June 22, 2023
Africa: Health Data, Women's and LGBT Rights in Spotlight At Human Rights Council
The right to keep personal health data private is increasingly under threat in our digital world, with potentially devastating consequences for already vulnerable people, a… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia in Danger of Losing Hard-Won Gains, Security Council Hears
Despite gains made in tackling terrorism and advancing the electoral process in Somalia, top UN officials warned the Security Council on Thursday that extra effort and funding are… Read more »
Africa: Financial System Must Evolve in 'Giant Leap Towards Global Justice' - Guterres
Developing countries are buckling under high debt and exorbitant borrowing costs, that prevent them from reviving their economies, UN chief António Guterres said on… Read more »
June 21, 2023
Africa: UN Counter-Terrorism Week - Preventing Violent Extremism
Zeinabou Maata, a Muslim from Mauritania, is one of 50 women serving on the frontlines of preventing the spread of violent extremism in her country, with UN support. Read more »
Africa: Top UN Official for Africa Calls for Added Action to Stop Piracy's Spread
International cooperation is making waves in combatting piracy in West Africa, but addressing its root causes and ensuring sustainable funding must fully eliminate threat, which is… Read more »
Africa: With Needs At a Record High, Underfunding Is Chronic Guterres Tells Humanitarians
Conflicts, climate change and financial turmoil are increasing the need for humanitarian aid, but a lack of funding is resulting in painful rollbacks, the UN chief told a meeting… Read more »
June 20, 2023
East Africa: Sudan Crisis Threatens to Hobble South Sudan's Transition, UN Mission Chief Says
The cross-border impact of the crisis in Sudan is unfurling along multiple fronts, and action is urgently needed to ease rising tensions that has already resulted in deadly… Read more »
Central African Republic: Decade-Long Cycle of Conflict Can Be Broken, MINUSCA Chief Tells UN Security Council
Despite deteriorating border security, humanitarian and human rights challenges, the Central African Republic (CAR) is committed to a constitutional referendum and local elections,… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Lives Shattered By Violence, Displacement and Hunger in 'Forgotten Crisis' - WFP
UN humanitarians issued an urgent appeal on Tuesday to help millions of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where chronic violence and displacement continue to… Read more »
Egypt: First Person - When Refugees Bloom in the Desert
Radwa Sharaf is a UN refugee agency, UNHCR, staff member tasked with working with celebrities, content creators, and influencers to promote the work of the organization to a… Read more »
Africa: World Refugee Day - UN Calls for Solidarity and Inclusion Amid Record Displacement
Refugees deserve support and solidarity, not closed borders and pushbacks. That's a reminder from UN chief António Guterres on Tuesday's World Refugee Day, regarding the… Read more »
June 19, 2023
Libya: 'Persistent Disagreements' Must Be Overcome, Security Council Hears
Libyan political leaders who are being encouraged to set aside their differences for the sake of a new democratic future, must put the interests of the people "above all else",… Read more »
Sudan: U.S.$1.5 Billion Raised as Guterres Urges Donors to Boost Response to Halt Death, Destruction
A UN-led appeal for funding to help the people of Sudan raised $1.5 billion on Monday as UN chief António Guterres warned that the country was descending "into death and… Read more »
Africa: 'Vital' Human Rights Cooperation Must Be Above Fray of Politics - Türk
A lack of strong cooperation with the international human rights system leaves States "adrift", UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Monday, as he addressed rights… Read more »
Africa: Combatting Hate Speech Is a Shared Responsibility - UN General Assembly President
Countering hate speech is a key component of atrocity prevention, UN General Assembly President Csaba Kõrösi said on Monday, calling for more global action towards… Read more »
June 17, 2023
Africa: Countering 'Dark Age of Intolerance' Starts by Tackling Hate Speech
From institutionalized racism to genocide, the roots are the same, according to people on the frontlines of change who shared their stories with UN News ahead of the International… Read more »
Africa: Combating Drought, One Garden At a Time
Just before noon in Satara, a remote village in Niger's southwestern Tillaberi region, the thermometer is already hovering near 40°C. Read more »
West Africa: Trafficking in the Sahel - Smugglers 'Will Take You Anywhere'
Call a friend with a connection, get a passport in 24 hours, and hand over some cash. That is what it takes to flee the fragile Sahel region of Africa, where smuggling networks… Read more »
June 16, 2023
Mali: UN Mission Backs Constitutional Referendum in Mali
The UN is providing "multifaceted support" to Mali ahead of this weekend's constitutional referendum, the head of its peacekeeping mission in the country, MINUSMA, said in a… Read more »
Sudan: Darfur Spiralling Into 'Humanitarian Calamity' - UN Aid Chief
With the conflict between rival militaries in Sudan entering its third month, the people of Darfur are "trapped in a living nightmare", the UN's top aid official has said. Read more »
Africa: Mediterranean Migrant Shipwreck - Swift Action Needed to Prevent New Tragedy
The UN refugee and migration agencies are calling for urgent and decisive action to prevent further deaths at sea following Wednesday's tragedy in the Mediterranean. With 78 bodies… Read more »
June 15, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Armed Group Attacks Displace Nearly 1 Million Since January
Escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has displaced nearly one million people since January, the International Organization for Migration (IOM)… Read more »
Sudan: UN Condemns Killing of West Darfur Governor, Raises Alarm Over 'Vortex of Hate Speech'
The UN Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) said on Thursday it was "appalled and deeply shocked" at the killing of the Governor of West Darfur, calling for a halt to the… Read more »
June 14, 2023
Libya: Scores Die in Migrant Shipwreck Off Greek Coast
The UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday he was horrified at the news of dozens more deaths in the Mediterranean after an overloaded boat reportedly capsized and sank off the… Read more »
Africa: Faith Leaders Critical to Combating 'Groundswell' of Hatred Globally
In the face of rising hatred worldwide, both on and offline, faith leaders are vital allies in the quest for global peace, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a… Read more »