UN Revises Toll From DR Congo’s Kishishe Massacre to 171
KINSHASA — M23 rebels killed at least 171 civilians during a massacre in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in November,...
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UN Chief: World Needs ‘Wake-Up Call’
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the world needs to wake up and take urgent action...
Seychelles ranked Africa’s least corrupt country – 2022 CPI
BERLIN, The 2022 Corruption Perception Index was released earlier this week, showing the world’s most and least corruption nations.The index,...
South Africa: Gauteng bolster fight against crime with 6,000 young recruits as crime wardens
JOHANNESBURG, The Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) has welcomed some 6,000 crime prevention wardens in an effort to augment crime fighting...
US Demands Sudan Reverse Ruling That Freed Man Convicted in Envoy’s Killing
WASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday called on the Sudanese government to reverse a decision this week to release...
3rd State of the IGAD Region Address Workneh Gebeyehu, (Ph.D) Executive Secretary Wednesday, 1st February 2023
SalutationsYour Excellency, Principal Secretary, State Department for Foreign Affairs Republic of Kenya;Your Excellencies, the distinguished Members of the IGAD Committee...
Secretary-General Appoints Mojankunyane Gumbi of South Africa Special Adviser for Addressing Racism in Workplace
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Mojankunyane Gumbi of South Africa as Special Adviser for Addressing...
UN agencies aid South Africa’s mass vaccinations against measles outbreak
UNITED NATIONS, The UN team in South Africa is supporting government mass vaccination efforts to quell a continuing measles outbreak,...
Global food crisis putting millions of young lives at risk
Five UN agencies on Thursday called for urgent action to protect millions of malnourished children in the 15 countries hardest...
The Gambia National Food Security Survey Report December 2022
At the national level, one household out of four is food insecure and an additional 2 percent is severely food...
Warning ‘World Is in Peril’, Secretary-General Stresses Countries Must ‘Work as One’ to Achieve Global Goals, at Opening of Seventy-Seventh General Assembly Session
World Leaders Urge Transformative Solutions to Myriad Threats as Ukraine Conflict, COVID-19 Pandemic Compound Food, Fuel Crises, Worsen Climate EmergencySpeaking...