Africa

A United Nations peacekeeper in Mali interacts with children in the Mopti region of the West African country. (July 2019)

African cooperation on peace ‘increasingly strong’, Security Council told

Taban Deng Gai, First Vice-President of the Republic of South Sudan

South Sudan ‘heading towards lasting peace and stability’, UN General Assembly told

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Félix Antoine Tshilombo Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly's seventy-fourth session.

DR Congo President outlines vision for a ‘more representative’ UN Security Council

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Locals in South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo take part in a community road recovery project funded by UNDP.

UN chief sets out roadmap to ‘raise ambition’, fund sustainable development

Faiez Mustafa Serraj, President of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord of the State of Libya, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-fourth session.

Libya facing ‘serious crisis’ fueled by outsiders bent on dividing the county, UN Assembly told

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, President of the Republic of Mali, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-fourth session.

Mali President outlines achievements and challenges since 2015 peace deal

Secretary-General António Guterres (left) with Greta Thunberg (right), Climate Activist.

Climate summit, a major step in achieving reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020

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Tijjani Muhammad-Bande (centre), President of the seventy-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly, opens the general debate of the seventy-fourth session of the General Assembly.

‘We need solutions’, not cynicism; UN Assembly President urges world leaders to do more to tackle global ills

Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, addresses the GA general debate in 2019.

Despite lagging in the Global Goals, Africa can meet the 2030 deadline: Rwandan President

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In Lagos, Nigeria, residents navigate the polluted waters of Makoko, a fishing community mostly made up of structures on stilts above Lagos Lagoon, as smog spreads throughout the canals.

Nigeria must act to stop housing crisis and forced evictions: UN rights expert

As part of a UNDP-led green renovation project, technicians install solar panels at a police academy in Rajaf, South Sudan. (21 August 2018)

Time to pay up: UN summit to push for development finance breakthrough

Secretary-General António Guterres, Greta Thunberg and others on stage at the Youth Climate Summit.

Youth activists press for bold action on climate, vow to hold leaders accountable

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