October 26, 2022
Africa: Countries' Climate Promises Still Not Enough to Avoid Catastrophic Global Warming - UN Report #AfricaClimateCrisis
While plans submitted by most signatories of the Paris Agreement would reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, they are still not ambitious enough to limit global temperature rise… Read more »
October 12, 2022
Africa: Business Leaders Deliver Bold Solutions to Unlock Long-Term Investment in SDGs
Top business executives joined the UN chief on Wednesday to present transformative solutions for bridging the estimated $4.3 trillion-dollar financing gap for countries the reach… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Africa: 400 Million New Green and Digital Sector Jobs, Will Pave Way to 'Rebalance Societies' #AfricaClimateHope
A year after the UN launched an initiative to accelerate green and digital job creation, and expand social protection, the Secretary-General on Friday urged world leaders to "put… Read more »
September 21, 2022
Central African Republic: President Calls for Protecting the Environment #AfricaClimateCrisis
The current session of the UN General Assembly provides a "solemn opportunity" to consider common challenges that are of serious concern to the future of humanity, President… Read more »
September 11, 2022
Africa: 'Solutions Lie in Solidarity' UN Chief Says On South-South Cooperation Day
In this era of unprecedented challenge and upheaval, "solutions lie in solidarity," the UN chief said in his message commemorating United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation,… Read more »
September 08, 2022
Africa: Human Development Falling Behind in Ninety Per Cent of Countries - UN Report
The latest flagship UN report on human development, released on Thursday, warns that multiple crises are halting progress on human development, which is going backwards in the… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Africa: Without Investment, Gender Equality Will Take Nearly 300 Years - UN Report
Achieving full gender equality, one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), could take close to 300 years if the current rate of progress continues, according to a report… Read more »
August 04, 2022
Africa: Healthy Life Expectancy in Africa Grows By Nearly 10 Years
Healthy life expectancy among Africans living in mainly high and upper middle-income countries on the continent, has increased by almost 10 years, the UN health agency, WHO, said… Read more »
July 22, 2022
Africa: Black Sea Grain Exports Deal 'A Beacon of Hope' Amid Ukraine War - Guterres
An "unprecedented agreement" on the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea is "a beacon of hope" in a world that desperately needs it, UN Secretary-António… Read more »
Africa: Why the UN General Assembly Must Back the Right to a Healthy Environment #AfricaClimateCrisis
In late July, the UN General Assembly is expected to vote on a draft resolution recognizing the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. Read more »
July 20, 2022
Africa: UN Summit Galvanises Action for Development Agendas on the Continent
The development of Africa was spotlighted at a key UN meeting on Wednesday, with attention focused on advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the African Union… Read more »
July 14, 2022
Nigeria: New UN Resilience Project Paves 'Pathway to Peace and Sustainable Development'
Over 500,000 conflict-affected people in northeast Nigeria will be tossed "a lifeline," thanks to a new UN humanitarian and development package, launched on Thursday. Read more »
July 13, 2022
Africa: Sustainable Development Goals Can Be Reached 'Despite Our Grim Times' - ECOSOC President
Despite two years of a "surreal struggle" against the COVID-19 pandemic, and amidst rising global challenges, optimism for achieving sustainable development persists, a senior UN… Read more »
June 29, 2022
Africa: Flight From Cities Due to Covid-19 Short-Lived, Says Flagship UN-Habitat Report
A new United Nations report says that rapid urbanization was only temporarily delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the global urban population back on track to grow by another… Read more »
Africa: A Visionary 'Blue Transformation' Strategy to Enhance Underwater Food Systems
Record levels of fisheries and aquaculture production are making a critical contribution to global food security, the UN Ocean Conference under way in Lisbon, Portugal, heard on… Read more »
June 27, 2022
Africa: Guterres Outlines Four Recommendations to Help Us All 'Save Our Ocean' #AfricaClimateCrisis
At the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the international community to commit and unite around the protection and… Read more »
June 04, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Worst Drought Threatens 'Deadly Consequences' for Women
Women and girls face "deadly consequences" in the Somali region of Ethiopia due to the worst drought conditions for forty years, according to the United Nations Population Fund,… Read more »
May 17, 2022
Africa: Rescuing Global Goals is World's 'Highest Common Priority' - UN Chief
For a world in crisis, rescuing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) "must be our highest common priority," the UN chief told Member States on Tuesday at a key development… Read more »