UN, African Union call for peace ahead of Kenyan election
A joint statement between the UN Secretary General and the African Union Commission Chair has urged
UN commander beaten by South Sudan forces
South Sudanese forces stopped a UN peacekeeping convoy at gunpoint and beat the unit’s commander in
Clean cooking push suffers from “shocking” lack of funding
Funding to boost the numbers of people with access to electric power and clean cooking is too low to
UN investigating leaked sex abuse complaints in CAR
The United Nations said on Thursday it was looking into allegations that complaints of sexual abuse
Suspected Boko Haram members kill 18 people in northeast Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram militants killed 18 people in northeast Nigeria on Friday, according to local
Rains fail again in East Africa, hunger on the rise: UN
Rains have failed for a third consecutive season in East Africa, wilting crops, killing livestock
UN identifies 38 mass graves in Congo’s Kasai region
The United Nations has identified an additional 38 probable mass graves in Democratic Republic of
Gunmen attack resort outside Mali’s capital
Gunmen on Sunday attacked a luxury resort popular with Western expatriates just outside Mali’s
Pope marks World Refugee Day, calls for openness and bridge-building
Conducting his weekly Angelus prayer from the window of the papal apartments overlooking St. Peter’s
Illegal arms continue to flow into Libya
A United Nations report concludes that arms have continued to be illicitly transferred to and from
UNFPA head Babatunde Osotimehin, champion of girls and women, dies
The head of the United Nations Population Fund, Babatunde Osotimehin, a champion for girls’ and
Nigerian refugees strain Boko Haram-hit northeast
Thousands of Nigerian refugees uprooted by the jihadist group Boko Haram have returned home from
Kenyan surgeons restore dignity back to female mutilation victims
The operation is, according to the doctors, expected to reduce pain and complications during
Zuma extends employment of soldiers to DRC
President Jacob Zuma has extended the deployment of South African soldiers to the Democratic
1.4 million children acutely malnourished in Somalia this year: UN
Somalia, hit by drought and on the verge of famine, will count 1.4 million acutely malnourished
Libya govt urges intervention over southern clashes
Libya’s unity government has called for urgent intervention by the international community to end
Kenya remembers victims of the Garissa University terror attack
Kenyans this week are remembering victims of the Garissa University terror attack in which148 people
UN accused of aiding corrupt government in DRC
The United States Ambassador has accused the United Nations of aiding a corrupt government in the
Six aid workers killed in an ambush in South Sudan, U.N. says
Six aid workers were killed in an ambush in South Sudan on Saturday while travelling from the
56 jail terms for Egypt migrant shipwreck
An Egyptian court Sunday sentenced 56 people to prison terms of between seven and 10 years over the