January 14, 2023
Africa: Nearly One Billion Served By Healthcare Facilities Without Reliable Electricity
Although electricity is critical to healthcare provision, nearly a billion people in poorer countries - one-eighth of the global population - are served by health facilities that… Read more »
Africa: Proving Who You Are - Addressing the Plight of Those With No Legal Identity
People who do not have a legal identity, and cannot prove who they are, are likely to end up without opportunities, and very vulnerable in society. The UN's Legal Identity Agenda… Read more »
January 12, 2023
Kenya: Motorbike Ambulance Saves Mothers and Babies in Kenya - UNFPA
The hardship being felt across the Horn of Africa by the worst drought in 40 years has left many women weak and malnourished. The UN agency dedicated to women's sexual and… Read more »
Africa: Global Food Crisis Putting Millions of Young Lives At Risk
Five UN agencies on Thursday called for urgent action to protect millions of malnourished children in the 15 countries hardest hit by the unprecedented food and nutrition crisis. Read more »
Africa: UN Report Calls for Re-Thinking Social Protection As the World Ages
With the number of people aged 65 and over projected to more than double by the middle of the century, the rights and well-being of older persons must be prioritized in efforts to… Read more »
Africa: 2022 Confirmed As One of Warmest Years On Record - WMO
The UN weather agency, WMO, said on Thursday that 2022 was the fifth or sixth warmest year on record, adding to deep concerns that the likelihood of breaching the 1.5 degree… Read more »
January 11, 2023
Africa: Covid-19 - WHO Highlights Critical Importance of Sharing Virus Sequences
Although virus sequencing is vital to detect and track new variants in the COVID-19 pandemic, sharing this information must be stepped up globally, the head of the World Health… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Declares End of Ebola Virus Outbreak
In Uganda, a deadly outbreak of Ebola virus has been stopped in its tracks and declared officially over, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Read more »
January 10, 2023
Africa: 'Unprecedented' Insecurity in West Africa and Sahel, UN Security Council Hears
Although West Africa and the Sahel continues to face unprecedented security challenges, it is still "a land of immense opportunities", a senior UN official told the Security… Read more »
Africa: World Bank - Sharp, Long-Lasting Slowdown to Hit Developing Countries Hard
Growth in emerging market and developing economies will be hit hard over the next two years, according to the World Bank's latest Global Economic Prospects report. Read more »
January 09, 2023
Africa: Ozone Layer Recovery Is On Track, Due to Success of Montreal Protocol
The Earth's ozone layer is on track to recover within four decades, a UN-backed panel of experts said on Monday. Read more »
Sudan: Start of Final Phase Towards Civilian Rule an 'Important Step'
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the launch of the final phase in the political process towards restoring a civilian-led transition in Sudan, more than one… Read more »
January 07, 2023
Burkina Faso: Investigation Into 28 Killed in Burkina Faso Must Be Transparent - UN Rights Chief
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called on the transitional authorities in Burkina Faso to ensure that their investigation into the killing of at… Read more »
January 06, 2023
Zambia: Zambia - Abolition of the Death Penalty 'A Historic Milestone'
The decision by Zambia to abolish the death penalty is "a historic milestone', the UN team in the country said on Friday in a statement. Read more »
January 05, 2023
Africa: Improve Healthcare Access to End 'Preventable Tragedy' of Child Mortality
A child or young person died every 4.4 seconds in 2021, and millions more could lose their lives by 2030 unless all women and children have access to adequate healthcare, two UN… Read more »
January 04, 2023
Africa: WHO Continues to Urge China to Share More Data Amid Covid-19 Surge
The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about the COVID-19 surge in China, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday, in his first virtual briefing for… Read more »
December 30, 2022
Africa: 2022 Year in Review - Celebrating Women Fighting for Their Rights
In the last of our Year In Review features, we honour the work of activists helping to protect women's rights, which once again, came under attack in many countries throughout… Read more »
December 29, 2022
Africa: 2022 Year in Review - As Conflicts Rage, International Dialogue Remains 'The Only Hope' for Peace
Russia's invasion of Ukraine creating global upheaval, and war, conflict, and unrest blighting all parts of the world in 2022. The UN stressed the importance of international… Read more »
December 28, 2022
South Sudan: UN, Partners Call for Urgent Intervention to End 'Escalating Violence'
The UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) together with international partners, have called for the immediate end to mounting violence in the Greater Pibor area by armed youth from… Read more »
Africa: 2022 Year in Review - Amid Global Turmoil, UN Doggedly Pursues International Climate Agreements
Despite strong evidence that human activity played a role in catastrophic weather events, and the emergence of a fuel crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine, greenhouse gas emissions… Read more »
December 27, 2022
Kenya: Severe Drought Fuels Malnutrition, Reduces Hospital-Delivery Births in Turkana County
Following four successive failed rainy seasons, Kenya is amid the worst drought in 40 years, the UN's women's health agency, UNFPA, said on Tuesday, shining a light on 134,000… Read more »
Africa: 2022 Year in Health - New Ebola and Cholera Outbreaks, MPox Emergency, Covid-19 'Not Over'
The UN warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is still a cause for global concern, and outbreaks of cholera, Ebola and Monkeypox (now renamed mpox) led to the mobilization of health and… Read more »
December 26, 2022
Africa: 2022 Year in Review - 100 Million Displaced, 'A Record That Should Never Have Been Set'
A hundred million people were forced to leave their homes in 2022. The UN continued to help those in need in a myriad of ways, and push for more legal, and safe ways for people to… Read more »
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Authorities Has No Authority to Expel Official - UN Chief
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has expressed his confidence in Barbara Manzi, the most senior UN official in Burkina Faso, who was ordered to leave the country… Read more »
December 22, 2022
South Sudan: Amidst 'Unimaginable Suffering', Over 260,000 in Need Slated for Humanitarian Support
UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths released from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) on Thursday, $14 million for direct assistance to 262,521 South Sudanese affected by… Read more »