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 »

Africa: Civilians 'Trapped and Terrorised' - UN Sounds Alarm Over Collapse of Critical Protections

With more than 36,000 civilian deaths recorded in conflict zones in 2024 and sexual violence surging, senior UN officials warn that the international framework designed to protect… Read more »

Africa: Champions for Change - World Football Teams Up With UN Development Goals

Football unites fans worldwide - but on Wednesday it matched the sport's global reach with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the lead-up to World Football Day, marked… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 'Keep the Lights On' for Women and Girls Caught Up in Crisis

Women and girls living through humanitarian crises are at risk of being overlooked - just as they are at their most vulnerable. Read more »

Africa: 90 Days to Economic Collapse - UN and Experts Sound Alarm Over Security At Sea

The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday urged world powers to uphold international maritime law and overcome geopolitical rivalries, warning that growing threats are endangering global… Read more »

Africa: AI Threatens One in Four Jobs - but Transformation, Not Replacement, Is the Real Risk

Women and clerical workers face the highest risk of their roles being radically transformed, prompting calls for inclusive policy responses. Read more »

Africa: Organized Crime Groups Increasingly Embedded in Gold Supply Chain

The global drive for renewable energy technologies has sharply increased demand for so-called critical minerals, heightening the risk of crime, corruption, and instability across… Read more »

Sudan: Drone Strikes On Civilian Infrastructure in Port Sudan Must End - UN Expert

Repeated drone strikes over the past two weeks in Port Sudan have damaged key infrastructure across the crucial Sudanese aid hub, disrupted humanitarian operations, and placed… Read more »

Africa: World Health Assembly Opens Amid High-Stakes Pandemic Treaty Vote, Global Funding Crisis

The 78th World Health Assembly opened on Monday with a broad appeal to global solidarity, as delegates from around the world gather in Geneva to confront mounting health, climate,… Read more »

Africa: International Criminal Court - Deputies Take Over Amid Prosecutor Misconduct Probe

The Deputy Prosecutors of the International Criminal Court have assumed leadership of the Office of the Prosecutor following Karim Khan's decision to take a leave of absence amid… Read more »

Africa: Another Year, Another Rise in Food Insecurity - Including Famine

In July 2024, famine was detected in the Sudan's Zamzam IDP camp. In the following months, the official alert expanded to other camps in Darfur and Western Nuba Mountains. From… Read more »

Africa: Pandemic Heroes Stepped Up in 2020 - Now They're Asking World Leaders to Do the Same

As world leaders negotiate the landmark Pandemic Preparedness Treaty at the World Health Assembly -- the governing body of the World Health Organization, the UN's global health… Read more »

Libya: Libya's Fragile Peace Tested Again As New Clashes Roil Tripoli

A fragile calm has settled over Tripoli after a sudden surge of violence this week left parts of the city in ruins, claimed civilian lives, and heightened concerns about the… Read more »

Africa: Sudden Escalation of Trade Tensions Sends Shockwaves Through Global Economy

Amid escalating trade tensions and growing policy uncertainties, the global economy stands at a fragile turning point, according to a new report on Thursday from the UN Department… Read more »

Africa: UN Needed 'More Than Ever Before' Says Germany's Candidate to Head General Assembly

The former Foreign Minister of Germany outlined her vision for the role of UN General Assembly President, pledging to make the world body more effective, inclusive and focused on… Read more »

Africa: Over 60 Per Cent of the Arab World Still Outside the Banking System

Between 2016 and 2024, the number of Egyptians with a bank account - which experts say is essential for financial inclusion - tripled, from 17.1 million to over 51 million. Read more »

Africa: In Berlin, Broad Backing for UN Peacekeeping As Global Threats Mount

More than 130 countries and international partners threw their weight behind UN peacekeeping at a high-level ministerial summit in Berlin on Wednesday, pledging military, tech and… Read more »

Africa: A Historic Course Correction - How the World's Shipping Sector Is Setting Sail for Net Zero

Long overlooked as a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, the shipping industry is now at the forefront of a unique display of international cooperation. The shift… Read more »

Africa: As Funding Cuts Bite, UN Chief Announces New Dawn for Peacekeeping

The future of peacekeeping took centre stage on Tuesday in Berlin as UN chief António Guterres urged Member States to do more to support the global body's Blue Helmets and… Read more »

Africa: Number of Internally Displaced Breaks New Record With No Let-Up in Conflicts, Disasters

A record 83.4 million people have been forced from their homes around the world, fuelled by an increase in disasters and conflict, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Tuesday. Read more »

Africa: Climate Change Takes Increasingly Extreme Toll On African Countries

Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands of herders without their most precious possessions: goats, cows and cattle. The animals are central to people's… Read more »

Africa: UN Migration Agency Helping Migrants in the Us Return Home Voluntarily

The United States has asked the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to assist undocumented migrants who choose to return to their home countries. Read more »

Central Africa: More Than 50 Million in West and Central Africa At Risk of Hunger

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that millions of people in West and Central Africa are facing record hunger as conflict, displacement, economic hardship and repeated… Read more »

South Sudan: UN Security Council Extends South Sudan Mission Amid Rising Instability

The Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for another year, as the world's youngest nation teeters on the brink of renewed conflict. Read more »

Africa: Guterres Welcomes Election of Pope Leo 'At a Time of Great Global Challenges'

UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the announcement of a new Pope on Thursday. Read more »