May 10
Kenya: In Nairobi, Guterres Reiterates Appeal for End to Gaza War
With the situation in Rafah "on a knife's edge", UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed again on Friday for Israeli and Hamas leaders "to demonstrate political… Read more »
Africa: 'Keep Working With Us to Build a Better World,' Guterres Says, As Major UN Civil Society Forum Closes in Kenya
The first-ever UN civil society conference held in Africa wrapped up in Nairobi on Friday hearing calls for "bold and honest" conversations among governments and civil society to… Read more »
May 08
East Africa: Unprecedented Flooding Displaces Hundreds of Thousands Across East Africa
"Unprecedented and devastating" flooding in east Africa has triggered widespread displacement with hundreds of thousands forced from their homes in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia,… Read more »
April 29
Kenya: UN Expresses Solidarity With Kenya Following Deadly Floods
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated the UN's continued commitment to Kenya in the wake of deadly floods caused by weeks of heavy rains that continue to… Read more »
October 01, 2023
Kenya: Tackling Fake News in Kenya - A UN Resident Coordinator Blog
Facing down a tidal wave of disinformation ahead of Kenya's presidential elections in 2022, the Government and the UN collaborated on a national anti-hate speech plan and an… Read more »
October 02, 2023
Kenya: UN Security Council Authorises 'Historic' Kenya-Led Support Mission in Haiti
In what is being hailed as an historic first, the UN Security Council on Monday authorized the deployment of an international security force to help Haiti's national police quell… Read more »
September 28, 2023
Kenya: Haiti - International Community Asked to Act Fast 'In Name of Victims' of Gang Violence
The establishment of a multinational security support mission for Haiti is being discussed this week by the UN Security Council as the Caribbean nation continues to face a crisis… Read more »
August 22, 2023
Cameroon: Two African Countries Among Winners of UNFPA AccessAbility Innovation Challenge
Four organizations working with young people with disabilities are the winners of the first AccessAbility innovation challenge held by the United Nations sexual and reproductive… Read more »
July 14, 2023
Kenya: UN Human Rights Office 'Very Concerned' Over Disproportionate Use of Force Against Protesters
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday said it was very concerned over reports of police in Kenya using excessive force to quell protests this week which have left dozens… Read more »
January 12, 2023
Kenya: Motorbike Ambulance Saves Mothers and Babies in Kenya - UNFPA
The hardship being felt across the Horn of Africa by the worst drought in 40 years has left many women weak and malnourished. The UN agency dedicated to women's sexual and… Read more »
December 27, 2022
Kenya: Severe Drought Fuels Malnutrition, Reduces Hospital-Delivery Births in Turkana County
Following four successive failed rainy seasons, Kenya is amid the worst drought in 40 years, the UN's women's health agency, UNFPA, said on Tuesday, shining a light on 134,000… Read more »
December 06, 2022
Kenya: Drought, Conflict Force 80,000 Somalis to Shelter in Kenya's Dadaab Refugee Camps
Tens of thousands of people have sought shelter in recent weeks at Kenya's Dadaab camps, forced from their homes by extremist violence in neighbouring Somalia and an "unrelenting"… Read more »
December 17, 2020
Kenya: Funding Needed to Halt 'Life Threatening Crisis' Facing Refugees
Amidst a "critical shortage" of resources, hundreds of thousands of refugees in Kenya will lack food unless new funds are swiftly received, the UN's food relief agency warned on… Read more »
