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Soldiers from Burkina Faso during a military operation along the border with Mali and Niger.

Terrorism intensifying across Africa, exploiting instability and conflict

Sahel terrorism

Over 130 countries agree to reboot their education systems

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UN Secretary-General issues call to action and vision for way forward at UN Summit

Spelled out with black pepper seeds on a flour with lentils and other food in the background.

Calling record profits from oil and gas amid global energy crisis “immoral”, UN Secretary-General urges support to most vulnerable, and transition to renewables

Latest recommendations from the UN Global Crisis Response Group call for windfall tax to fund fair policies and sustainable energy solutions

Portrait of Elizabeth Mrema

Elizabeth Mrema: Protecting the world’s biodiversity

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Elizabeth Wathuti

Road to COP27: Voices of change

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Young Africans speak up on climate action.

A New Perspective on the Journey to Net-zero:

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed at the TED Countdown to COP26.

Workers at the Shints textile factory some 45 minutes from the Addis Ababa city center in Ethiopia.

UN Secretary-General calls for accelerated action on jobs and social protection to avoid an uneven global recovery and prevent future crises

Deeply diverging recoveries will undermine trust and solidarity and make the world more vulnerable to future crises, including climate change.

Women under a tree.

It’s Climate Week for Africa

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A wide view of the General Assembly Hall as Raffi Gregorian (at dais and on screens)...

UN Secretary-General highlights responsible use of new technologies in counter-terrorism efforts

Second Counter-Terrorism Week concludes with calls for global collaboration

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