UN

World agrees hard-fought nature funding plan at UN talks

Rome — Nations cheered a last-gasp deal to map out funding to protect nature Thursday, breaking a deadlock at... Read more

28 Feb

Addis Ababa – UN chief Antonio Guterres called for an end to the influx of weapons fuelling war in... Read more

14 Feb

Nairobi – Kenya said on Thursday it had deployed more than 100 additional police officers to Haiti, after Washington... Read more

7 Feb

Addis Ababa – A new generation of young Africans is adding to the pressure on Western museums to return... Read more

28 Jan

Cape Town – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed optimism that Africa could secure a permanent seat on the... Read more

12 Dec, 2024

Cape Town – The appointment of former South African finance minister Trevor Manuel to a UN expert group addressing... Read more

9 Dec, 2024

Geneva — The UN appealed on Wednesday for more than $47 billion to deliver vital aid next year, warning... Read more

4 Dec, 2024

Geneva — The UN rights chief is gravely concerned over the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon... Read more

26 Nov, 2024

Kampala – Leading Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is being held in a military jail after being “kidnapped” in... Read more

20 Nov, 2024

Baku — The COP29 climate talks open Monday in Azerbaijan, under the long shadow cast by the re-election of... Read more

11 Nov, 2024