Burkina Faso Burkina Faso orders UN co-ordinator to leave Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso has ordered the UN’s coordinator in the country to leave by the end of the... Read more 24 Dec, 2022
Countries UN eases weapons embargo on DRC United Nations – The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution on Tuesday that eases a weapons embargo on... Read more 22 Dec, 2022
Countries Flooding kills more than 160 people in DRC capital, says UN Kinshasa – More than 160 people have died in the worst floods to batter Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC)... Read more 18 Dec, 2022
Countries Two peacekeepers with UN’s Mali mission killed Bamako – Two peacekeepers in Mali were killed and four others wounded in an attack on Friday, the UN... Read more 18 Dec, 2022
Countries As climate talks drag, artist shows way to climate hell Sharm El Sheikh – Egyptian artist Bahia Shehab had one goal at the COP27 climate talks in Egypt: to... Read more 15 Dec, 2022
Countries Aid staves off Somalia famine, for now: UN Geneva – Humanitarian aid and support from local communities have helped avert a dreaded famine declaration in Somalia this... Read more 15 Dec, 2022
World Rich nations oppose new biodiversity fund Montreal – Creating a new global fund for biodiversity – a core demand of developing countries at UN talks... Read more 14 Dec, 2022
Countries Tunisia’s spicy Harissa gets UNESCO heritage status Tunis – UNESCO on Thursday added Tunisia’s spicy national condiment Harissa to its list of intangible cultural heritage, saying... Read more 2 Dec, 2022
Algeria Algeria’s Rai music makes UN cultural charts Algiers – Raucous, expressive and revolutionary: Algeria’s Rai music took its place on the United Nations’ list of intangible... Read more 2 Dec, 2022
Countries First Russian fertiliser shipment leaves for Malawi The Hague – A first shipment of Russian fertiliser left the Netherlands on Tuesday bound for Malawi after days... Read more 30 Nov, 2022