January 25
Kenya: From Family Farm to Climate Tech - How One Kenyan Woman Is Helping Farmers Outsmart Drought
"Giving up is not an option - so many people depend on you," the words of Maryanne Gichanga, a participant in a UN supported initiative, which aims to help farmers in Kenya find… Read more »
December 31, 2025
Africa: Health Advances Marked 2025 As Wars and Funding Cuts Strained Systems
From eliminating deadly infections to expanding access to lifesaving vaccines, 2025 delivered meaningful progress for global health, according to the UN World Health Organization… Read more »
December 12, 2025
Kenya: UN Environment Assembly Wraps Up in Nairobi
The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) concluded in Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday with Member States adopting 11 resolutions, three decisions and a… Read more »
October 01, 2025
Kenya: Fighting Back Against the Gangs - What Is Haiti's New UN-Backed Force?
As gangs in Haiti continue to expand the areas under their control and show no signs of holding back on terrorizing the population, decisive action has been taken by the UN… Read more »
September 30, 2025
Kenya: UN Security Council Approves New 'Suppression Force' for Haiti Amid Spiralling Gang Violence
The UN Security Council on Tuesday authorized a new multinational Gang Suppression Force (GSF) in Haiti to replace the Kenyan-led security support mission, amid escalating gang… Read more »
September 25, 2025
Kenya: Haiti Demands a New International Force and Reparations From France
"This is the face of Haiti today: a country at war, a modern-day Guernica, a human tragedy." From the podium of the UN General Assembly, Haiti's transitional leader delivered a… Read more »
September 24, 2025
Kenya: Kenya's Ruto Demands Permanent African Seat On the Security Council, Highlights Support for Haiti
Kenyan President William Ruto told world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that Africa's exclusion from permanent membership of the Security Council is "unacceptable,… Read more »
July 23, 2025
Kenya: Home Is Where the Heart Is - - and Where Development Begins
When Denis Jobin, a senior evaluation specialist at the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), visited a slum in Kenya in March as part of an ongoing evaluation, the smell was… Read more »
July 08, 2025
Kenya: UN Rights Office Urges Restraint in Kenya As Fresh Protests Turn Deadly
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed deep concern over the killing of at least ten protesters in Kenya on Monday, amid reports that police and security forces used… Read more »
June 26, 2025
Kenya: UN Calls for Restraint After Deadly Kenya Protests
The UN is monitoring the situation in Kenya in the wake of deadly antigovernment protests on Wednesday. Read more »
May 22, 2025
Kenya: Refugees Facing 'Lowest Ever' Emergency Food Rations Amid Funding Crisis
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday that it has been forced to cut food aid to unprecedented lows in Kenya's sprawling refugee camps, as a result of severe funding… Read more »
March 29, 2025
Central African Republic: UN Chief Strongly Condemns Killing of Kenyan Peacekeeper in Central African Republic
The UN Secretary-General on Saturday strongly condemned an attack on peacekeepers serving with UN mission MINUSCA in the Central African Republic which left one Kenyan 'blue… 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 »
