Strengthening international cooperation and delivering on a UN pact that calls for reforming global governance, among other measures, was the focus of debate in the UN Security Council on Tuesday ...

President Adama Barrow has urged Gambians to embrace self-reliance, unity, and national development as the West African nation attains 60 years of nationhood today Tuesday, providing a moment of soul- ...

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) called on Tuesday for urgent action to combat climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, warning that progress on all fronts remains slow and uneven ...

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatete, has called for advantage to be taken of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to activate regional value ...

The humanitarian emergency in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has deteriorated sharply with serious human rights violations and abuses, including reported summary executions of children ...

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday sounded the alarm over escalating rights abuses in Sudan, warning that impunity is driving violations as fighting spreads and more armed groups become inv ...

The United Nations Children\'s Fund (UNICEF) is  to inject US$142 million into Niger\'s education sector, the official Niger News Agency (ANP) has reported ...

While the capitals of South Kivu and North Kivu are now under the control of the M23 rebels, Ituri, the third province in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has been under night attac ...

In the ongoing efforts to eradicate polio, the Central African Republic (CAR) has placed a special emphasis on reaching vulnerable and underserved populations ...

Sierra Leone is deploying a range of measures to control and end an outbreak of mpox in which 18 cases have so far been reported since the disease was confirmed on 13 January 2025, the Africa Regi ...

More than one in two people in war-torn Sudan have too little to eat, famine “is taking hold” and sexual violence is rife, the UN’s top aid official said on Monday, as the global body launched an ...

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has condemned the looting of thousands of tonnes of relief supplies in the city of Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), after Rwanda-backed M ...