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 »
October 23, 2022
Kenya: UN Steps up Protection for Drought-Hit Women and Girls
Women and girls are bearing the brunt of the worst drought experienced in Kenya for 40 years, which is exacerbating the risk of sexual exploitation, violence, and abuse. Read more »
September 20, 2022
Kenya: Global Economy a 'Two-Lane Highway' - President During UN Speech
In his address to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, William Samoei Ruto, the President of Kenya, described the global economy as an unequal, "two-lane highway", adding that the… Read more »
July 21, 2022
Kenya: Respect for Fundamental Rights Key to Peaceful Elections - UN Experts
Independent UN human rights experts on Thursday called on authorities and political candidates standing in next month's general election to foster an enabling civic space to ensure… Read more »
July 18, 2022
Kenya: UN Expert Hails Historic Reparations Ruling in Favour of Indigenous Peoples
An independent UN human rights expert on Monday hailed a decision by the African Court on Human and People's Rights, to award reparations to the Ogiek indigenous peoples, for harm… Read more »
July 17, 2022
Kenya: Bringing the Coral Reefs Back to Life
A small, quiet village in Kenya has found a new purpose in the fishing industry through a successful marine coral conservation project, the first of its kind in the Marine… Read more »
July 01, 2022
Africa: UN Ocean Conference Ends With Call for Greater Ambition and Global Commitment to Address Dire State of the Ocean
Following a week of discussions and events in Lisbon, Portugal, the UN Ocean Conference concluded on Friday, with governments and heads of state agreeing on a new political… 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 »