June 26, 2023
Africa: UN Refugee Agency Predicts Spike in Resettlement Needs Next Year
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is anticipating a significant rise in global refugee resettlement needs for next year. Read more »
Africa: Torture As a Weapon of War Must Cease, Rights Experts Demand
UN rights experts marked the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on Monday, by reiterating their call for an "absolute prohibition" on the use of torture during… Read more »
East Africa: Horn of Africa - Around 60 Million in Urgent Humanitarian Need
Climate, armed conflict, high food prices and post-COVID-19 economic fall-out have caused record food insecurity in the Horn of Africa, with an estimated 60 million urgently in… Read more »
June 24, 2023
Sudan: OHCHR Calls for 'Urgent Action' to End Militia Attacks On People Fleeing El Geneina
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Saturday said it was gravely concerned at reports of "wanton killings" by "Arab" militia in Sudan's West Darfur backed by the Rapid Support… Read more »
June 23, 2023
Tunisia: Tunisia Must 'Change Course' Amid Media Crackdown - UN Rights Chief
In Tunisia, "vague" legislation is being used to criminalize independent journalism and suppress criticism of the Government, UN rights chief Volker Türk said on Friday. Read more »
Africa: Ukraine - War 'Weakening' International Security, Political Affairs Chief Warns
Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the war "has weakened the international collective security system we have all pledged to uphold", the top UN… Read more »
West Africa: On #PeacebuildingDay, Ambassadors Discuss Response to Organised Crime in the Sahel
The Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) convened for an ambassadorial-level meeting in New York on Friday to tackle the issue of organized crime in the Sahel. Poverty, institutional… Read more »
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 »