Africa: 'Shift the Narrative' On Suicide to Prevent Loss of 720,000 Lives Annually

More than 720,000 people commit suicide every year and many more attempt it. Now the head of the UN's World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for "shifting the narrative" on the… Read more »

Africa: 80 Million More Children Benefiting From School Meals, WFP Reports

School meals are a crucial way out of poverty into "a new world of learning and opportunity," according to the World Food Programme (WFP) executive director Cindy McCain. Read more »

Africa: Child Obesity Level Surpasses Underweight Cases Worldwide for the First Time, Unicef Warns

For the first time in history, obesity has surpassed those underweight as the most common form of malnutrition among school-age children and adolescents worldwide, UNICEF revealed… Read more »

Africa: Attacks On Schools Surge By 'Staggering' 44% Over the Past Year

Attacks on schools in conflict zones around the world have increased by a "staggering 44 per cent" over the past year according to the United Nations, resulting in the death,… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's People Tortured and Killed in 'Slaughterhouses', Rights Probe Says

A high-level independent rights probe into the brutal war in Sudan condemned the many grave crimes committed by all combatants, citing evidence indicating that civilians have been… Read more »

Africa: UN Rights Chief Denounces 'Glorification of Violence' and Attack On Rule of Law

UN rights chief Volker Türk on Monday condemned what he called a worldwide "glorification of violence" which is underway, as well as "coordinated efforts" to undermine… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Funding Cuts Curtail Assistance to Victims of Sexual Violence

Sexual violence is rife in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but urgently needed assistance for survivors has had to be halted as sweeping funding cuts bite, the UN… Read more »

Senegal: 'A War of Atrocities' - UN Human Rights Investigators Warn Sudanese Civilians Are Paying the Highest Price

As the nearly 30-month-long conflict in Sudan between rival militaries grinds on, looting, burning, and shelling continues to destroy livelihoods and hope. Read more »

Africa: Air Pollution Is On the Rise - but Not Everywhere, Says UN Weather Agency

As billions continue to breathe polluted air that causes more than 4.5 million premature deaths every year, UN climate experts on Friday highlighted how damaging microscopic smoke… Read more »

Sudan: Downpours Stymy Aid Teams Following Deadly Landslide in War-Torn Sudan

War-torn Sudan continues to face "a horrific humanitarian situation" as UN colleagues scramble to help communities affected by the devastating landslide that struck Tarseen village… Read more »

Africa: 'Reparatory Justice' Key to Ending Racism Against Africans and Their Descendants

Governments, academia and other stakeholders must "double down on delivering reparatory justice" for people from the African diaspora, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a… Read more »

Africa: WHO Sounds Alarm As Mental Health Conditions Soar Past One Billion Worldwide

More than a billion people worldwide are living with mental health conditions, according to new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday. Read more »

Africa: Funding Cuts Could Push 6 Million More Children Out of School, Warns Unicef

Global education funding is facing sharp reductions that could leave an extra six million children out of school by 2026, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday. Read more »

Sudan: Hundreds Feared Dead in Darfur Landslide

Humanitarians "will spare no effort" to ensure that aid reaches people affected by a deadly landslide in a remote mountain village in Sudan, a senior UN official in the country… Read more »

Africa: UN Chief Calls for Justice and 'Real Change' for People of African Descent

On the International Day for People of African Descent, celebrated each year on 31 August, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for justice, dignity and equality… Read more »

Africa: Teachers Are the 'Guardians of Our Future', Says UN Deputy Chief

In every corner of the world, educators are making choices that echo across generations - influencing everything from the preservation of forests to the writing of poetry, the… Read more »

Sudan: Guterres Calls for Ceasefire in El Fasher, Deplores 'Relentless' Militia Attacks

The UN Secretary-General appealed on Friday for an immediate ceasefire in and around the besieged Sudanese city of El Fasher, where hundreds of thousands of civilians have been… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan - a Staggering 30 Million Are in Need, As War Grinds On

Humanitarians continue to push for more support for Sudan amid ongoing conflict, rising malnutrition and a cholera outbreak, a senior UN aid coordination official said on Thursday… Read more »

Sudan: 'Devastating Tragedy' for Children in El Fasher After 500 Days of Siege

After 500 days of siege, the city of El Fasher in Sudan's North Darfur has become an epicentre of child suffering, with malnutrition, disease and violence claiming young lives… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: The Doctor Who Couldn't Leave Goma

In the days leading up to the fall of Goma, the capital of North Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Dr. Thierno Balde slept with a helmet and bulletproof vest… Read more »

Africa: Putting Water Management At the Centre of the Climate Change Fight

Some 2.2 billion people worldwide still lack access to safely managed drinking water services, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) - an increasingly urgent challenge… Read more »

Africa: International Day for Remembrance of Slave Trade - 'Time to Abolish Exploitation Once and for All'

Victims of atrocities and freedom fighters across history can inspire future generations to build just societies,the chief of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural… Read more »

Africa: Health and Aid Workers Targeted in Conflicts Around the World, UN Agency Says

From Gaza to Sudan, wars are being waged on the very systems set up to protect civilian populations, with health workers, hospitals, health centres and ambulances being targeted in… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Rising Insecurity in the East Impedes Diplomatic Progress, Security Council Hears

US and Qatari diplomatic efforts to bring a lasting peace to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have not yet led to improved conditions on the ground, where the security… Read more »

Libya: Security Council Urged to Back Popular 'Yearning' for National Elections

Recent elections in Libya are a sure sign of the people's desire to choose their own representatives, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for the country said in the… Read more »