Africa: Global Disability Summit Galvanizes Education Support for Crisis-Impacted Children With Disabilities

Of the nearly 234 million children and adolescents of school age affected by crises, 85 million are already out of school. At least 20 percent of them--or 17 million--are children… Read more »

Africa: World Autism Awareness Day 2025 - Sustainable Development Must Include Neurodivergent Perspectives

In 2007, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly designated April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD), in an effort to promote inclusion and human rights for autistic… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Millions Facing Destitution As Violence Forces People to Flee Multiple Times

Jan Egeland is Secretary-General of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Read more »

Sudan: Hunger and Heightened Insecurity Pushes Sudan to the Brink of Collapse

After nearly two years of extended warfare and protracted crises as a result of the Sudanese Civil War, Sudan remains the world's biggest internal displacement crisis. According to… Read more »

Africa: UN Staff Put On Alert - As U.S. Visa Holders Face Threats and Deportation

The Trump administration's ground-rules are dangerously clear--and devastating. Read more »

Malawi: Forest Guards Risking Their Lives to Keep Malawi's Forests Standing

In Malawi, being a forest guard isn't a glamorous, sought-after job. And it has often been quiet, enjoying almost no publicity - until recently amid the worsening crashing down of… Read more »

Africa: Global Climate Action Progressing, but Speed and Scale Still Lacking

Former UN Climate Chief Christiana Figueres praised the role of small island states in maintaining the integrity of international climate agreements but said the world was far… Read more »

Africa: The Giant Plastic Tap - How Art Fights Plastic Pollution

"The size of the faucet highlights the magnitude of the problem. It makes the problem impossible to ignore. We're used to throwing things 'away'--but when we're confronted with… Read more »

Africa: Building Resilience in Least Developed Countries - a Pathway to Sustainable Transformation

Rabab Fatima is Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS). Read more »

Africa: Unicef Report Warns of Rising Rates of Child Mortality Without Proper Funding

Despite levels of child mortality and stillbirths having significantly decreased since 2000, increasingly unequal and limited access to basic services around the world endangers… Read more »

Africa: Marley, Music, Morris, Life - a Photo Voyage in Paris

Reggae fans may be initially drawn just by the iconic image of Bob Marley on the Music + Life poster, but once inside this exhibition, they will find themselves immersed in a world… Read more »

Kenya: Organic Fertilizers Prove Effective On Tea As Farmers Abandon Synthetic Inputs

On the outskirts of Kericho town within Kenya's Rift Valley region, Kaptepeswet tea farm, an organic tea estate sprawling on a 50-acre piece of land, is a testament that organic… Read more »

Africa: African Diaspora Exhibition Showcases Transformative Solidarity and the Legacy of Slavery

Ahead of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade on March 24, the United Nations (UN) unveiled a new exhibition examining… Read more »

Egypt: A Chance for Sisi to Follow Sadat's Vision and Courage

On March 26, Israel and Egypt will celebrate the 46th anniversary of their peace treaty, which has upended the very nature of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Egypt remains pivotal in… Read more »

Africa: Malnutrition Not Due to Cash Poverty Alone

The World Bank set its US 'dollar-a-day' poverty line using its 1990 data. Despite many doubts and criticisms, its poverty numbers fell until the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. Read more »

Sudan: Seeds of Survival, Amid Conflict Sudan Is Saving Its Agricultural Future

Sudan's diverse crops and agricultural heritage are at risk of being lost. The ongoing conflict in Sudan is claiming lives and threatening livelihoods and food security. Read more »

Tanzania: The Ocean Creeps in - Tanzanian Coastal Communities Fight a Losing Battle

What started with a 'salty' cup of tea ended with one couple losing their home to climate-change-induced rising sea levels. Solutions, like sea walls, restoration of mangroves, and… Read more »

Africa: A Test of Humanity - Migrants' Rights in a World Turning Inward

The United Nations Refugee Agency faces devastating cuts that may eliminate 5,000 to 6,000 jobs, with potentially catastrophic consequences for millions of people fleeing war,… Read more »

Africa: Empowering Women in Agriculture - Breaking Barriers for a Thriving Future

On March the 8th, the world celebrated International Women's Day. This year's theme was "For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment" and called for actions that aim to… Read more »

Africa: Strengthening Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities' Knowledge and Access Opens Up Opportunities for Climate, Biodiversity and Desertification Action

The central role Indigenous Peoples and local communities in addressing climate change, biodiversity loss and desertification has gained widespread recognition over the past… Read more »

Africa: Funding Crunch Puts Years of Progress At Risk in Fight Against Tuberculosis

Governments and donors must ensure funding is sustained to fight tuberculosis (TB), organizations working to stop the disease have said, as they warn the recent US pullback on… Read more »

Africa: World Meteorological Day - Closing the Early Warning Gap to Save Lives

On World Meteorological Day 2025, the World Meteorological Organization is highlighting persistent gaps in early warning systems as extreme weather events intensify, urging global… Read more »

Africa: The Toll of Mental Health in Conflict Areas

Over the past two decades, conversations surrounding mental wellness have entered the cultural consciousness in the western world. Despite this, these topics receive far less media… Read more »

Africa: How Aid Cuts Will Shatter Global Water and Sanitation Progress

The principle of leaving no one behind is central to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The progress toward achieving SDG 6, which aims to ensure universal access to… Read more »

Southern Africa: Glaciers of the SADC Region - a Wake-Up Call for Climate Action

World Water Day calls us all to promote the essential element of life: water. But we must also look this year at the rapidly vanishing sources of freshwater that we depend on,… Read more »