January 10, 2023
Africa: World Bank - Sharp, Long-Lasting Slowdown to Hit Developing Countries Hard
Growth in emerging market and developing economies will be hit hard over the next two years, according to the World Bank's latest Global Economic Prospects report. Read more »
December 21, 2022
Malawi: Child Trafficking, Forced Labour Push Thousands to Work On Tobacco Farms - UN Experts
Large numbers of children working on tobacco farms in Malawi are missing school, 13 UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Wednesday, urging the Government and… 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 »
December 01, 2022
Africa: In Africa, UN Chief Sees Continent Full of 'Hope and Potential'
Far too often, Africa is viewed from outside "through a prism of problems" said UN chief António Guterres on Thursday, speaking in the Ethiopian capital, home to the African… Read more »
November 29, 2022
Africa: UN Forum Tackles 'Digital Poverty' Facing 2.7 Billion People
The annual UN forum on Internet governance is under way this week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, aiming to deliver bold solutions for an open, free, inclusive and secure digital future… Read more »
November 21, 2022
Africa: Honour Traffic Victims By Making Roads Safer - Guterres
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for greater global efforts to achieve the goal of reducing traffic deaths and injuries by half by 2030. Read more »
November 20, 2022
Africa: 'Join Forces' for Peaceful, Prosperous Continent, Urges UN Chief On Africa Industrialization Day
On Africa Industrialization Day, Sunday, the UN chief urged everyone to "join forces to build a more sustainable, peaceful, and prosperous continent for all". Read more »
November 15, 2022
Africa: Keep the 1.5°c Goal Alive, Experts and Civil Society Urge On 'Energy Day' At COP27
The troubling expansion of oil, gas and coal projects, despite science telling us that fossil fuels must stay in the ground to avert the worst impacts of climate change, was the… Read more »
November 12, 2022
Africa: Secretary-General Upholds the Importance of a Single Global Economy
At a time when geopolitical divides threaten to spark new conflicts and make older ones harder to resolve, the global economy cannot afford to be split into two opposing camps, UN… Read more »
Africa: Adapt or Starve - COP27 Spotlights Agriculture Challenges and Solutions in the Face of Climate Change
Small-scale farmers from developing countries produce one-third of the world's food, yet they only receive 1.7 per cent of climate finance even as they are forced to cope with… Read more »
November 11, 2022
Liberia: Liberia - Put People Before Profit, Experts On Human Rights and Business Urge
Authorities in Liberia, as well as businesses operating there, must prioritize people over profits and ensure a responsible corporate environment, UN-appointed human rights experts… Read more »
November 09, 2022
Africa: '10 Gigatonne' Emissions Boom Leaves Construction 'Off Track' for Decarbonization By 2050
The global building and construction boom has pushed the sector's CO2 emissions to an all-time high of 10 gigatonnes, meaning that it is now "off track" to meet decarbonization… Read more »
November 07, 2022
Africa: UN Chief Urges Tax On Oil Companies to Finance Loss and Damage
At the opening of the two-day Climate Implementation Summit at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, António Guterres called for a historic pact between rich and developing… Read more »
October 31, 2022
Africa: Progress On Methane Emissions By Energy Companies, but Numbers Still Don't Add Up - UNEP
Over 80 oil and gas companies across the world have committed to measuring and reducing their methane emissions, the second biggest driver of global warming, according to a new… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Africa: Security Council Counter-Terrorism Body to Review Growing Threat Posed By New Technologies
The United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee holds a special meeting in Mumbai and New Delhi beginning on Friday, focused on the growing threat posed by new and… Read more »
March 16, 2010
Madagascar: UN Scheme Aims to Give Youth Employment a Boost
A year after political violence rocked Madagascar, the United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty is helping to generate employment for the Indian Ocean nation's… Read more »