Africa: 'Fully Financing' HIV Response in Africa Will Save Millions of Lives - UNAIDS

Fully financing the HIV response in Africa will produce substantial health, social and economic gains for the continent, a new report backed by the UN agency devoted to ending AIDS… Read more »

Africa: Central Mediterranean - Deadliest Quarter for Migrant Deaths in Six Years

Over 400 migrants died while attempting to cross the Central Mediterranean between January and March of this year, making it the deadliest quarter on record since 2017, the… Read more »

Africa: IMF Lowers Global Economic Growth Outlook as 'Fog Thickens'

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast in their latest  World Economic Outlook  published on Tuesday, that global growth will bottom out at 2.8 percent this year… Read more »

Africa: International System Crucial to Countering Threat of Weapons Diversion, Security Council Hears

Implementing the many global tools aimed at controlling the trade and transfer of weapons - ranging from tracing instruments, to export rules, to safe storage guidelines and beyond… Read more »

Africa: Athletes Score for People and the Planet On International Day of Sport

Athletes are pushing for a more equitable world, both on and off the playing field - one of the messages coming out of the UN on Thursday, the International Day of Sport for… Read more »

Africa: Rights Expert Welcomes Vatican's Rejection of 'Doctrine of Discovery'

The Vatican's rejection of the 500-year-old Catholic decree used to justify the seizure of indigenous lands by colonial powers, known as the 'Doctrine of Discovery', has been… Read more »

Africa: Guterres Calls for World 'United in Peace' As Ramadan, Easter, Passover Coincide

The UN chief has called for people of faith worldwide to "join their voices in a common prayer for peace", as the holy festivals of Ramadan, Easter and Passover coincide this week. Read more »

Africa: 'Green Industrial Age' Can Be Sustainable Development Breakthrough, UN Says

The UN on Wednesday called for a "sustainable industrial transformation" to close the widening development gap between countries, meet ambitious climate targets, and reach the 2030… Read more »

Africa: New WFP Chief Cindy McCain Warns of Funding Crunch in Fight Against Hunger

Cindy McCain of the United States takes the helm of the UN emergency food relief agency amid "unprecedented" global hunger fuelled by conflict, climate change and soaring… Read more »

Africa: Mine Action Week - 'Peace Brings No Assurance of Safety'

Global efforts are key to saving lives from the 'terrifying legacy' of unexploded ordnance, as it wreaks daily havoc in war-torn and post-conflict communities alike, UN officials… Read more »

Africa: The Deadly Legacy of Landmines

More than two decades since the adoption of the landmark Mine Ban Treaty and the creation of the UN Mine Action Service, millions of landmines have been destroyed, but land in… Read more »

Africa: UNAIDS Launches Campaign to Advocate for Rights of Transgender Children

A razor, nail polish, and beads are part of the new Unbox Me campaign, launched by UNAIDS to raise awareness among parents, teachers, and the wider community about gender identity… Read more »

Africa: General Assembly Votes to Seek World Court's Opinion, in Quest for 'Bolder' Climate Action

The resolution was put forward by the cyclone-battered Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu, supported by a “core group” of 17 countries from various regions, and is… Read more »

Africa: Women in Peacekeeping - UN Fund Calls for New Ideas and Investment

The UN's Elsie Initiative Fund (EIF) launched a fresh call for funding proposals on Thursday, aimed at improving opportunities for uniformed women to serve in peacekeeping… Read more »

Africa: Zero Waste Day - UN Calls for a War On Garbage

The planet is literally drowning in garbage, and it is high time to clean up, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, at an event in the General Assembly… Read more »

Africa: Marburg Virus Outbreaks Highlight Link Between Health and Planet - WHO Chief

The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the agency was working to help contain Marburg virus disease outbreaks in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania,… Read more »

Africa: UN Underlines Support for Africa's Fight Against Terrorism

Although no region is immune to terrorism, the situation in Africa is especially concerning, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Tuesday,… Read more »

Africa: Unicef Sounds Alarm Over Fast-Spreading Cholera Outbreaks in Africa

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is calling for emergency funding to broaden efforts to reach millions living across 11 eastern and southern African countries which have been hit… Read more »

Africa: Dismantling Racism Today Starts By Understanding Slavery's 'Horrific' Past

Education is the "most powerful weapon" in the world's arsenal to combat the brutal legacy of racism playing out today, the UN chief said on Monday, as the General Assembly met to… Read more »

Africa: UN Water Conference - Reducing Cross-Border Tensions

As water scarcity and the potential for conflicts between countries over resources increase, the UN is urging more nations to sign up to the Water Convention, designed to reduce… Read more »

Africa: Ramadan - UN Chief Calls for Solidarity As Month of Giving Begins

Celebrated by millions of Muslims around the world, Ramadan is a time "to come together, bound by our common humanity", UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a video… Read more »

Africa: UN's Nuclear Agency and Food and Agriculture Wing Announce Key Commitments to Tackle Global Water Crisis

On the penultimate day of the United Nations Water Conference, two UN agencies announced several potentially game-changing commitments that could enable countries to quickly gather… Read more »

Africa: Claims That Global Pandemic Accord Will Allow WHO to Control Govts Are False - Tedros

The head of the UN World Health Organization on Thursday spoke out forcefully against "misinformation on social media and in the mainstream media" which has falsely alleged that a… Read more »

Africa: UN Conference Seeks Solutions to Global Water Crisis

The world's precious water resources are "in deep trouble" and leaders are meeting at UN Headquarters this week to address what has become a multifaceted global crisis, before it… Read more »

Africa: Access to Chronic Disease Medication 'Still Out of Reach for Many' - WHO Report

Although COVID-19 is disappearing from view, access to medicines that treat non-communicable diseases, or NCDs, remain out of reach for millions across the world, said the World… Read more »