By Rédaction Africanews The UN Security Council on Tuesday hailed an agreement reached by Libya’s rival political groups that paves the way for elections to be held within two years. The UN-backed deal, signed in the capital Tripoli on August…
Sean Sinico with AFP, Reuters A years-long push to change the default view of the Earth came to a vote at the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, with 164 countries in favor of a new map, the United States against it…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP The United Nations is calling for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan, as drone attacks and the destruction of healthcare facilities deepen an already devastating humanitarian crisis. More than six million people have been displaced inside…
By Rédaction Africanews and AFP The United Nations has designated November 27 as the International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage. The resolution was led by Sierra Leone and adopted by the General Assembly. Sierra Leone’s…
The world has entered a “danger zone of extreme weather” as the impacts of El Niño start to be felt globally, UN head António Guterres has warned. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released the latest data on the natural…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP, AP The United Nations must be reformed to increase African representation, secretary-general António Guterres said on Monday when he broke ground on an expansion of the UN’s Kenyan campus. Guterres has repeatedly called over the…
By Rédaction Africanews The United Nations rights chief demanded Thursday that Tunisia end widening repression targeting civil society organizations, journalists, rights defenders and opposition figures. “The continued repression and restrictions on civic space by the Tunisian authorities undermine the rights…
Senegal’s former president Macky Sall is one of four candidates auditioning this week for the United Nations’ top job. Sall is the only African among those vying to replace outgoing Secretary-General António Guterres, who leaves office at the end of…
By Dominic Wabwireh with other agencies Nearly 700 civilians have been killed in drone strikes in Sudan since January, the United Nations said, underscoring the escalating toll of a civil war now entering its fourth year. According to UN humanitarian…
By Dominic Wabwireh with other agencies Nearly 70 percent of people in Sudan are now living in poverty, almost double pre-war levels, as conflict continues to devastate the country’s economy and social fabric, a senior UN official has said. According…