UN, African and Arab leaders to hold virtual talks on Sudan crisis
The UN chief spoke earlier in the day to President William Ruto of Kenya and with the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki. Mr. Guterres will attend…
Nearly 2 million Ukrainians provided with crucial cash assistance
Stéphane Dujarric described the direct transfer of money, mostly to those who have been displaced and lost their jobs due to the fighting, as “a continuation of crucial assistance that…
INTERVIEW: Making family planning choices simpler for 8 billion
Instead of instituting these measures, policy and law makers must work to empower women to achieve their individual reproductive goals. Speaking to UN News, Marielle Sander, the Fund’s Resident Representative…
UN predicts restrictions on women’s rights will worsen economic catastrophe
The Afghanistan Socio-Economic Outlook 2023, released by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), provides an overview of the fallout resulting from the takeover of Afghanistan by its present-day de facto rulers,…
Sudan: UN rights chief calls for a return to talks, amid reports of 24-hour pause
“Sudan has already endured so much pain and suffering. The fighting is born out of power games and personal interests that only serve to alienate the democratic aspirations of the…
Libya’s ‘new dynamic’: Bathily calls on partners to support momentum
“There has been a new dynamic in Libya,” Abdoulaye Bathily said, urging authorities to meet the people’s expectation that they will be able to choose new leaders via the ballot…
UN advisory board charts fresh path to better global governance
Launched by the UN’s High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism, A Breakthrough for People and Planet: Effective and Inclusive Global Governance for Today and the Future, outlines an ambitious plan…
West Africa and Sahel: Food insecurity, malnutrition, set to reach 10-year high
For the first time in the Sahel, 45,000 people are at risk of experiencing catastrophic levels of hunger, or one step away from famine, they said. The majority, 42,000, are…
‘Let us learn from indigenous peoples’, UN chief declares
Indigenous peoples “hold many of the solutions to the climate crisis and are guardians of the world’s biodiversity,” in places as varied as the Amazon, the Sahel, and the Himalayas,…
Zambia: UN experts concerned over delay in the country’s debt restructuring
“We are worried that despite positive reforms undertaken by the Government of Zambia, the delays in sovereign debt restructuring compromise its ability to mobilise and maximise resources for the full…