Refugee agency appeals for $137 million to help displaced in Horn of Africa
Lifesaving aid is needed urgently to help millions of people enduring one of the longest and most severe droughts on record in the Horn of
Lifesaving aid is needed urgently to help millions of people enduring one of the longest and most severe droughts on record in the Horn of
PRETORIA, A total of 7,555 people were killed in South Africa between October and December 2022, said Police Minister Bheki Cele. The 10% increase
KINSHASA — M23 rebels killed at least 171 civilians during a massacre in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in November, the United Nations said Tuesday, revising an earlier reported toll of 131.In a document summarizing abuses committed in the DRC l…
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the world needs to wake up and take urgent action to change the trajectory on conflicts and geopolitical divisions, the climate crisis, and economic inequality.“We need a cours…
BERLIN, The 2022 Corruption Perception Index was released earlier this week, showing the world’s most and least corruption nations.The index, which looked at perceptions about corruption in 180 countries of the world, also showed that “most countries a…
JOHANNESBURG, The Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) has welcomed some 6,000 crime prevention wardens in an effort to augment crime fighting efforts made by SAPS and Metropolitan Police Departments.The 6,000 recruits – who are young people – will unde…
WASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday called on the Sudanese government to reverse a decision this week to release a Sudanese man facing the death penalty in the killing of a U.S. diplomat in 2008.Abdelraouf Abuzeid was found guilty, along with ot…
SalutationsYour Excellency, Principal Secretary, State Department for Foreign Affairs Republic of Kenya;Your Excellencies, the distinguished Members of the IGAD Committee of Ambassadors;Honourable representatives of our fellow citizens of the IGAD regi…
The Government of South Sudan, in its first ever briefing to the UN Peacebuilding Commission, outlined its priorities on Tuesday, addressing a host of recommendations
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Mojankunyane Gumbi of South Africa as Special Adviser for Addressing Racism in the Workplace.The Special Adviser will provide strategic advice to the Secretary-General…
UNITED NATIONS, The UN team in South Africa is supporting government mass vaccination efforts to quell a continuing measles outbreak, a UN spokesman said.Resident Coordinator Nelson Muffuh is leading the UN effort following the measles outbreak in five…
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Sheri Ritsema-Anderson of the United States as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Jordan, with the host Government’s approval.