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Environmental activist and entrepreneur Babacar Thiaw
Climate

Zero waste, big impact

Climate action How one surf club in Senegal is riding the wave of environmental change.
Sunset.
Climate

Not Just Another Beautiful Sunset: Why the Ocean Matters More Than You May Think

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres (right) and UN General Assembly President Philémon Yang (centre) participate in the High-Level Political Dialogue on Reparatory Justice during the Africa Dialogue Series 2025 at UN Headquarters in New York.
Human Rights

Justice can’t wait: Africa’s push for reparative justice takes center stage

Zainab Gbala
Peace and Security

Zainab Gbla: The Peacekeeper who planted seeds of hope wins UN Woman Police Officer of the Year award

Chief Superintendent Zainab Gbla, a Sierra Leonean working with the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Abyei, is transforming lives in one of Africa's most fragile regions.

Editor Picks

School meals provide essential safety nets for poor children and their families.
Health

Debt-for-Food swaps: Innovative financing for school meals in Africa

Nairobi City.
Economic Development

Financial, fiscal, and budgetary planning crucial for African cities

Inside a factory.
Economic Development

New UN report: Africa's economy to improve in 2025 despite global stagnation

A woman.
Health

Skyrocketing healthcare costs in Africa driving families into poverty

Security Council Unanimously Adopts Resolution 1325 (2000) calling for participation of women in the

Joint Statement on the 20th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325

Africa

The African Peer Review Mechanism and the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa call for greater inclusion of women in peace and security processes

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.

On UN Day, SG renews call for global ceasefire #SilencingTheGuns

In our world today, we have one common enemy: COVID-19. Now is the time for a stepped-up push for peace to achieve a global ceasefire — UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

Together with the Ministry of Health, UNICEF is leading the Risk Communication efforts in South ...

United Nations Secretary-General calls for individual action to combat misinformation

People around the world urged to #PledgetoPause before sharing online

United nations Secretary-General António Guterres.

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Nigeria

Africa
Home Health Promoter Eliaba Anthony Amba (right) speaks with Bennet Khamis.

South Sudan: Community health promoters bring essential services to rural homes

Eliaba Anthony Amba, with support from Amref Health Africa, educates people on essential health practices such as handwashing, as well as immunization and maternal health.

Young women beneficiaries of the ''she will connect program'' talk about its impact during the launc

The end of the African Women’s Decade; tracking progress on commitments

Agnes Kalibata, (Centre) speaking at a panel debate: Feed the Future:

We must transform our food production and consumption patterns

Africafood insecurity

— Ms. Agnes Kalibata, UN Special Envoy for the 2021 Food Systems Summit. (#FoodSystems)

Health workers in the DRC put on gloves on before checking patients at the hospital.

Public financing for health in Africa: 15% of an elephant is not 15% of a chicken

Dr. Nkechi Olalere and Ms. Agnes Gatome-Munyua on the African Union's 2001 Abuja Declaration on funding national health budgets.

Girls in rural Liberia.

COVID-19 worsens the plight of women and girls in rural Africa

WFP staff attend to a participant in a Food and Cash assistance scheme Kano, Nigeria, last week.

UN World Food Programme wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize

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COVID-19 halting crucial mental health services in Africa, WHO survey.

COVID-19 halting crucial mental health services in Africa, WHO survey

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Committed advocates working to end violence against women and girls in their country.

Niger: Young Nigeriens call for an end to child marriage 

What do a NASA scientist, a disability rights activist, a social media campaigner, a women’s rights defender, a midwife, and two slam poets have in common?