NEW YORK, United States of America — The UN and its partners are supporting the Sudanese Government as it responds to recent severe flooding, which has
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Coronavirus – Africa: UN issues $10.3 billion coronavirus appeal and warns of the price of inaction
GENEVA, Switzerland, July 18, 2020/ — The UN’s Humanitarian Chief, Mark Lowcock, has called on G20 nations to act now or face a series of
Coronavirus: World off track in meeting 2030 Agenda, UN deputy chief warns, calls for solidarity in COVID-19 recovery
NEW YORK, United States of America, July 18, 2020/ — The world was off track in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, even before
Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa, ImpactHER and UN Women Policy Brief exposes disadvantages to women entrepreneurs in post COVID-19 era, offers solutions
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, July 17, 2020/ — Women-led businesses are more vulnerable to closure than those led by men in the era of the novel
Coronavirus – South Sudan: United Nations in Torit launches COVID-19 campaign to protect community policing members
JUBA, South Sudan, July 15, 2020/ — Fear of contracting COVID-19, combined with a lack of protective gear, has put an end to patrols conducted
Coronavirus – Africa: As more go hungry and malnutrition persists, achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN report warns
GENEVA, Switzerland, July 15, 2020/ — Securing healthy diets for the billions who cannot afford them would save trillions in costs More people are going hungry,
Coronavirus – South Sudan: UNMISS donates COVID-19 personal protection equipment to South Sudanese police
JUBA, South Sudan, July 15, 2020/ — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan, represented by its Police Commissioner Unaisi Vuniwaqa, has handed over an
Coronavirus – Sudan: UNAMID COVID-19 Media Update
ZALINGEI, Sudan, July 15, 2020/ — As of 8 July 2020, UNAMID recorded 20 cases of COVID-19 among its personnel. Out of the 20 cases,
Body of Uganda’s Permanent representative to the UN finally flown back to the country
Kampala, Uganda — The body of Ambassador Christopher Onyanga Aparr has been flown back, a month after he died in Geneva, Switzerland. Aparr who was Uganda’s
Pompeo slams UN report on deadly US drone strike on Iranian
GENEVA — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has criticized an independent U.N. human rights expert’s report insisting a American drone strike that killed a
Coronavirus – Uganda: Government of Sweden boosts UNICEF lifesaving healthcare services during COVID-19 response
KAMPALA, Uganda, July 10, 2020 –The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has received US$4.4 million (app. UGX 16 billion) from the Government of Sweden to
Coronavirus – Africa: UNHCR and WFP warn refugees in Africa face hunger and malnutrition as COVID-19 worsens food shortages
ROME, Italy, July 10, 2020 –UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Food Programme (WFP) are warning that severe underfunding, conflict and disasters –
Coronavirus – South Sudan: UNHCR calls on South Sudan leaders to reinvigorate peace efforts on 9th anniversary of independence
GENEVA, Switzerland, July 9, 2020/ — Nine years since South Sudan gained independence and became the world’s youngest nation, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency is
Coronavirus: Increased trafficking in falsified medical products due to COVID-19: says United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) research
VIENNA, Austria, July 9, 2020/ — The sudden increase in demand for medical products to address the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an expansion in
Coronavirus – Libya: Speech by Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Libya at the UN Security Council (Video conference)
BERLIN, Germany, July 9, 2020/ — By Heiko Maas Mr Secretary-General,Colleagues,Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen, Six months have passed since the Berlin Conference on Libya. In those
Coronavirus – Africa: Amidst COVID-19 pandemic, UN High-Level Forum aims to chart pathways toward a sustainable recovery
NEW YORK, United States of America, July 5, 2020 — Facing the devastating impacts of COVID-19, which is threatening decades of progress in improving people’s lives,
Coronavirus – Libya: On the one year anniversary of the bloody attack on the Tajoura Detention Centre, the UN renews its call for the closure of migration Detention Centres and accountability
Libya grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, with detained migrants and asylum seekers who are vulnerable and exposed TRIPOLI, Libya, July 3, 2020/ — Today marks
Coronavirus – Africa: United Nations in West and Central Africa concerned over increased vulnerabilities of migrants amid COVID-19
Over 30,000 migrants are currently stranded at borders and more than 2,000 are waiting to be assisted in overcrowded transit centers where they are at
Coronavirus – Libya: On the one year anniversary of the bloody attack on the Tajoura Detention Centre, the UN renews its call for the closure of migration Detention Centres and accountability
TRIPOLI, Libya, July 4, 2020 — Yesterday marked one year since the airstrike on the Tajoura Detention Centre which resulted in the killing of at least
Coronavirus – Africa: Amidst COVID-19 pandemic, UN High-Level Forum aims to chart pathways toward a sustainable recovery
NEW YORK, United States of America, July 4, 2020 — Facing the devastating impacts of COVID-19, which is threatening decades of progress in improving people’s lives,
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