South Africa sits on sidelines in UN Vote on Rohingya
This month, the President Cyril Ramaphosa government missed its chance to stand up for the victims
New measures to tackle Ebola outbreak in DRC having positive impact
New measures to overcome challenges in the response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic
SA slams US economic embargo against Cuba
South Africa has slammed the continued unilateral United States economic embargo against Cuba,
UN human rights chief slams ‘regrettable’ Burundi threats
The UN’s human rights chief on Thursday demanded respect from Burundi after its ambassador
Ethiopia approves Sahle-Work Zewde as first female president
Ethiopia’s parliament has approved senior diplomat Sahle-Work Zewde as the country’s first female
Israel warplanes strike Gaza after rocket fire
An Israeli army spokesperson said the raids were in response to a rocket fired from Gaza which
UN envoy talks new constitution with Syria FM
Outgoing UN envoy Staffan de Mistura met with Syria’s top diplomat in Damascus on Wednesday, the UN
UN, AU lauds Ethiopia’s gender-balanced cabinet
Senior United Nations (UN) and African Union (AU) officials have applauded the gender-balanced
WHO to meet on Congo’s Ebola outbreak as toll soars
Congo’s health ministry said on Monday that in the past week alone 33 people were confirmed with
Spike in Ebola cases pushes Congo outbreak to ‘tipping point’: aid workers
Aid agencies said on Thursday that the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo could be
Nikki Haley resigns as Trump’s UN ambassador
Nikki Haley resigned Tuesday as the US ambassador to the United Nations, in the latest departure
UN warns paradigm shift needed to avert global climate chaos
Avoiding global climate chaos will require a major transformation of society and the world economy
UN Security Council heads to DR Congo ahead of polls
The UN Security Council is heading to the Democratic Republic of Congo this week ahead of December
Niger cholera outbreak claims 67 lives
A cholera outbreak in Niger has killed 67 people since July out of thousands of recorded cases, the
Trump two-state comments turn heads among Israelis, Palestinians
Comments by US President Donald Trump supporting a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict
Mlambo-Ngcuka expresses sadness at Molewa’s passing
The head of United Nations Women Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka has expressed her sadness and condolences to
UN pays tribute to Kofi Annan
The United Nations General Assembly has paid tribute to late Secretary General, Kofi Annan in a
Toll from cholera outbreak in Lake Chad region now more than 500
More than 500 people have died from cholera in the Lake Chad region since the start of the year,
Concerns raised over commitment to South Sudan peace deal
Senior UN officials have warned that there are legitimate questions and concerns about the
World’s biggest sovereign fund pleads to save oceans
Companies should be doing more to protect the world’s oceans, including combatting plastic waste