Africa: 'No Nonsense' Climate Ambition Summit - What You Need to Know

The race to protect the planet is about to accelerate, as world leaders, business giants, and experts gather to attend the Climate Ambition Summit on Wednesday. Read more »

Africa: Cuba Calls for 'A New and More Just Global Contract'

In the face of rising hunger and poverty, developing countries will continue their decades-long fight for a more just and equitable world, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel… Read more »

Africa: Unity, Solidarity and Action Needed Now - General Assembly President

Global unity and solidarity are needed in the face of myriad crises that threaten to reverse decades of development gains and resign millions to poverty, the President of the UN… Read more »

Africa: UNGA78 - UN Chief Brushes Off Absence of Key Leaders, Says Nations Must Deliver On Climate and Development Promises

With several high-profile world leaders opting out of the UN General Assembly's annual opening session next week, Secretary-General António Guterres has said that he cares… Read more »

Africa: Preserving Dignity, Public Health - Managing Deceased Bodies During Crises

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday joined with the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, to underline the critical importance of preserving the dignity of the dead in… Read more »

Africa: Rights Expert Appeals for Action to Tackle Elder Abuse

A UN-appointed human rights expert on Friday called for urgent action and better data to stamp out the widespread problem of elder abuse. Read more »

Africa: Climate Inaction Puts Lives On the Line - WMO

Insufficient progress towards climate goals is slowing down the global fight against poverty, hunger and deadly diseases, according to a report released on Thursday by the UN World… Read more »

Africa: Experts Make Case for Tackling Climate and Sustainable Development Together

A new UN report delivers a strong message to world leaders heading to New York for the General Assembly's annual high-level week: tackling the climate and sustainable development… Read more »

Africa: UN Marks International Day to Protect Education With Call to Action

With tens of millions of children heading back to school in recent weeks, for some, the return to class has them fearing for their lives. Read more »

Africa: Peace Our 'Most Fundamental Job', Says Guterres

Today "peace is under assault" across communities, countries and regions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, underscoring the need for global… Read more »

Africa: UNGA78 - 'Action Is What the World Needs' - UN Chief

The UN Secretary-General had a clear message on Wednesday to world leaders arriving in New York next week: "This is not a time for posturing or positioning." Read more »

Africa: UN's Work and Mission 'More Vital Than Ever' - Guterres

In a world grappling with increasingly complex crises ranging from poverty and inequality to the climate emergency, the United Nations remains at the forefront of the global… Read more »

Africa: Over 330 Million Children Worldwide Living in Extreme Poverty

One in every six children is forced to survive on less than $2.15 a day, according to a new report from the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank released on Wednesday. Read more »

Africa: Cooperation Across Global South is Key to Reaching SDGs - UN

To highlight the importance of ongoing cooperation between countries of the Global South, the UN commemorated its annual Day for South-South Cooperation on Tuesday. Read more »

Africa: 24 Million More People Could Face Emergency Levels of Hunger This Year - WFP

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday that a historic funding shortfall was forcing it to "drastically" cut rations in most of its operations, potentially pushing an… Read more »

Africa: Türk Blasts 'Politics of Repression and Division', Stresses Freedom and Development Link

To advance development, States must reject authoritarianism and protect civic space and fundamental rights, UN rights chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council on… Read more »

Africa: Taking the Pulse of the Planet As the World Gathers At the UN

It's that time again! The global spotlight will shine on UN Headquarters in New York later this month when the General Assembly (UNGA) welcomes presidents, monarchs, prime… Read more »

Africa: UN Welcomes G20 Leaders' Declaration in New Delhi

The UN welcomed the adoption on Saturday of the G20 New Delhi Leaders' Declaration, describing it as an example of effective leadership at a time of great divisions in the world. Read more »

Africa: Repel Intensifying Attacks On Schools, Urges Guterres

With a staggering hike in attacks targeting schools and hospitals, and over seven million refugee children out of school, the UN chief called on Saturday for a new push to defend… Read more »

Africa: Come Together 'For the Common Good', UN Chief Urges G20 Leaders

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has arrived in New Delhi for the annual G20 summit with a "simple but urgent appeal" for world leaders in attendance: come together to… Read more »

Africa: Growing National Divisions 'A Formidable Challenge' to UN Peacekeeping

The head of peace operations on Thursday underscored the need for stronger, more consistent and unified support from Member States for the UN to achieve its key peacekeeping goals. Read more »

Africa: 'Without Renewables, There Can Be No Future' - 5 Ways to Power the Transition to Renewable Energy

Transitioning to renewable energy is the key to securing humanity's survival, as "without renewables, there can be no future", according to UN Secretary-General António… Read more »

Africa: Record Civilian Cluster Munitions Victims As Experts Urge Global Ban

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of civilians killed by cluster munitions, according to new data released on Tuesday by the UN-partnered Cluster Munition Monitor… Read more »

Africa: Humanity's Survival 'Depends On Our Cooperation' - Outgoing General Assembly President

The 77th session of the UN General Assembly closed on Tuesday morning in New York, with outgoing President Csaba Kõrösi underscoring that amid geopolitical rivalries,… Read more »

Africa: UN Provides Funding Boost for 'Neglected' Humanitarian Crises

UN relief chief Martin Griffiths released $125 million from the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) on Tuesday to assist underfunded humanitarian operations in 14 countries… Read more »