December 19, 2022
Africa: UN Rights Experts Condemn Attacks in UK On Trafficking Victims' Credibility
Demonising victims of trafficking and modern slavery, turns the public against them and legal methods for keeping them safe, leaving them vulnerable to extremist attacks,… Read more »
Africa: Guterres Announces 'No Nonsense' Climate Action Summit for September 2023
The UN chief said on Monday he was determined to make 2023 "a year for peace" and a "year for action", highlighting the need for practical solutions to a raft of pressing problems… Read more »
December 17, 2022
Africa: International Migrants Day - 280 Million People Leave Home for 'A Better Life'
More than 280 million people have left their countries to pursue "opportunity, dignity, freedom, and a better life", the UN chief said on Sunday, International Migrants Day. Read more »
December 18, 2022
Africa: As Biodiversity Degrades, Nature's Solutions Are Lost for Ever
Humanity faces unprecedented engineering challenges if it is to survive. Solutions to these challenges are waiting to be discovered in plants, animals, and microbes, but these… Read more »
December 17, 2022
Africa: Why Biodiversity Is Good for Our Health
The natural world has gifted humanity with untold health benefits, and it is believed that it harbours many more undiscovered health breakthroughs. However, we risk losing these… Read more »
December 16, 2022
Africa: UN Launches 10-Year Survival Plan for Endangered Indigenous Languages
From Arctic communities desiring to receive public services in their own languages, to the Arhuaco people in Colombia who still speak Ika, indigenous people across the world are… Read more »
Africa: New UN Report Warns Against 'Dehumanizing' Migrants Looking for Work
No one should have to surrender their human right to migrate in order to find a living wage, the UN human rights office, OHCHR said in a new report published on Friday,… Read more »
Africa: Global Cholera Surge Likely Accelerated By Climate Change, Warns WHO
Climate change has driven an "unprecedented" number of larger and more deadly cholera outbreaks around the world this year, the UN health agency, WHO, said on Friday. Read more »
December 15, 2022
Africa: Security Council Examines Rising Terrorism Threat Globally
A UN Security Council meeting on Thursday focused on terrorism began with a sobering reminder of the danger posed by this persistent threat to international peace. Read more »
Africa: UN Launches 'Key' Initiative to Support Accountability for Crimes Against Peacekeepers
Holding those who commit crimes against UN 'blue helmets' to account, is key to improving their safety and security, peace operations chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said on Thursday,… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Africa: 'Dramatically' Evolving Conflict Highlights Importance of Multilateralism, Security Council Hears
Inter-State wars, terrorism, divided collective security, and peacekeeping limitations remain the same challenges facing multilateralism as when the UN was founded7 6 years ago,… Read more »
December 13, 2022
Africa: UN Honours Pioneering Initiatives to Restore Ecosystems Worldwide
Ten initiatives from around the globe, which together aim to restore more than 68 million hectares of land and coastlines, have been recognized by the UN for their role in… Read more »
Africa: UNFPA Appeals for U.S.$1.2 Billion to Support Crisis-Affected Women and Girls
Amid rising humanitarian needs worldwide, the UN's sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, on Tuesday launched a $1.2 billion appeal to support 66 million women, girls and… Read more »
December 12, 2022
Africa: Gender Parity is the Only Path to Gender Equality - Guterres
Gender equality remains essentially, a question of power, said the UN chief on Monday, but to change the culture of male-domination and bring balance, we need equality in terms of… Read more »
Africa: Once Again, US and Europe Way Ahead On Daily Calorie Intake
The number of calories per person consumed globally, increased by a full nine per cent on average last year, to 2,960 per day, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said… Read more »
Africa: World Cup Joins Team UN to Kick-Off Universal Health Coverage Day
To mark Universal Health Coverage Day on Monday, the UN is sharing the spotlight with the biggest sporting event in the world this week - the FIFA World Cup semi-finals. A showcase… Read more »
December 10, 2022
Africa: Does UN Peacekeeping Work? Here's What the Data Says
Failures on the part of UN Peacekeeping missions have been highly publicised and well documented - and rightly so. But if you look at the overall picture and crunch the data, a… Read more »
December 09, 2022
Africa: UN Emergency Response Fund, a 'Lifeline of Hope' to Meet Record Needs
As humanitarian needs soar to unprecedented levels, top UN officials on Friday highlighted the importance of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) in supporting emergencies… Read more »
Africa: Genocide Threat Still Real, UN Chief Says, Commemorating Victims Worldwide
In response to rising hate speech and discrimination worldwide, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged countries to take concrete steps to protect minorities and… Read more »
Africa: Amid Intractable Challenges, Solutions Are 'Within Sight' - UN Rights Chief
Just ahead of Human Rights Day on Saturday 10 December, the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights insisted that despite so many seemingly "intractable" crises around the world,… Read more »
December 08, 2022
Africa: UN Taps Potential for Trust-Building On Shared Water Resources
A UN-led push for greater cross-border cooperation over increasingly finite water resources, made significant progress on Thursday, after it was announced that more than 30… Read more »
Africa: With Ocean in 'Dire Straits', Law of the Sea More Relevant Than Ever
The adoption by most nations of the world of the UN Convention on the 40 years ago, was a "vital step to bring governance and order" to the vast collective treasure that is the… Read more »
December 06, 2022
Africa: Developing Countries Face 'Impossible Trade-Off' On Debt - UNCTAD Chief
Spiralling debt in low and middle-income countries has compromised their chances of sustainable development, the head of UN trade facilitation agency UNCTAD has warned. Read more »
Africa: Young People's Leadership, Drive for Justice, the 'Best Signals of Hope' That Biodiversity Loss Can Be Halted #AfricaClimateHope
Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday denounced the existing global financial system as "morally bankrupt" and called on youth leaders gathered for a UN summit in… Read more »
December 02, 2022
Africa: Many Persons With Disabilities Face Premature Death Due to Health Inequities
Persons with disabilities face a risk of dying up to 20 years earlier than other sections of society, according to a new report issued by the World Health Organization on Friday. Read more »