African children bearing the brunt of climate change impacts
It was released as leaders prepare to meet for the African Climate Summit, taking place next week in Nairobi, Kenya. Children in 48 out of 49 African countries assessed were…
Rights experts call for second UN Decade for People of African Descent
They stressed that more than ever, the world urgently needs humanity to unite and collaborate in a spirit of equality and non-discrimination. “This demands political will to eliminate all forms…
‘Not the time to forget’ Central African Republic
In a country of some six million people, over two million suffer from acute hunger, and the prevalence of chronic malnutrition in children under five of around 40 per cent…
Central African Republic: ‘Tensions and divisions’ eroding human rights
“Given the tensions and divisions arising from the constitutional referendum, the Central African authorities urgently need to engage all actors in a genuine political dialogue aimed at de-escalating the situation”,…
UN chief condemns deadly attack on peacekeepers in Central African Republic
The attack by unknown assailants on the patrol from the MINUSCA mission occurred just a few kilometres from the town of Sam Ouandia. The mission has immediately opened an investigation…
More African countries to receive lifesaving malaria vaccine
The RTS,S vaccine has been administered to more than 1.6 million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi since 2019 and has been shown to be safe and effective. It has…
African leaders’ appeal for peace talks was rejected by the Ukrainian president
Cafe: The heads of African countries met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the capital Kiev and appealed to Russia for peace talks, which Zelensky rejected. According to global media…
African delegation arrived in Ukraine for peace agreement, Russia launched missiles
Members of the African Peace Delegation South African President Ramaphosa arrived in Kiev today to negotiate a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, but Russia fired missiles. He is accompanied…
Central African Republic: Tanzanian peacekeepers to be repatriated following abuse allegations
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told correspondents that the decision to send the unit home had been made by the Secretariat in New York, following consultations with the peacekeeping mission in…
Critical humanitarian situation in Central African Republic
Of this number, 2.4 million “have needs so severe and complex that their survival and dignity is at risk,” Mohamed Ag Ayoya, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the CAR, told journalists…