January 29, 2025
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Crisis - a Public Health 'Nightmare' Is Unfolding, Warns WHO
As UN agencies reported "relative calm" on Wednesday in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), humanitarians warned that the chaos caused by advancing… Read more »
Africa: From Policy to Progress - UN Deputy Chief Mohammed Outlines Path for Africa's Clean Energy Transformation
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed highlighted on Tuesday the critical need for collaborative and urgent action to achieve the ambitious goal of bringing… Read more »
January 28, 2025
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Emergency - Next 24 Hours Are Critical, Warn UN Agencies
Latest reports from Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from UN teams on the ground indicate a fast-deteriorating situation on Tuesday amid an ongoing assault by… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Crisis - 'The Violence Must End Now', UN Security Council Told
The UN Security Council convened its second emergency meeting in three days on Tuesday to address the escalating crisis in Goma - the regional capital of the eastern Democratic… Read more »
January 27, 2025
Africa: Guterres Calls On U.S. to Exempt Development and Humanitarian Funds From Aid 'Pause'
The UN Secretary-General on Monday called on the US Government to consider "additional exemptions" to a directive which pauses nearly all foreign aid for 90 days. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Battle for Goma Continues As 'Volatile' Crisis Unfolds
As fighting intensifies between the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group and Congolese forces, UN chief of Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix underscored the critical state of the… Read more »
Sudan: Darfur - ICC Prosecutor Urges Immediate Action to Address Atrocities
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday called on the UN Security Council to act decisively to address the worsening atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region. Read more »
January 25, 2025
Central Africa: UN Relocates Non-Critical Staff From North Kivu, DR Congo
The UN is temporarily relocating non-essential staff from Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday without interrupting its operations in the country at a time… Read more »
January 24, 2025
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Emergency - Fears That Regional Capital Goma Faces Attack
Intensifying hostilities on the outskirts of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and beyond involving the non-state armed group M23 have caused further mass… Read more »
Africa: Global Education Must Integrate AI, Centred On Humanity
Marking the International Day of Education, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasized learning as a basic human right and foundation for individual and societal… Read more »
January 23, 2025
Congo-Kinshasa: Guterres Voices Alarm Over M23 Rebel Offensive in DR Congo, 'Devastating Toll' On Civilians
The UN chief on Thursday expressed alarm over a renewed offensive by M23 rebels in recent days in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which is taking a "devastating… Read more »
January 22, 2025
Kenya: Support for Haiti Needed Now 'More Than Ever', Security Council Hears
Haiti is showing signs of progress on the political front despite serious setbacks in terms of security, the Special Representative and Head of the UN office in the country, BINUH,… Read more »
January 21, 2025
Africa: Security Council Debates Growing Terrorism Threat in Africa
Africa tragically remains the epicentre of global terrorism, and more action is required to implement international commitments to combat this scourge, the UN Deputy… Read more »
Africa: UN Regrets U.S. Exit From Global Cooperation On Health, Climate Change Agreement
UN agencies responded on Tuesday to President Trump's executive orders ending US membership of the World Health Organization (WHO) and its adherence to the Paris Climate Agreement,… Read more »
Africa: What Is the World Health Organization and Why Does It Matter?
When the plague, cholera and yellow fever rippled deadly waves across a newly industrialised and interconnected world in the mid-19th century, taking a global approach to health… Read more »
Mali: World News in Brief - Hostilities in Northeast Syria, Response Plan in Mali, Uyghur Deportations in Thailand
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued an alert on Tuesday over intensifying hostilities in the northeast in recent days. Read more »
January 20, 2025
Sudan: World News in Brief - Sudan Famine Latest, Weekend Attacks in Ukraine, Tanzania Marburg Virus Update
A UN aid convoy is on its way in southern Sudan to the strategically important city of Wad Madani, carrying food and nutrition supplies for families at risk of famine. Read more »
January 17, 2025
Sudan: Sudan War Becomes More Deadly As Ethnically Motivated Attacks Rise
The conflict in Sudan is taking an "even more dangerous turn for civilians", UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Friday. Read more »
January 16, 2025
Africa: Who Launches $1.5 Billion Appeal to Tackle Global Health Crises
The world is facing an extraordinary convergence of crises that has left 305 million people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. Read more »
Libya: World News in Brief - Security Council Libya Resolution, Cyclone Recovery in Mozambique, Marburg Virus in Tanzania, Counter-Terrorism Laws in Türkiye
The UN Security Council on Thursday passed a resolution to renew the mandate of the Panel of Experts (PoE) of the 1970 Libya Sanctions Committee which also extends measures related… Read more »
January 13, 2025
Africa: New Era of Crisis for Children, As Global Conflicts Intensify and Inequality Worsens
The world is entering a new era of crisis for children; climate change, inequality and conflict are disrupting their lives and limiting their futures, an authoritative study from… Read more »
January 09, 2025
Africa: Global Growth to Remain Subdued in 2025 Amid Uncertainty, UN Report Warns
Global economic growth is projected to remain at 2.8 per cent in 2025, unchanged from this past year, according to a UN flagship report released on Thursday. Read more »
January 06, 2025
Sudan: 'Famine Conditions Are Spreading' As Sudan's Crisis Worsens - Security Council
Human suffering in Sudan has reached devastating levels, with over 11.5 million people internally displaced and 3.2 million seeking refuge in neighbouring countries. Read more »
May 18, 2022
Mozambique: First Polio Outbreak in 30 Years Declared in Mozambique
Health authorities in Mozambique declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus on Wednesday after confirming that a child in the country's north-eastern Tete province, had contracted the… Read more »
December 17, 2020
Kenya: Funding Needed to Halt 'Life Threatening Crisis' Facing Refugees
Amidst a "critical shortage" of resources, hundreds of thousands of refugees in Kenya will lack food unless new funds are swiftly received, the UN's food relief agency warned on… Read more »
