September 19
Africa: Showing Resolve Amid Crisis - Guterres Highlights UN Impact in Annual Report
In a time marked by escalating global crises - from rising poverty to the worsening climate emergency - the United Nations remains steadfast in its resolve to foster peace, advance… Read more »
September 18
Africa: 'Create a Future Fit for Our Grandchildren', Guterres Urges, Ahead of Gamechanger Summit
Countries must use a once-in-a-generation UN summit to address current and emerging global challenges and reform outdated international institutions, Secretary-General… Read more »
September 16
Africa: Climate Change - Ozone Layer Still Well On Track for Full Recovery
New evidence in the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) annual Ozone and UV Bulletin published on Monday reveals strong evidence that the ozone layer is well on track for a… Read more »
Africa: What's Going On With the World (And the Future) At the UN?
It's the season to take on global challenges, from forging a healthier planet to putting the brakes on nuclear weapons, as world leaders and leading experts land at UN Headquarters… Read more »
September 13
Nigeria: Hundreds of Thousands in Need of Aid As Flooding Wipes Out Homes - WFP
UN humanitarians are rushing to assist scores of newly displaced people in northeast Nigeria, after torrential rains caused a dam to collapse and flood the area, the UN World Food… Read more »
September 12
Africa: Half the World Lacks Social Protection Amid Climate Crisis, ILO Warns
Social protection is essential to safeguard people from shocks, but half the world is without any coverage, including over 90 per cent of people living in climate-vulnerable… Read more »
September 11
South Sudan: South-South Cooperation Can Help Solve 'Complex Development Context'
Collaboration between developing countries, often known as South-South cooperation, can help to solve what a senior UN official has described as the world's "complex development… Read more »
August 26
Africa: What Is Sea Level Rise and Why Does It Matter to Our Future?
The level of the sea globally is rising faster and higher than ever before, creating what the United Nations has described as an "urgent and escalating threat" to people around the… Read more »
August 14
Africa: Extreme Heat Increasingly Disrupting Child Health, Unicef Warns
One in five children - or 466 million - live in areas that experience at least double the number of extremely hot days every year compared with their grandparents' generation,… Read more »
August 07
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Faces Worsening Food Crisis Due to El Niño Droughts
A new report from the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) reveals that food insecurity levels in Zimbabwe are rapidly deteriorating after it was hit with historic droughts due to the… Read more »
July 30
Sudan: War-Weary Sudanese Face New Hardships As Floods Strike
Several thousand people, mostly internally displaced persons (IDPs), have been affected as heavy rains and floods inundated parts of Kassala province in eastern Sudan, inflicting… Read more »
July 25
Africa: The Heat Is On - We Must Rise to the Challenge of Rising Temperatures, Urges UN Chief
The UN chief on Thursday issued an urgent call to action to better protect billions around the world exposed to crippling effects of extreme heat, as global temperature rise… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Landslides - Death Toll Rises As UN Supports Response
A UN inter-agency humanitarian team has reached the area affected by deadly landslides in Ethiopia earlier this week and is supporting the response. Read more »
July 23
Malawi: UN and Partners Launch Emergency Appeal to Address Severe Drought in Malawi
UN agencies alongside humanitarian partners in Malawi have launched a Flash Appeal to help millions in the country stricken by drought that has decimated harvests and sent hunger… Read more »
July 08
Africa: Earth's Hottest June On Record
Last month was the hottest June since records began and the thirteenth month in a row to set a temperature record, according to new data released on Monday from the European… Read more »
July 02
Sudan: Sudan's Cocktail of War and Flooding Leaves People Trapped, Unable to Flee
Millions of people have been forced out of Sudan as the brutal civil war continues to spread, including in Sinja Town, south of the capital Khartoum, where UN humanitarians… Read more »
June 21
Africa: Record Levels of Displacement Amid Global Conflict and Natural Disasters
There are twice as many internally displaced people today as there were ten years ago - the largest numbers ever recorded, said Special Advisor on Solutions to Internal… Read more »
June 20
Africa: WHO Announces Global Resurgence of Cholera Cases in 2024
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a spike in cholera in several regions of the world, with almost 195,000 cases and over 1,900 deaths reported in 24 countries… Read more »
June 19
Africa: Honour the Strength and Courage of Refugees, Urges UN Chief
"Conflict, climate chaos and upheaval" have forced more than 120 million people from their homes including 43.5 million who have fled across national borders said the UN… Read more »
June 16
Africa: Stop 'Vandalising' Earth and Help the Planet Thrive, UN Chief Urges
As nearly 40 per cent of land across the planet is degraded with more acres lost every second, governments, businesses and communities must galvanize action to reverse the damage… Read more »
June 14
Nigeria: Climate Change Fuels Tensions in Nigeria
Despite its huge potential, Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, continues to grapple with a host of challenges which are impacting people's lives and triggering conflict over… Read more »
May 30
Cape Verde: Cabo Verde Beats Back Climate Change Through South-South Cooperation
The small island developing State of Cabo Verde is fighting back against climate change with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Read more »
May 29
Africa: More Climate Funding Needed to 'Transition From Rhetoric to Decisive Action'
Climate action taken so far to help fund efforts in cash-strapped small island developing States (SIDS) "does not measure up to what has been said" in the wake of COP28 in Dubai… Read more »
May 22
Africa: 'Be Part of the Plan' to End Nature Loss On Biodiversity Day
The diversity of animals, plants and microorganisms on the planet is at risk due to factors such as changing land use, urbanization, overexploitation, pollution and climate change,… Read more »
Southern Africa: Droughts and Floods Threaten 'Humanitarian Catastrophe' Across Southern Africa
Droughts and floods in southern Africa stemming from El Niño have left millions of people food insecure, warns World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Cindy McCain… Read more »