September 26, 2022
Africa: UN Chief Calls for an End to 'Nuclear Blackmail' and Risk of 'Humanitarian Armageddon'
In an era of "nuclear blackmail", UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday urged countries to step back from the threat of potential global catastrophe and recommit… Read more »
Africa: ILO Welcomes First Global Agreement On Professional Footballers' Rights
The UN's labour agency welcomed on Monday, the first ever global agreement on working conditions and rights of professional football players in both the men's and women's game. Read more »
September 25, 2022
Africa: The World's 'To-Do List' Is Long and Time Is Short, UN Deputy Chief Tells Global Citizens Festival
Every problem we face is a problem that we created - so it's a problem we can solve together, declared UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Saturday, rallying the crowd… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Africa: 400 Million New Green and Digital Sector Jobs, Will Pave Way to 'Rebalance Societies' #AfricaClimateHope
A year after the UN launched an initiative to accelerate green and digital job creation, and expand social protection, the Secretary-General on Friday urged world leaders to "put… Read more »
Africa: Build Momentum to 'Finish the Job' and End Covid-19 Pandemic, Guterres Urges
Senior UN officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres, took part in a High-Level event at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, noting the encouraging progress… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Africa: Least Developed Countries Impacted By 'Range of Interlinked Crises' - Assembly President
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ukraine war and rising costs are 'severely and disproportionately affecting' Least Developed Countries (LDCs), the President of the UN… Read more »
Africa: Renewable Energy Jobs Rise By 700,000 in a Year, to Nearly 13 Million
Worldwide employment in the renewable energy sector reached 12.7 million last year, a jump of 700,000 new jobs in just 12 months, despite the lingering effects of COVID-19 and the… Read more »
September 21, 2022
Africa: 1.5 Degree Climate Pledge 'On Life Support', Guterres Tells Leaders During Frank Exchanges
During a private meeting of Heads of State and Government, held on Wednesday at UN Headquarters in New York, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for more action and… Read more »
Africa: Famine Looms in Somalia, but Many 'Hunger Hotspots' Are in Deep Trouble
The number of people facing life-threatening levels of hunger worldwide without immediate humanitarian aid, is expected to rise steeply in coming weeks, the UN said on Wednesday,… Read more »
Africa: Influential Young Changemakers Recognized By UN
On Wednesday, the UN announced the 2022 cohort of Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals, recognizing their efforts to bring about a fairer future for people and the… Read more »
September 20, 2022
Africa: New Platform Highlights Women's Leadership in Tackling Global Challenges
Women Heads of State and Government meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Tuesday have highlighted how women's full and effective participation… Read more »
Africa: World's Complex Challenges Are Great, but Not Insurmountable, Assembly President Says, Opening 77th Session
At what he called "the most consequential moment of the last four decades," General Assembly President Csaba Kõrösi banged the ceremonial gavel to open the UN General Debate,… Read more »
Africa: Guterres Calls for 'Coalition of the World' to Overcome Divisions, Provide Hope in Place of Turmoil
With people from all points of the globe crying out for relief and hope, international action on major challenges - from climate to conflict and securing sustainable development -… Read more »
September 19, 2022
Africa: Education Transformation Needed for 'Inclusive, Just and Peaceful World' - UN Chief
Education has been Secretary-General António Guterres' "guide and touchstone," he said on Monday, the final day of the Transforming Education Summit, warning that it is in… Read more »
Africa: UN Spotlights Transformational Potential of Family Farming for World Food Supply
A Global Forum highlighting the UN's Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) got underway on Monday, aimed at identifying priority policies to boost support for family farmers and… Read more »
September 18, 2022
Africa: 'Global Addiction to Fossil Fuels' Must End - Guterres
Achieving a just and equitable energy transition is "one of the biggest challenges facing our world," UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Global Compact Board… Read more »
September 17, 2022
Africa: Financing Education is Imperative for 'Peaceful, Prosperous, Stable Societies' - UN Chief
Education systems around the world need "more, not less money" the UN chief told journalists on Saturday during a joint press stakeout on the Transforming Education Summit and the… Read more »
September 16, 2022
Africa: Global Cooperation to Protect the Ozone Layer Can Ensure a Better Future for Us All
As the Montreal Protocol to Protect the Ozone Layer turns 35 on Friday, World Ozone Day, the United Nations has said that continuing the level of cooperation that led to the… Read more »
Africa: The Black Sea Grain Initiative - What It Is, and Why It's Important for the World
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began, exports of grain from Ukraine, as well as food and fertilizers from Russia, have been significantly hit. The disruption in supplies pushed… Read more »
September 15, 2022
Africa: 'Tsunami of Hunger' Could Trigger Multiple Famines, Security Council Warned
As risks of conflict-induced famine and widespread food insecurity continue to rise, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator urged the Security Council on Thursday to address the… Read more »
Africa: Human Rights - Inflation Threatens Everyone's Right to Development
Rising global inflation is expected to hit emerging and developing economies particularly hard this year, adding to a "confluence of crises" that threatens us all, the UN's acting… Read more »
Africa: Interview - Transform Education, and Avoid a Global Learning Crisis
One of the centrepieces of the opening week of the new General Assembly session is an event aimed at focusing fresh attention on the global crisis surrounding learning, and… Read more »
September 14, 2022
Africa: Girls 'Failed By Discrimination' and Stereotyping in Maths Class - UNICEF
Solving the equation: Helping girls and boys learn mathematics, a new report published on Wednesday by UN Children's Fund UNICEF, has revealed a growing worldwide disparity in… Read more »
Africa: 'Don't Flood the World Today - Don't Drown It Tomorrow', UN Chief Implores Leaders
As hundreds of Heads of State and Government prepare to fly into New York for the General Debate of the new General Assembly, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has… Read more »
September 13, 2022
Africa: UN Officials See Progress As Global Food Prices Drop Amid Ongoing Black Sea Grain Deal Shipments
Two vital objectives of the Black Sea grain deal brokered by the United Nations and Türkiye are already being achieved, a senior UN official said on Tuesday, pointing to the… Read more »