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The decision is part of a phased transition “launched in late 2024, in agreement with the Ethiopian government and donors,” to transfer food relief op...
The delisting comes after the Somali government implemented a national action plan aimed at ending the recruitment and use of children in armed confli...
Grandi said, "The time to de-escalate is right now. Once people are forced to flee, there's no quick way back and all too often, the consequences last...
Nearly 13 million people have been uprooted from their homes in West and Central Africa. The UN Refugee Agency blames migration trends and conflict fo...
In his report last year, UN Secretary-General António Guterres revealed that the escalation of conflict had exposed civilians to increased levels of s...
The suspension, while temporary, marks a serious diplomatic setback for multilateral efforts aimed at resuscitating a two-state framework between Isra...
They denounced the strikes as violations of international law and the United Nations Charter, stressing the importance of respecting national sovereig...
Notably, Sudan and South Sudan have been marked among the five hotspots facing an immediate risk of famine in the coming four months.
The letter criticised Lamamra for failing to compel the warring parties to stop exploiting the humanitarian crisis for political gain and for not esta...
The high-level gathering, hosted in collaboration with UN Tourism, brought together ministers, private sector leaders and development partners from ac...
The groups are drawn to the sector due to perceived weak enforcement, inconsistent documentation, and regulatory loopholes along trade routes—all of w...
UNDP has deducted the unbudgeted amount from the Sh35.8 million funding allocated for the project.
African nations say their outsized contribution to global peacekeeping demands fairer representation.
The two African nations will take up their roles in January 2026, serving a two-year term on the world’s most powerful decision-making body for peace...
The UN warned that displaced populations were facing widespread human rights violations, including murder, summary executions, sexual and gender-based...
This marks DR Congo’s third bid for a seat on the UN Security Council, having previously served in 1982–1983 and 1992–1993 under Mobutu Sese Seko.
The embargo, first imposed in 2018 following years of ethnic conflict that the UN estimates has claimed nearly 400,000 lives, marks its seventh renewa...
The document, which says the plan is guaranteed by U.S. President Donald Trump and mediators Egypt and Qatar, includes sending humanitarian aid to Gaz...
SHOFCO’s impact goes beyond services; it mobilises communities through the SHOFCO Urban Network, empowering over two million Kenyans to lead change lo...
The development will position Nairobi as one of only four cities in the world, alongside New York, Geneva, and Vienna, to host multiple United Nations...
The 2025 order also revokes any purported financial commitment made by the US under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, includi...
The Rwandese government also offered to provide office facilities and essential services, along with a full package of privileges, immunities and tax...
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya expressed its concern over the escalation of violence in Tripoli, calling on parties to take the appropria...
Tuya further announced that Kenya would contribute critical military infrastructure—including helicopters and surveillance units—as part of its expand...
The latest unrest in Libya's capital follows battles on Monday that appeared to consolidate the power of Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, prime minister of the...
The Horn of Africa, including Somalia, remains highly vulnerable to climate-related events. Experts have noted a trend of increasing frequency and int...
While some member states advocate for increases in both assessed and voluntary contributions, others maintain that voluntary funding should remain the...
This means the Security Council has authorised the peacekeeping mission to "use all necessary means" to implement its mandate, including the protectio...
Highlighting the absence of political will among the warring parties to pursue dialogue, Guterres called for an "immediate cessation of hostilities" a...
Salim was, arguably, the closest Africa has come to clinching the UN’s top job. His age, diplomatic poise, and Pan-Africanist ethos made him a standou...
