Countries UN says ‘race against time’ as new storm nears Madagascar Antananarivo – The UN warned on Tuesday that authorities and aid workers were racing against the clock to protect people... Read more 23 Feb, 2022
Countries US climate envoy Kerry in Egypt to discuss COP27 summit Cairo – The United States and Egypt on Monday launched a working group to prepare for the COP27 climate summit... Read more 21 Feb, 2022
Countries Sudanese man killed in crackdown on anti-coup protests as UN expert arrives Khartoum – A Sudanese man was shot dead on Sunday as security forces cracked down on rallies against last year’s... Read more 21 Feb, 2022
Countries UN adviser meets rival Libya PMs Tripoli – The UN chief’s special adviser in Libya, Stephanie Williams, met the country’s two rival prime ministers Sunday, urging... Read more 14 Feb, 2022
Countries South Sudan risks return to war, UN warns Juba – South Sudan risks a return to war, the United Nations warned Friday, with outbreaks of interethnic violence and... Read more 12 Feb, 2022
Countries Aid operations in Tigray ‘largely reduced or suspended’, UN says Nairobi – Fuel and cash shortages have forced humanitarian operations to a virtual standstill in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region, the... Read more 11 Feb, 2022
Countries Tunisia must restore judicial watchdog, say UN, Western envoys Tunis – Western envoys to Tunisia and the UN rights chief urged President Kais Saied on Tuesday to restore... Read more 8 Feb, 2022
Countries Cyclone Batsirai nears Madagascar, poses ‘very serious threat’ Ampasipotsy Gare – Cyclone Batsirai was expected to reach eastern Madagascar on Saturday, posing a “very serious threat” to millions... Read more 5 Feb, 2022
Countries DRC court sentences 51 to death in murder of UN experts Kananga – A military court in Democratic Republic of Congo Saturday sentenced 51 people to death, several in absentia, in... Read more 30 Jan, 2022
Countries Nearly 40% of Tigrayans face ‘extreme lack of food’, says UN Addis Ababa – Nearly 40% of people in Ethiopia’s Tigray face “an extreme lack of food” amid an extended... Read more 29 Jan, 2022