Africa: 47 Million Health Workers and Advocates Call for Cleaner Aid to Curb Pollution Deaths

Over 50 countries, cities, and organizations pledged new commitments on Thursday to tackle air pollution, protect public health, and help halve its deadly impacts by 2040 - a goal… Read more »

Africa: Fast Fashion Fuelling Global Waste Crisis, UN Chief Warns

Fast fashion is accelerating an environmental catastrophe, with the equivalent of one garbage truck's worth of clothing either incinerated or sent to landfill every second, the UN… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Armed Groups Install 'Parallel Administration' in DR Congo, Security Council Hears

Armed groups affiliated with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have continued to expand their control in North and South Kivu - setting… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Record Numbers Face Acute or Emergency Hunger

A record 27.7 million people are in the grip of acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid ongoing conflict linked to massive displacement and rising food… Read more »

South Sudan: UN Rights Body Sounds the Alarm Over South Sudan Crisis

The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan issued an alert on Thursday over the the rapidly escalating crisis in the country, calling for urgent coordinated action to protect… Read more »

Sudan: Displacement Figures Fall for First Time

For the first time in nearly two years of brutal conflict the number of Sudanese internally displaced during nearly two years of brutal conflict between rival militaries has… Read more »

Sudan: Rights Chief Deplores Deadly Army Strikes On North Darfur Market

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has again called for greater protection of civilians in war-torn Sudan following deadly army airstrikes in North Darfur earlier this week. Read more »

Africa: Deadly Impacts of Childhood Stunting Can Be Prevented, WFP Insists

Childhood stunting from malnutrition is a global but preventable problem if adequate investment can be found, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday, amid chronic… Read more »

Africa: Biological Weapons 'Must Not Only Be Unthinkable but Also Impossible'

The world came together 50 years ago to ban biological weapons and in today's volatile geopolitical climate we can ill-afford to let this moral safeguard "erode", the UN's High… Read more »

Africa: Pact for the Future - Countries Urged to Translate Pledges Into Action

UN Member States met on Wednesday for the first of three key meetings to advance a global agreement that pledges concrete actions to achieve a safer, more peaceful, sustainable and… Read more »

South Sudan: UN Calls for Immediate Ceasefire As South Sudan Edges Closer to Renewed Civil War

The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Wednesday called for an immediate end to hostilities and urgent dialogue between the country's leaders to prevent a relapse into civil… Read more »

Africa: 'Renewables Are Renewing Economies', UN Chief Tells Top Climate Forum

Ministers from 40 countries met on Wednesday at the first major climate forum of 2025 to discuss progress in renewable energy generation and the rising toll of inaction over rising… Read more »

Africa: Can Renewable Energy Survive Climate Change?

As droughts reduce hydropower and clouds dim solar output around the world, experts say meteorology and climate science must be at the heart of the energy transition. Read more »

Niger: Mosque Attack Which Killed 44 Should Be 'Wake-Up Call', Says Rights Chief

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday condemned the recent attack on a mosque in Kokorou village, in western Niger, in which at least 44 worshippers… Read more »

Africa: Crimes of the Transatlantic Slave Trade 'Unacknowledged, Unspoken and Unaddressed'

The transatlantic slave trade may have ended centuries ago but its legacy is ever present, the UN Secretary-General said on Tuesday, marking the International Day of Remembrance… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Aid Operations Stretched to the Limit in Burundi By Ongoing DR Congo Crisis

With thousands fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) across the border into Burundi, aid operations are stretched to the limit, the World Food Programme… Read more »

Africa: Decades of Progress in Reducing Child Deaths and Stillbirths At Risk, UN Warns

The number of children around the world dying before their fifth birthday stands at a record low - but this achievement is under threat due to a chronic lack of investment in… Read more »

South Sudan: South Sudan On the Brink of Civil War, Top UN Official Warns

South Sudan is teetering on the brink of a return to full-scale civil war as violence escalates and political tensions deepen, the head of the UN Mission in the country (UNMISS)… Read more »

Africa: Local Staff 'Particularly Vulnerable' to Detention, As UN Calls for Their Release

Staff members of the United Nations around the world who are recruited locally are "particularly vulnerable" to detention and should be released and allowed to go home according to… Read more »

Africa: 'Racism Requires Ignorance' - How Art and Culture Can Help End Racial Discrimination

Despite significant progress over the years, the fight against racism and racial discrimination remains as urgent as ever. Read more »

Africa: UNAIDS Chief Warns of 'Real Surge' in Deaths Unless U.S. Restores Funding

Amid continuing uncertainty about the impact of deep US funding cuts to humanitarian work worldwide, the head of the UN agency coordinating the fight against HIV-AIDS warned that… Read more »

Africa: Mind Your Language - the Battle for Linguistic Diversity in AI

For two years, one international organization under the umbrella of the UN has been leading a relentless campaign in the corridors of global digital diplomacy. Its mission? To… Read more »

Africa: Children, Refugees Pay Hefty Price of Global Aid Funding Crisis

Children, refugees and displaced people worldwide are paying the price for the deep-seated funding crisis that has engulfed the international aid sector, made worse by pronounced… Read more »

Sudan: UNICEF Condemns Looting of Lifesaving Supplies for Children in Sudan

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Friday strongly condemned the looting of vital humanitarian supplies from Al Bashair Hospital in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, warning that the… Read more »

Africa: 'The Poison of Racism Continues to Infect Our World', Guterres Warns On International Day

The United Nations commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Friday, calling on the global community to uphold its shared responsibility to… Read more »