TICAD9 Concludes in Yokohama with Bold Commitments to Africa’s Leadership in Global Solutions
Stories & Blogs UNDP - Africa (Press Release )“AI must stand for Africa Included.” With this powerful message, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres opened TICAD9
From Landlocked to Land-Linked: Unlocking Africa’s Inland Economic Powerhouses
Stories & Blogs UNDP - Africa (Press Release )Reframing Africa’s landlocked nations as strategic “land-linked” economies driving trade, innovation, and integration across the continent.
Sudan: UN Human Rights Chief deplores killing of dozens of civilians in Kordofan
Stories & Blogs UNHR (Press Release )UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk deplored the killing of dozens of civilians by both parties amid ongoing hostilities in Sudan’s Kordofan region over the past week.
WMO confirms 2024 as warmest year on record at about 1.55°C above pre-industrial level
Stories & Blogs WMO (Report )
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed that 2024 is the warmest year on record, based on six international datasets.
High Commissioner Türk on the Democratic Republic of Congo: “Make the space for peace”.
Stories & Blogs UNHR (Statement )Human rights situation and the activities of the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Building a Path to Reconciliation in the Central African Republic
Stories & Blogs UNDP - Africa (Blog )The Central African Republic has struggled with a painful history, but the country has been on a journey to reconciliation in recent years.
State of Climate in Africa highlights water stress and hazards
Stories & Blogs WMO (Press Release )Water stress and hazards like withering droughts and devastating floods are hitting African communities, economies and ecosystems hard.