October 27, 2022
Africa: Rise in TB Deaths Another Fallout From the Pandemic, WHO Report Reveals
Tuberculosis (TB) deaths and infections rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted access to treatment and support services, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Africa: Security Council Counter-Terrorism Body to Review Growing Threat Posed By New Technologies
The United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee holds a special meeting in Mumbai and New Delhi beginning on Friday, focused on the growing threat posed by new and… Read more »
Africa: Countries' Climate Promises Still Not Enough to Avoid Catastrophic Global Warming - UN Report #AfricaClimateCrisis
While plans submitted by most signatories of the Paris Agreement would reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, they are still not ambitious enough to limit global temperature rise… Read more »
Africa: Climate Change - C02 and Methane in Our Atmosphere Reach Record Levels #AfricaClimateCrisis
Atmospheric levels of the three main greenhouse gases warming our planet - carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide- all reached new record highs in 2021, according to a new… Read more »
October 25, 2022
Sudan: Justice for Protesters Against Coup, Key to Ending Cycle of Violence
UN independent human rights experts on Tuesday demanded real accountability for the year-long brutal crackdown on peaceful protests against the October 2021 military coup in Sudan. Read more »
Africa: Heatwaves to Impact Almost Every Child On Earth By 2050 - UNICEF Report
Heatwaves have become an unavoidable health hazard for many nations, but new data indicates that they are set toaffect virtually every child on earth by 2050, the UN Children's… Read more »
October 24, 2022
Libya: 'Political Deadlock Persists With No Clear End in Sight' - UN Envoy
The political stalemate continues in Libya and prospects for elections are dim, the head of the UN Mission there, UNSMIL, said on Monday in his first briefing to the Security… Read more »
Africa: 'Game Changer' Ideas On Water and Sustainability, Centre-Stage Ahead of Major Water Conference
Some 1,200 scientists, representatives of the private sector and civil society met at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday to discuss potentially game-changing ideas related to… Read more »
October 23, 2022
Kenya: UN Steps up Protection for Drought-Hit Women and Girls
Women and girls are bearing the brunt of the worst drought experienced in Kenya for 40 years, which is exacerbating the risk of sexual exploitation, violence, and abuse. Read more »
October 21, 2022
West Africa: Millions At Risk in Flood-Hit Nigeria; Relief Chief Highlights Hunger in Burkina Faso
More than 2.8 million people have been impacted by Nigeria's worst floods in a decade, with 1.3 million displaced and hundreds of lives lost, said the UN chief on Friday,… Read more »
Chad: UN Rights Chief Deplores Deadly Use of Force Against Protestors in Chad
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday appealed for calm and restraint in Chad following a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests Read more »
Africa: Interview - Connection Between Human Rights and Climate Change 'Must Not Be Denied'
The right to life, food, development, self-determination, water and sanitation, and adequate housing, is being denied to millions of people because of climate change, the first UN… Read more »
October 20, 2022
Africa: Continent's Children Five Times Less Likely to Learn Basics - New Report
African leaders gathered in Mauritius on Thursday, to mull solutions to the education gap highlighted by a new UN education agency report which shows children on the continent are… Read more »
October 19, 2022
Ethiopia: There is a Very Narrow Window to Prevent Genocide in Tigray, UN Health Chief Warns
The Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged the international community and the media on Wednesday to give the crisis in Ethiopia "the attention it deserves". Read more »
Central African Republic: MINUSCA Support 'Decisive' in Security Operations to Protect Civilians, UN Envoy Says
Support from UN peacekeepers serving with the mission in the Central African Republic, MINUSCA, has proven decisive in protecting civilians alongside Government efforts and amid… Read more »
Africa: Cholera Vaccine Shortage Forces Shift to One-Dose Regimen
A lack of global supply has prompted the international body which distributes oral cholera vaccines during outbreaks and emergencies to temporarily suspend the standard two-dose… Read more »
South Sudan: Rights Experts Calls for Urgent Action to Implement South Sudan Peace Deal
Progress on the 2018 peace agreement for South Sudan has been "extremely slow", UN human rights experts said on Wednesday, calling for urgent action to save lives. Read more »
Africa: Time to Get Off the Couch, WHO Warns, As 500 Million Risk Developing Chronic Illness
Almost 500 million people will develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) attributable to physical inactivity, between 2020 and 2030, if… Read more »
October 18, 2022
Mali: UN Envoy Reports On Transition, Peace Process, Amid Ongoing Insecurity
The situation in Mali continues to justify sustained international attention and engagement, the top UN official in the West African country told the Security Council on Tuesday. Read more »
Somalia: UNICEF Warns of Unprecedented Child Deaths
Thousands of severely malnourished boys and girls in Somalia are at risk of dying, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday, urging donors to step up support amid historic… Read more »
Africa: Global Health - Women And Children Pay Heaviest Price For 'Gaping Inequities'
A new UN report shows that women's and children's health has suffered globally, as the impacts of conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change converge, with devastating… Read more »
October 17, 2022
Ethiopia: Fighting Must End, Urges Guterres, Amid 'Staggering' Level Of Need
Fighting in the Tigray region of Ethiopia is "spiralling out of control", and there is no military solution to end nearly two years of brutal conflict which has left tens of… Read more »
October 16, 2022
Mozambique: A New, Financially Independent Life for Former Child Brides in Mozambique
In Mozambique, more than 20 per cent of girls aged between 13 and 17 have been married or live with someone as if they were married. Women's support groups are putting thousands of… Read more »
Africa: Guterres Calls for 'Sustained Political Commitment' for a Healthier World
The UN chief on Sunday called for governments worldwide to prioritize healthcare, in a call to make a "sustained political commitment" so their countries can be better prepared… Read more »
October 15, 2022
Ethiopia: UN Chief 'Gravely Concerned' By Escalation in Fighting Across Tigray
The UN Secretary-General issued a statement on Saturday expressing grave concern over the escalation of fighting in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, where Government troops and… Read more »