Africa: CSW - Advancing Women's Rights Since 1946

The annual UN Commission for the Status of Women (CSW) meets in March each year to address the widespread inequalities, violence and discrimination women continue to face, all… Read more »

Africa: After Nearly 20 Years of Talks, UN Delegates Sign High Seas Treaty

Secretary-General António Guterres has congratulated UN member countries for finalizing a text to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity… Read more »

Africa: Ground-Breaking Exhibit On Slavery Gives New Generation 'Hope for Humanity'

A grain of rice, a golden collar, and a three-metre-long heavy wooden brace to trap ankles and necks shape part of a unique, interactive exhibit on slavery that just opened at UN… Read more »

Africa: 'The Time Has Come to Do Justice for the Least Developed Countries,' Says UN Chief Guterres

Ahead of a major United Nations conference on the world's most vulnerable countries, Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday urged the international community -… Read more »

Africa: For First Time, Women Represented in All Parliaments of the World

For the first time ever, there are women MPs in every single country on Earth, the Interparliamentary Union, IPU, said on Friday. Read more »

Africa: 5 Things You Need to Know About the World's Least Developed Countries

Three years after the world began to shut down as COVID-19 took hold, the UN and other partners will gather in Doha, Qatar, to deliver a historic new compact to support the… Read more »

Africa: Repealing Laws Targeting People Living With HIV/Aids Saves Lives

Repealing discriminatory laws against people living with HIV/AIDS saves lives and helps advance the end of the pandemic, the chief of UNAIDS has said, marking Zero Discrimination… Read more »

Africa: 'Solidarity, Leadership and Commitment Needed to Reach 2030 Development Goals'

Although cascading global crises are undermining hard fought development gains, "now is not the time for despair", UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told African ministers… Read more »

Africa: Turn the Tide On Water Crisis With Game-Changing Commitments, Urge Co-Hosts of UN Conference

Water is life, yet this vital natural resource is being depleted, polluted and mismanaged. Disruption to the hydrological cycle is also causing more water-related disasters. To… Read more »

Africa: Over 1 Billion in 43 Nations At Risk Amid Cholera Outbreaks, WHO Says

A global surge of cholera cases has put one billion people in 43 countries at risk, the World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned this week. Read more »

Africa: Every Two Minutes, a Woman Dies During Pregnancy or Childbirth

Maternal health setbacks in many parts of the world have contributed to the worrying finding that a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth around every two minutes, UN agencies… Read more »

Africa: UN Officials Call for Realizing Multilingual Education On Mother Language Day

Multilingual education is a critical key to razing inequalities and promoting human rights for all, UN officials said on Tuesday to mark International Mother Language Day. Read more »

Africa: Dreams in Crisis - Children Send World Leaders Postcards From the Edge

Dreams thrive, even in crisis, with a new UN-led campaign spotlighting the next generation and their ambitions, urgently scrawled to the world on postcards from some of the most… Read more »

Africa: Despite Challenges, Continent is 'Poised for Progress', UN Chief Tells AU Summit

UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his support for an integrated, prosperous, and peaceful Africa on Saturday, in remarks delivered to the African Union Summit,… Read more »

Africa: Italy Sea Rescue Law Could Put More Migrant Lives At Risk - UN Rights Chief

A proposed new law in Italy on humanitarian search-and-rescue (SAR) operations could hinder the provision of lifesaving assistance in the Central Mediterranean and result in more… Read more »

Africa: UN Environment Agency Tackles Mercury-Tarnished Gold Mining Industry

Reducing mercury use by nearly 370 tons in nine countries, a UN environment agency initiative now plans to scale up efforts in 15 other affected nations, making conditions safer… Read more »

Africa: 78 Million Children Don't Go to School At All, Warns UN Chief in Call for Action

A staggering 78 million girls and boys around the world today "don't go to school at all" because of conflict, climate disasters and displacement - while tens of millions more… Read more »

Africa: Exhibition Showcases Millets As 'Smart Food', Rich in Heritage and Full of Potential

A new exhibition highlighting the crucial role millets play in boosting global food and nutrition security, adapting to agrarian risks posed by climate change, and contributing to… Read more »

Africa: Outbreaks Underline Critical Need to Ramp Up Health Systems - Tedros

Current disease outbreaks highlight the urgent need for every country to ramp up its care systems, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief told journalists on Wednesday. Read more »

Africa: Sea Level Rise Poses 'Unthinkable' Risks for the Planet, Security Council Hears

Rising seas pose "unthinkable" risks to billions around the world, with profound implications for security, international law, human rights and the very fabric of societies, senior… Read more »

Africa: Experts Demand Better Measures to Protect Children Caught in Conflict

Preventing violations against children affected by war has never been more pertinent or urgent, the UN expert advocating for these boys and girls said in a briefing to the Security… Read more »

Africa: Power of Sport to Counter Violent Extremism Amplified At UN

Sport can change the world, famous footballers and grassroots gamechangers alike said at a roundtable discussion on Monday, highlighting a new UN podcast series to mark the first… Read more »

Africa: UN-Backed Project Aims to Eliminate Mercury From Skin Lightening Products

The Governments of Gabon, Jamaica and Sri Lanka have united in a $14 million project to eliminate the use of mercury in skin lightening products - a serious public health issue,… Read more »

Africa: Equality Drive Launched By African Women Leaders At Landmark Conference

Women leaders called for swift, concerted action to advance gender rights at the first International Conference on Women's Transformational Leadership, in Juba, South Sudan on… Read more »

Africa: World Radio Day Celebrates a 'Unique Instrument of Peace'

From supporting forthcoming elections in South Sudan, to getting war-weary people to buy into peace processes; to ensuring high school girls in Afghanistan can keep learning even… Read more »