The development of Africa was spotlighted at a key UN meeting on Wednesday, with attention focused on advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and… Read More »UN summit galvanizes action for development agendas in Africa
After a two-year hiatus, the voluntary repatriation of refugees from Angola to their homeland in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has begun again,… Read More »Voluntary repatriation of refugees from Angola to DR Congo resumes
An independent UN human rights expert on Monday hailed a decision by the African Court on Human and People’s Rights, to award reparations to the… Read More »Kenya: UN expert hails historic reparations ruling in favour of indigenous peoples
A small, quiet village in Kenya has found a new purpose in the fishing industry through a successful marine coral conservation project, the first of… Read More »Kenya’s Kuruwitu corals are back, thanks to local conservation drive
A group of independent UN human rights experts have condemned reports of escalating violence targeting foreign nationals in South Africa, and called for accountability against… Read More »South Africa ‘on the precipice of explosive xenophobic violence’, UN experts warn
Over 500,000 conflict-affected people in northeast Nigeria will be tossed “a lifeline,” thanks to a new UN humanitarian and development package, launched on Thursday. The… Read More »Nigeria: New UN resilience project paves ‘pathway to peace and sustainable development’
Diseases transmitted from animals to people in Africa have jumped 63 per cent in last decade, compared with the previous ten year period, according to… Read More »Animal-to-human diseases on the rise in Africa, warns UN health agency
Access to information is a human right, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Tuesday, underscoring that for peacekeepers, it can be “a matter… Read More »Reliable information ‘a matter of life and death’ UN chief tells Security Council
“I recall the civil war in Liberia vividly,” says Elfreda Dennice Stewart, a United Nations Police (UNPOL) officer serving with the UN Mission in South… Read More »From ‘saga of horrors’ to serving the world: Liberia peacekeepers honoured in South Sudan
As Mozambique looks to move on from its violent past, a UN-led programme is supporting efforts to reintegrate former combatants, and give them a chance… Read More »From fighting to farming: Supporting peacebuilding in Mozambique