September 09
Africa: 'Incalculable Cost' of Conflict On the Lives of Children
Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of attacks on students, teachers and schools, resulting in an "incalculable cost" for children affected by conflict around… Read more »
Africa: Reconnect With Our Common Humanity and Reject 'Treacherous New Normal'
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights delivered his annual global update on Monday, urging the international community to reject a "new normal" that upholds entrenched power… Read more »
Africa: New Use of Cluster Bombs Threatens Global Ban, Report Warns
Cluster bomblets continue to kill thousands of civilians, mostly children, and the new use of this predominantly outlawed class of weapons is threatening efforts to universally ban… Read more »
Africa: UN Peacekeepers Saving Lives but Need Stronger Political Support and Resources, Top Official Urges
As conflicts grow more complex and armed groups increasingly weaponize low-cost technologies like improvised explosive devices and drones, UN peacekeeping missions need greater… Read more »
Africa: Outgoing General Assembly President 'Bullish On the UN', Despite Mounting Crises
A milestone declaration to accelerate investment in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as three resolutions on the Gaza conflict were among the achievements of the… Read more »
September 08
Sudan: The World Must 'Wake Up and Help Sudan Out of the Nightmare of Conflict' Says WHO's Tedros
Sudan's health system is "near collapse" after 16 months of war have left the country and its people facing what the UN's top health official described on Sunday as the "perfect… Read more »
September 06
Africa: Mpox - Equitable Vaccine Access Crucial for Global South
As African countries grapple with a deadly mpox outbreak, the UN independent expert on the right to health on Friday stressed that equitable access to vaccines is crucial in the… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan War - Rights Probe Demands Wider Arms Embargo to End 'Rampant' Abuse
Top human rights investigators into Sudan's brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo as they recounted harrowing testimony of victims of horrific sexual attacks… Read more »
September 05
Africa: Guterres Underlines Support for China-Africa Partnership
Joint efforts by China and Africa can spark new momentum for development on the continent, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, at a high-level meeting in… Read more »
Uganda: UN Strongly Condemns 'Tragic Death' of Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei
The United Nations has mourned the loss of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who died at a hospital in Eldoret, Kenya, on Thursday, just days after reportedly being set on… Read more »
September 04
Africa: Migrant Shipwreck Leaves 21 More Missing Off Coast of Lampedusa
A migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean left another 21 missing off the island of Lampedusa, between the African coast and Malta, an Italian coast guard said on Wednesday. Read more »
Africa: WHO Reports 71% Rise in Cholera Deaths Last Year
The number of deaths caused by cholera is on the rise, according to global cholera statistics for 2023 published by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday. Read more »
Africa: Tech Progress, Automation, AI, Cut Workers' Share of Wealth - ILO
The global trend for shrinking pay packets in heavily industrialized economies could be driven - at least temporarily - by tech innovations in the workplace such as automation and… Read more »
September 03
Africa: Planning Ahead - Five Things to Know About the UN's Landmark Summit of the Future
Is there another way the world could be run? And in the face so much global turmoil, how can we make the future fairer? This September, a major event at UN Headquarters is being… Read more »
Africa: Make AI Work for Everyone, UN Chief Says
The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday called for global cooperation in sharing the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI), warning that unequal access could… Read more »
August 31
Africa: 'Giving Help and Giving Hope', an Aerial Lifeline to the World's Most Isolated
A humanitarian air service, which has been described by the World Food Programme chief as "giving help and giving hope" to the world's most remote and disadvantaged communities, is… Read more »
August 30
Africa: UN Provides Emergency Cash Injection for Global Crisis Hotspots
The UN's top relief official on Friday allocated $100 million from the Organization's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to bolster critically underfunded humanitarian… Read more »
Africa: UN Deputy Chief Appeals for Global Solidarity As Crises Roil East Africa
Spotlighting crises roiling parts of eastern Africa, the UN deputy chief concluded a regional visit in Adré, Chad, on Friday, calling for global solidarity to tackle famine… Read more »
Burkina Faso: Terror Attacks in Burkina Faso, Mass Graves in Libya
A UN independent human rights expert on Friday condemned recent terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso, which resulted in approximately 200 deaths, and in Pakistan, where 28 civilians… Read more »
Sudan: 'Dire Consequences for Survivors' Lacking Medical and Trauma Services
The devastating lack of adequate care for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Sudan, including sexual and reproductive healthcare and psychosocial care, has had "dire"… Read more »
August 28
Africa: Nigeria Becomes First in Africa to Receive Mpox Vaccines - WHO
Nigeria received 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines on Tuesday, becoming the first African country to obtain vaccines aimed at combating the spread of the new strain of mpox virus. Read more »
August 27
Sudan: Flooding From Sudan Dam Collapse Worsens Humanitarian Crisis
Around 20 villages in eastern Sudan have reportedly been "destroyed", with 70 impacted overall, after floodwaters burst through a major dam, according to UN humanitarians - adding… Read more »
Burkina Faso: Guterres Strongly Condemns Burkina Faso Terror Attack - Hundreds Killed and Injured
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the killing of around 200 people in the Burkinabe town of Barsalogho at the weekend, which left a further 140… Read more »
Africa: Refugees and Displaced Face Heightened Threat From Mpox Outbreak
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday that the mpox outbreak could have devastating effects on refugees and displaced families in the Democratic Republic of the Congo… Read more »
August 26
Sierra Leone: The Geneva Conventions - 'Rules of War' Saved Me, Says Former Child Soldier
Seventy-five years since the ratification of the Geneva Conventions, a former child soldier-turned foreign minister of Sierra Leone has urged greater international support for the… Read more »