Nearly a million affected by South Sudan floods, says UN
Nairobi – Around 909 000 people have reportedly been affected by flooding in South Sudan, the UN’s emergency response... Read more
12 Oct, 2022
Heatwaves will make regions uninhabitable within decades: UN, Red Cross
Geneva – Heatwaves will become so extreme in certain regions of the world within decades that human life there... Read more
11 Oct, 2022
54 poor nations urgently need debt relief, says UN
Geneva – Cascading global crises have left 54 countries – home to more than half of the world’s poorest... Read more
11 Oct, 2022
‘Respect refugee rights’ Merkel tells leaders as she accepts UN prize
Geneva – Former German chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday urged leaders to refrain from sending people back to countries... Read more
11 Oct, 2022
Heat-resilient Red Sea reefs offer last stand for corals
Marsa Alam – Beneath the waters off Egypt’s Red Sea coast a kaleidoscopic ecosystem teems with life that could... Read more
10 Oct, 2022
Egypt replants mangrove ‘treasure’ to fight climate change impacts
Hamata – On Egypt’s Red Sea coast, fish swim among thousands of newly planted mangroves, part of a programme to... Read more
8 Oct, 2022
UN watchdog sounds alarm over suicides in Africa
Brazzaville – Africa needs to combat a suicide rate that is the highest in the world yet remains widely... Read more
7 Oct, 2022
Month before COP27, host Egypt faces heat over rights, climate action
Cairo – A month before Egypt hosts the UN climate change conference, Cairo is finalising the list of world... Read more
6 Oct, 2022
Yemen government ‘determined’ to renew truce with Huthis: FM
Rabat – Yemen’s government wants to renew a ceasefire with Huthi rebels and will not escalate the conflict, its... Read more
6 Oct, 2022
Torture rampant in DRC conflict zones, says UN
Kinshasa – Torture and degrading treatment is widespread and practiced with impunity in DR Congo’s conflict zones, the United... Read more
6 Oct, 2022
