Africa

General Assembly Discusses Climate Change, Sustainable Development Agenda. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

New Study Finds Worrying Climate Trend In Karamoja Over Last 35 Years

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Concept Note Guiding The ABC Medical Foundation’s Decision To Host A Parallel Event At 61st UN Commission On The Status Of Women

In Kenya and around the world, women farmers often lead the way in adopting sustainable agricultural practices. Photo: Leonard Odini/UNDP Kenya

International Women's Day

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Farmaajo Inaugurated as the Ninth President of Somalia

Film Director Michele Mitchell (5th right) at the UN screening of "The Uncondemned" with the four women who testified before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and Godeliève Mukasarasi of the SEVOTA support group for widows and orphans. UN Ph

PODCAST: The power of bearing witness – how rape became an ‘act of genocide’

Africa Rwandan Genocide

A street scene Kigali, Rwanda. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

Productive, Livable Cities Will Open Africa's Doors to the World

The most severe drought in decades has struck parts of Ethiopia, exacerbated by a particularly strong El Niño effect. This has led to successive failed harvests and widespread livestock deaths in some areas, and humanitarian needs have tripled since the b

Drought is pushing food prices up sharply in East Africa

Soaring cost of basic staples is an extra challenge for pastoralists as livestock prices fall

Solar Lantern Hands-on Training on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technologies. UN Habitat.

Youths in Nigeria trained in renewable energy technologies and green entrepreneurship

In Mozambique, 200,000 children are at risk of malnutrition brought about by severe drought. Photo: World Bank

Safety Nets Are Becoming Game Changers for Disaster Response in Southern Africa

A positive start for the first Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) clinic in Ghana marks the beginning of a new chapter for girls’ participation in STEM education. GPE / Stephan Bachenheimer

STEM clinics to boost girls’ participation in STEM education in Ghana

Secretary-General António Guterres meets with John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, President of Tanzania at the 28th summit of the African Union (AU), in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. UN Photo/Antonio Fiorente

A Continent of Hope

Africa UN Secretary-General

Secretary-General António Guterres (right) meets with Salva Kiir, President of South Sudan, at the 28th summit of the African Union (AU), in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. UN Photo/Antonio Fiorente

Following first mission to Africa as UN chief, Guterres highlights strengthened cooperation

Africa UN Secretary-General