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Women in Nigeria collect food vouchers as part of a programme to support families in difficulty

Coronavirus: Reshape the urban world to aid ‘ground zero’ pandemic cities

Africa Coronavivrus

One-month-old Amadou was born at the newly refurbished health centre in Arlit. Photo: IOM/Monica Chi

As COVID-19 Spreads, IOM Strengthens and Equips Health Centres in Northern Niger

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Humanitarian Needs Grow as Burkina Faso Faces Unprecedented Level of Internal Displacement

Africa Humanitarian Emergencies

The statue of Nelson Mandela gifted to the UN by South Africa.

‘Inequality defines our time’: UN Chief António Guterres' hard-hitting 2020 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture

Africa Nelson Mandela

Held on Mandela’s birthday (18th July) the lecture series invites prominent personalities to discuss major international challenges

Siya Kolisi designated a United Nations Global Advocate

South African rugby star Siya Kolisi named UN Global Advocate for Spotlight Initiative

Africa Siya Kolisi

Announced on Mandela Day, he will help tackle violence against women

IOM continues to provide registration, coordination of humanitarian activities.

COVID-19: UN relief chief urges G20 to step up to avert ‘cascading crises’ in fragile countries

Doctor Morissana Kouyaté, Guinea, is co-winner of the 2020 Nelson Mandela Prize

Mandela Prize awarded to Greek and Guinean rights activists

Africa United Nations Nelson Mandela Prize

José Fernandes is Emergency Response Nurse with SOS International, Angola

“Invest in health systems to beat future pandemics”

Africa Healthcare workers

— José Fernandes, Emergency Response Nurse, Angola

Ghana’s community nurses deliver child health care amid COVID-19

Ghana’s community nurses deliver child health care amid COVID-19

Rescued orphan elephants at David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya.

Wildlife crime putting environment and health at risk: UN report

Africa natural resources

Wamkele Mene, Secretary General, African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat (AfCFTA)

Digital trade is the next big thing in Africa

Africa African Union— Wamkele Mene, Secretary General, African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat (AfCFTA)

New technologies and business models are creating a mass market

Africans must explore opportunities in digital trade

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— African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat Chief Wamkele Mene