Africa: Unesco Urges a Modern Rethink of the Right to Learn

Despite major gains in access to schooling since 1960, widening inequalities driven by the climate crisis, conflicts and rapid technological change are leaving millions behind. Read more »

Africa: From Bagpipes to Salt-Making, Unesco Honours Endangered Culture Passed Down Through Generations

From salt made by hand on a Philippine island, to ceremonial dances in Kenya and ancient textile traditions in Belarus, the UN cultural agency has added a diverse range of living… Read more »

Africa: Nansen Award Winners Show Compassion for Refugees Is Far From Fading

The UN refugee agency's (UNHCR) prestigious Nansen Award is shining a light on the people proving that compassion and solidarity with displaced communities remain strong - even in… Read more »

Africa: UN Seeks $1 Billion for 'First-Responder Fund' in Emergencies

Countries rallied at UN Headquarters on Tuesday to shore up a key humanitarian fund that provides timely assistance for millions worldwide when conflict and climate-related… Read more »

Africa: Global Atrocity Risks Rising, Warns New UN Adviser On Genocide Prevention

The world is witnessing an alarming erosion of respect for international law, with conflicts increasingly targeting civilians and heightening the risk of atrocity crimes, warns the… Read more »

Africa: Humanitarians Launch $33 Billion Appeal for 2026

The UN and partners are seeking $23 billion to provide lifesaving support next year to 87 million people worldwide affected by war, climate disasters, earthquakes, epidemics and… Read more »

Africa: 'The System Has Failed' - Giles Duley's Mission to Reframe Disability in War

Talking to journalists earlier this week on his final day as the first UN Global Advocate for Persons with Disabilities in Conflict and Peacebuilding Situations, Giles Duley said… Read more »

Africa: African Football Legends Join Forces to Give a Red Card to Polio

Six African football legends are urging the continent to unite and step up efforts to vaccinate every child against the life-threatening polio virus. Read more »

Africa: Malaria - Drug Resistance and Underfunding Threaten Progress Towards Eliminating Killer Disease

The authoritative World Health Organization (WHO) World Malaria Report, published on Thursday, shows that resistance to antimalarial drugs now poses one of the most acute risks to… Read more »

Africa: UN Sounds Alarm As Landmine Deaths Rise Amid Funding Cuts

The deadly legacy of conflicts old and new - from Gaza to Sudan and beyond - continues to kill and maim civilians on a near-daily basis, mine action workers said on Wednesday, as… Read more »

Africa: Landmine Casualties Hit Four-Year High As Treaty Setbacks Deepen

Civilian deaths and injuries from landmines and explosive remnants of war have risen to their highest level in four years, according to the Landmine Monitor 2025 report launched in… Read more »

Africa: UN Chief Warns Unpaid Dues Near $1.6 Billion, As Budget Cuts Deepen

With nearly $1.6 billion in unpaid dues, the UN Secretary-General warned on Monday that chronic late payments are hampering the world body's ability to function, even as sweeping… Read more »

Africa: HIV and Aids - Despite Funding Setbacks, Prevention Sees Progress

Pooja Mishra's health kept worsening until she began treatment for HIV at age 19, two years after her diagnosis. From wondering if she'd ever be able to live a normal life, today… Read more »

Africa: Global Measles Cases Surge As 30 Million Children Miss Vaccines, UN Health Agency Warns

Measles deaths have dropped by 88 per cent since 2000 - yet an estimated 95,000 people, mostly children, still died from the virus last year, the UN World Health Organization (WHO)… Read more »

Africa: Over 600 Million Children Exposed to Violence At Home, Unicef Warns

More than one in four children globally - around 610 million - live with mothers who have experienced physical, emotional or sexual abuse by an intimate partner in the past year,… Read more »

Africa: Peacebuilding Fund Hits $1 Billion Milestone Amid Funding Gap

The United Nations Peacebuilding Fund on Wednesday announced a major milestone, with the approval of more than $1 billion in support to global peacebuilding and conflict-prevention… Read more »

Africa: Why a Woman Is Killed Every 10 Minutes - the Rising Wave of Global Femicide

Every 10 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2024 and that trend is growing, according to the UN. Read more »

Africa: Global HIV Response Facing Worst Setback in Decades, UNAIDS Warns

The global response to HIV is facing its most serious setback in decades, UNAIDS warned on Tuesday, as abrupt funding cuts and a deteriorating human rights environment disrupt… Read more »

Africa: Despite Ongoing Discrimination, Women Entrepreneurs Are Reshaping the Global South, With Crucial Support From the UN

Exceptional women business leaders such as African engineer-turned-entrepreneur Norah Magero are demonstrating how lived experience and ingenuity, backed by United Nations support,… Read more »

Africa: From Organic Farms to AI Chips With a Nose - UN Summit Showcases Solutions for Transforming the Global South

The UN's Global Industry Summit underlined the benefits of partnerships for companies in the Global South on Monday, demonstrating ways that AI - if used responsibly - can provide… Read more »

Africa: Africa and Europe Can Shape a Fairer Global System

The UN Secretary-General says the world is shifting fast towards a multipolar system - where power is spread across several regions instead of concentrated in one or two. Read more »

Africa: Malaria Vaccine Price Cut Set to Protect 7 Million More Children By 2030

Vaccine alliance Gavi and children's agency UNICEF have struck a new pricing deal that will sharply cut the cost of a key malaria vaccine and make it possible to protect nearly… Read more »

Africa: Industry At the Heart of Global Solutions - Global Summit Opens in Riyadh

Leaders from across the world are debating how industry can help tackle some of the world's most urgent challenges - from climate change and food insecurity to the need for fairer… Read more »

Africa: Belém COP30 Delivers Climate Finance Boost and a Pledge to Plan Fossil Fuel Transition

In a pivotal outcome at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, countries agreed on a sweeping package to scale up climate finance and accelerate implementation of the Paris Agreement - but… Read more »

Africa: 'Leave No One Behind' - As Wealth Gap Widens, UN Calls for New Industrial Deal for World's Poorest

Ministers and leaders from across the world's 44 least developed countries have pledged to accelerate industrialisation that benefits all, and strengthen resilience in the face of… Read more »