Africa: Ending Aids By 2030 Requires Strong Political Leadership - UNAIDS

There is a clear path to ending AIDS by 2030 and it requires strong political leadership, following the science, tackling inequalities and ensuring sustainable funding. Read more »

Africa: UN Issues Global Alert to Combat Severe Sand and Dust Storms #AfricaClimateCrisis

Severe sand and dust storms (SDS) are becoming increasingly common, with UN climate experts attributing the rise to human-driven causes such as climate change and unsustainable… Read more »

Africa: Halfway There - 5 Ways the UN Is Turbocharging the Race to the SDGs

At the halfway point towards realizing the ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Member States, innovators, and influencers will gather at UN Headquarters on Monday… Read more »

Africa: One Year of the Black Sea Initiative - Key Facts and Figures

For almost a year, the UN-brokered Black Sea Initiative agreed by Russia, Türkiye, and Ukraine has allowed millions of tonnes of grain and other foodstuffs to leave Ukraine's… Read more »

Africa: Top UN Forum Meets to 'Build Political Momentum' for SDGs

Government, civil society and private sector partners convened in New York on Monday by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to address the urgent need to put the 17… Read more »

Africa: UN Relief Chief Calls for Continued Support for Crisis Regions

In a wide-ranging briefing on Friday, UN Humanitarian Coordinator Martin Griffiths highlighted the need to keep aid flowing into northwest Syria and to allow Ukrainian and Russian… Read more »

Africa: 'Bold and Resolute' Action Needed to Protect Children Affected By War

Last year, 27,180 grave violations were committed against children caught up in war - the highest number ever verified by the UN, the Security Council heard on Wednesday. Read more »

Africa: Developing Countries Face $4 Trillion Investment Gap in SDGs

A green future will remain out of reach if the world doesn't help developing countries close a $2 trillion gap in investment towards an energy transition, the UN Conference on… Read more »

Africa: More African Countries to Receive Lifesaving Malaria Vaccine

Twelve African countries will receive 18 million doses of the first-ever vaccine against malaria over the next two years, care of global vaccine alliance GAVI, the World Health… Read more »

Africa: Activating 'Citizen Mode' to Support Democracy From the Ground Up

Against a backdrop of growing misinformation, political polarization, and a breakdown in trust between citizens and those who govern them, the UN is promoting the direct… Read more »

Africa: Pride Month - UN's Transgender Rights Campaign Goes Global

A razor, nail polish, and beads are part of an innovative pilot project, launched by UNAIDS in India to raise awareness about gender identity during childhood, that is now… Read more »

Africa: 'Dire Year' for Children Caught in Conflict, As Hospital and School Attacks Double

Violations of international law regarding children and armed conflict continued to have a "devastating impact", the UN's top official on the issue said on Tuesday, with a 112 per… Read more »

Africa: UN Refugee Agency Predicts Spike in Resettlement Needs Next Year

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is anticipating a significant rise in global refugee resettlement needs for next year. Read more »

Africa: Torture As a Weapon of War Must Cease, Rights Experts Demand

UN rights experts marked the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on Monday, by reiterating their call for an "absolute prohibition" on the use of torture during… Read more »

East Africa: Horn of Africa - Around 60 Million in Urgent Humanitarian Need

Climate, armed conflict, high food prices and post-COVID-19 economic fall-out have caused record food insecurity in the Horn of Africa, with an estimated 60 million urgently in… Read more »

Africa: Ukraine - War 'Weakening' International Security, Political Affairs Chief Warns

Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the war "has weakened the international collective security system we have all pledged to uphold", the top UN… Read more »

Africa: Health Data, Women's and LGBT Rights in Spotlight At Human Rights Council

The right to keep personal health data private is increasingly under threat in our digital world, with potentially devastating consequences for already vulnerable people, a… Read more »

Africa: Financial System Must Evolve in 'Giant Leap Towards Global Justice' - Guterres

Developing countries are buckling under high debt and exorbitant borrowing costs, that prevent them from reviving their economies, UN chief António Guterres said on… Read more »

Africa: UN Counter-Terrorism Week - Preventing Violent Extremism

Zeinabou Maata, a Muslim from Mauritania, is one of 50 women serving on the frontlines of preventing the spread of violent extremism in her country, with UN support. Read more »

Africa: Top UN Official for Africa Calls for Added Action to Stop Piracy's Spread

International cooperation is making waves in combatting piracy in West Africa, but addressing its root causes and ensuring sustainable funding must fully eliminate threat, which is… Read more »

Africa: With Needs At a Record High, Underfunding Is Chronic Guterres Tells Humanitarians

Conflicts, climate change and financial turmoil are increasing the need for humanitarian aid, but a lack of funding is resulting in painful rollbacks, the UN chief told a meeting… Read more »

Africa: World Refugee Day - UN Calls for Solidarity and Inclusion Amid Record Displacement

Refugees deserve support and solidarity, not closed borders and pushbacks. That's a reminder from UN chief António Guterres on Tuesday's World Refugee Day, regarding the… Read more »

Africa: Combatting Hate Speech Is a Shared Responsibility - UN General Assembly President

Countering hate speech is a key component of atrocity prevention, UN General Assembly President Csaba Kõrösi said on Monday, calling for more global action towards… Read more »

Africa: 'Vital' Human Rights Cooperation Must Be Above Fray of Politics - Türk

A lack of strong cooperation with the international human rights system leaves States "adrift", UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Monday, as he addressed rights… Read more »

Africa: Countering 'Dark Age of Intolerance' Starts by Tackling Hate Speech

From institutionalized racism to genocide, the roots are the same, according to people on the frontlines of change who shared their stories with UN News ahead of the International… Read more »