November 14, 2020
Africa: Guterres Congratulates Biden and Harris, Hails UN-Us Partnership As 'Essential Pillar'
Senior UN officials have offered their congratulations to the president-elect of the United States Joe Biden, and vice president-elect Kamala Harris, on their election victory… Read more »
October 25, 2020
Africa: Step Up Action to Achieve Covid-19 Ceasefire, Guterres Says in UN Day Message
The UN's 75th anniversary this Saturday, which falls as countries continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, is an opportunity to accelerate action to achieve a global ceasefire… Read more »
August 20, 2020
Africa: UN Salutes Real-Life Heroes Doing 'Extraordinary Things, in Extraordinary Times'
Marking World Humanitarian Day, top UN officials are honouring the workers overcoming "huge challenges" to save and improve the lives of millions of women, men and children, hit… Read more »
August 11, 2020
Africa: Vera Songwe Urges China to Participate in the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative in Support of Africa's Liquidity Needs
Economic Commission for Africa's Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, has called on China to honour the pledge made by President Xi Jinping on his country's participation in the G20… Read more »
July 22, 2020
Africa: African Ambassadors and UN in China Hold Dialogue On Socio-Economic Response to Covid-19
A Dialogue between the UN in China and the African Ambassadors in Beijing was held today with a focus on the UN Framework for the Immediate Socio-economic Response to COVID-19. It… Read more »
June 23, 2020
Africa: COVID-19 - Africa and the United States to Remain Key Partners, Says President Kagame
A four-day leaders forum hosted by the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) opened Tuesday with Rwandan President Paul Kagame saying Africa and the United States will remain key trade… Read more »
June 15, 2020
Africa: Citing 'Weight of History', Senior UN Officials of African Descent Issue Call to 'Go Beyond and Do More' to End Racism
A group of more than twenty senior leaders in the UN, who report directly to Secretary-General António Guterres, and who are African or of African descent, have put their… Read more »
April 30, 2020
Africa: Coronavirus Pandemic Won't Affect Africa-EU Relations
The coronavirus crisis will not affect ongoing efforts to strengthen the relationship between Africa and the European Union, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and… Read more »
April 24, 2020
Africa: UN Sets Up Regional Knowledge Hub to Fight COVID-19
As the world grapples with an unprecedented global health crisis of COVID-19, the United Nations (UN) development system stepped its concerted efforts in providing valuable… Read more »
Africa: Niger On the Way Towards the Implementation of the United Nations Legal Identity Agenda
As part of the framework of the implementation of the United Nations Legal Identity Agenda (UNLIA / IJNU), an exploratory mission was carried out in Niger, from March 9 to 13,… Read more »
April 14, 2020
Africa: António Guterres (UN Secretary-General) Video Message On COVID-19 and Misinformation
As the world fights the deadly COVID-19 pandemic - the most challenging crisis we have faced since the Second World War - we are also seeing another epidemic -- a dangerous… Read more »
April 11, 2020
Africa: 60 International Agencies Urge Rapid, Coordinated Response As Pandemic Threatens to Destabilize Poor Countries' Finances
Governments must take immediate steps to prevent a potentially devastating debt crisis and address the economic and financial havoc wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic - says a new… Read more »
April 08, 2020
Rwanda: 'Say No to Hate Speech and Xenophobia', Urges Guterres, Marking 26 Years Since Genocide in Rwanda
Remembering the more than one million people who over the course of just 100 days, were systematically killed in Rwanda, 26 years ago, the UN chief underscored on Tuesday that "we… Read more »
March 26, 2020
Africa: Emergency response to Africa by the G20 is our collective insurance
Not since our species first emerged out of Africa have we been so linked as one human family, sharing so many common opportunities and threats. So, when world leaders meet… Read more »
March 12, 2020
Africa: Flagship UN Study Shows Accelerating Climate Change On Land, Sea and in the Atmosphere
A wide-ranging UN climate report, released on Tuesday, shows that climate change is having a major effect on all aspects of the environment, as well as on the health and wellbeing… Read more »
March 10, 2020
Africa: UN Family Remembers Colleagues Who Perished in Ethiopian Airlines Crash
The United Nations family in Ethiopia on Tuesday held a memorial wreath-laying ceremony honoring the lives of 21 U.N. staff members who died last year when an Ethiopian Airlines… Read more »
March 05, 2020
Africa: Statement By the Secretary-General On the Death of Javier Pérez De Cuéllar
I am profoundly saddened at the passing of my predecessor, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar. Read more »
March 03, 2020
Gambia: UN Health Agency Warns Against Coronavirus Covid-19 Criminal Scams
The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that criminals are taking advantage of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, to steal money or sensitive information. Read more »
February 24, 2020
Africa: Amina Mohammed Hails AU-UN Partnership in Tackling Africa's Challenges
United Nations Deputy Secretary General, Amina Mohammed, on Monday hailed the productive relationship between the UN and the African Union as the two institutions continue to work… Read more »
Africa: Amina Mahommed Hails AU-UN Partnership in Tackling Africa's Challenges
United Nations Deputy Secretary General, Amina Mahommed, on Monday hailed the productive relationship between the UN and the African Union as the two institutions continue to work… Read more »
February 19, 2020
Africa: Rabat Considers IPRT for Better Alignment With SDGs, Agenda 2063
The Economic Commission for Africa, held on 10-12 February in Rabat a training workshop on the Integrated Planning and Reporting Toolkit (IPRT), in partnership with the High… Read more »
February 09, 2020
Africa: UN Secretary General Calls for Action to Protect World's Oceans
United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, on Saturday called on the international community to protect the oceans from further abuse, and enable humankind to live… Read more »
February 13, 2020
Africa: WTO Membership and AfCFTA Implementation in Deepening Economic Integration in Africa
The Third Regional Dialogue on WTO Accessions for Africa is being held from 12 to 14 February 2020, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, focusing on "Deepening Economic Integration in Africa… Read more »
February 05, 2020
Africa: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to Attend the AU Summit
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is scheduled to attend the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union to be held from 9-10 February at the headquarters of the… Read more »
January 20, 2020
Africa: Prospects for Economic Growth in 2020 Hinge On Reducing Trade Disputes and Uncertainty, UN Finds
The United Nations' flagship publication on expected trends in the global economy, the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2020, predicts that one in five countries will see per… Read more »