conclusion of their seventh high-level dialogue in New York on Tuesday. Read more »

Africa: Step Up Investment to End Violence Against Women and Girls - UN Deputy Chief

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed has called for greater investment in preventing violence against women and girls, an issue that transcends all borders and cultures. Read more »

Africa: General Assembly Resolution Upholds the Olympic Truce

Ahead of the Summer Olympics in Paris next year, the UN General Assembly has urged countries to maintain the ancient Greek tradition of observing peace worldwide before, during and… Read more »

Africa: UN Urges Dramatic Climate Action As Records Keep Tumbling

With global temperatures soaring and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reaching unprecedented levels, dramatic climate action is needed to steer the world away from runaway climate… Read more »

Africa: World Toilet Day, Flush With Innovations for Safer Sanitation

Innovation abounds in the race to broaden access to clean water and sanitation around the world on World Toilet Day, marked on 19 November. Read more »

Africa: Security Council Reform a Must, to End 'Paralysis'

As wars rage in Ukraine and Gaza, never before has the issue of reform of the Security Council been more pressing, the President of the General Assembly said on Thursday. Read more »

Africa: 'No End in Sight' to Rising Greenhouse Gas Emissions, UN Weather Agency Warns

Greenhouse gas emissions reached a record high in 2022 with "no end in sight to the rising trend", the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a report published on… Read more »

Africa: Security Council - UN Police Need Greater Support Amid 'Many Challenges'

Police officers serving under the UN flag must be properly prepared, equipped and resourced in the face of the significant challenges to both multilateralism and peacekeeping, the… Read more »