October 07, 2022
Egypt: Egypt Urged to Ensure Civil Society's Full Participation in COP27 Climate Summit
Authorities in Egypt must ensure civil society can safely and fully participate in the COP27 UN climate change conference taking place there next month, a group of UN independent… Read more »
Africa: World Cotton Day Focuses On the Fibre's Role in Weaving Socio-Economic Development
Cotton is a constant thread in our lives, from field to fabric, the UN agriculture agency, FAO, upheld on Friday, World Cotton Day, drawing attention to the natural fibre's… Read more »
October 06, 2022
Africa: Nearly Half of World's Terror Victims Are African - UN Drugs and Crime Council
The threat of terrorism and organised crime is becoming increasingly entrenched across Africa, the head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime told the Security Council on Thursday,… Read more »
Africa: Make Suicide Prevention in Africa a Priority, UN Health Agency Urges Governments
Did you know that Africa has the highest suicide rate in the world? To reverse that worrying statistic, the UN health agency WHO on Thursday launched a social media campaign to… Read more »
Africa: WTO Anticipates Sharp Slowdown in World Trade Growth in 2023
Trade growth is expected to lose momentum in the second half of this year and remain subdued in 2023, as the global economy sustains multiple shocks, such as ripple effects from… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Torture Is 'Widespread' and Likely Underestimated in DR Congo - UN Report
Torture is "widespread" and underestimated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and the abuse involves armed groups and State forces, UN investigators said on Wednesday. Read more »
Central African Republic: Guterres Says Govt Must 'Spare No Effort' to Help Bring Killers of UN Peacekeepers to Justice
The UN Secretary-General has expressed his deep sadness over the death of three peacekeepers from Bangladesh who were killed on Monday in the Central African Republic (CAR),… Read more »
Africa: 'Worrying Upsurge' in Deadly Cholera, Warns Tedros, in Wide-Ranging Global Health Update
The UN health agency is working diligently in Uganda to support the government in responding to an Ebola outbreak in four districts, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO)… Read more »
Africa: World Teachers' Day Highlights Need to Transform Education
Teachers are at the heart of education, and their valuable work must also lead to better salaries and working conditions, the heads of three UN agencies and a partner organization… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Mozambique: Five Years of Violence Have Forced Nearly a Million to Flee
Nearly one million people have fled extreme violence perpetrated by non-State armed groups in northern Mozambique over the past five years, the UN refugee agency UNHCR reported on… Read more »
October 03, 2022
Ethiopia: Fight Against Human Trafficking Must Be Strengthened in Wartorn North
Throughout Ethiopia's Tigray, Afar and Amhar regions, women and girls are becoming increasingly vulnerable to abduction and sex trafficking as they flee ongoing armed conflict, a… Read more »
Africa: Five Ways Media and Journalists Can Support Climate Action While Tackling Misinformation
It's a fact: media shapes the public discourse about climate change and how to respond to it. Even the UN's own Intergovernmental Panel of Experts on Climate Change (IPCC) warned… Read more »
Africa: UN Chief - Countries Bound for COP27 Must Make Climate Action 'The Top Global Priority'
As government representatives begin to finalize the agenda for the COP27 climate change conference in Egypt next month, the UN chief told journalists in New York that the work… Read more »
October 01, 2022
Africa: On International Day of Older Persons, UN Chief Highlights Their 'Remarkable Resilience'
Secretary-General António Guterres drew attention on Saturday, the International Day of Older Persons, to the "resilience of the more than one billion older women and men"… Read more »
Burkina Faso: UN Chief Condemns Any Attempt to Seize Power By the Force of Arms
The UN Secretary-General expressed on Saturday his deep concern regarding the unfolding developments in Burkina Faso, where according to media reports, a group of military officers… Read more »
Comoros: Delivering Justice for Abused Child Brides in the Comoros
Around thirty per cent of girls in The Comoros become child brides, and they make up the vast majority of sexual violence cases reported across the African country. Read more »
September 30, 2022
Africa: Little Progress Combating Systemic Racism Against People of African Descent - UN Report
More than two years since the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in the United States sparked the global Black Lives Matter movement, there's been only "piecemeal progress"… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Humanitarian Situation Worsens, UN Mission Continues to Battle Armed Militias
The UN envoy for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday denounced the recent violence against the Organization's stabilization mission in the country, which has been the… Read more »
Tunisia: Empty Shelves and Rising Prices Linked to Ukraine Crisis Push Tunisians to the Brink
For many Tunisians, shortages of essential foods, fuel and key farming products linked to the war in Ukraine, have tested them to the limit, they've been telling UN News. Read more »
September 29, 2022
Africa: World Maritime Day Showcases Technology for 'Greener' Shipping
How shipping can contribute to a more sustainable future for all is the focus of World Maritime Day, celebrated on Thursday. Read more »
Africa: Black Sea Exports Ramp Up, Bringing Confidence to Global Commerce and Food to Most Vulnerable
Two months since the Black Sea Grain Initiative kicked into action to help release desperately needed grain and fertilizer from ports in Ukraine and Russia, confidence is returning… Read more »
September 28, 2022
Rwanda: UN Special Adviser Welcomes Start of Trial Against Top Rwanda Genocide Suspect
A senior UN official has welcomed the start of the trial against an alleged leading figure in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, highlighting the importance of paying… Read more »
Guinea: UN Pledges Support for Justice and Accountability As Stadium Massacre Trial Begins
The UN chief on Wednesday paid tribute to the hundreds of victims and their families, of a 2009 stadium massacre in the capital of Guinea, as some of the ringleaders allegedly… Read more »
Africa: Join Forces to Prevent 'Food Availability Crisis', FAO Chief Urges
As the war in Ukraine stokes a crisis for countries who are struggling just to access the food their populations want and need, the international community needs to ensure that… Read more »
September 26, 2022
South Sudan: Deeply Disturbing Violence is Proliferating, Independent Rights Experts Warn
Deeply disturbing violence is escalating "all over" South Sudan, top independent UN human rights experts have warned. Read more »