Africa

Le Secrétaire général Ban Ki-moon (à droite) avec Michel Kafando, Président du Burkina Faso, à Addis Abeba, en Ethiopie, le 30 janvier 2015. Photo ONU/Eskinder Debebe

Following coup d''état in Burkina Faso, Ban welcomes reinstatement of President

Africa Burkina Faso

Wide view of the Security Council.

Prime minister’s appointment ‘important step’ for ending Guinea-Bissau crisis, says Security Council

Africa Guinea-Bissau

Most families who fled their homes in north-east Nigeria in fear of the militant group Boko Haram are desperate for food as their host communities across the border in Diffa, Niger, don't always have enough for themselves.

In Niger, global community must match generosity of host communities – UN relief official

A girl looks out of her house window in Benghazi, Libya. Photo: UNSMIL

Deploring latest military escalation, UN mission in Libya urges immediate ceasefire

Children and adults in the Minawao camp for Nigerian refugees in the Far North Region of Cameroon.

Boko Haram violence displaces 1.4 million children in Nigeria and beyond – UNICEF

Photo: UNAIDS

UN and Kenya team up to end AIDS epidemic by 2030

MINUSCA peacekeepers on patrol in the Central African Republic.

New allegation of sexual exploitation received by UN mission in Central African Republic

Africa Central African Republic

Dialogue communautaire de jeunes sur l'agenda du développement post-2015 en Tanzanie. Photo: UNFPA

Making education the gateway in Tanzania's growth

Nigerian refugees at Minawao refugee camp, northern Cameroon.

Cameroon host to families fleeing Nigeria, Lake Chad basin – UN relief official

Africa Cameroon

Special Representative and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Bernardino León.

Libyan parties reach consensus on main elements of political agreement – UN envoy

A wide view of the Security Council in session.

Security Council extends UN mission in Libya, urges parties to finalize political accord

The methodology used to measure MDG progress underestimated the relative good performance made by the least developed countries, particularly Sub-Saharan African countries. Photo: UNDP Burkina Faso

Avoid stigma when measuring SDG achievements