UNHCR: Rapid influx of Congolese refugees strains Uganda’s threadbare resources
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Briefing Notes )Uganda, Africa’s largest refugee host, is witnessing a sharp increase in the number of Congolese refugees crossing its western border due to increased insecurity in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
UNHCR seeks urgent support as violence in eastern DR Congo leaves hundreds of thousands without shelter
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Briefing Notes )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed by the rapidly worsening humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Investing in Science Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Education to build Africa’s resilience against climate change.
Event Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 9:00am - Venue/Format: Online WebinarOrganizer: OSAA
Côte d'Ivoire: Model to follow for definitive abolition of the death penalty, says Special Rapporteur
Stories & Blogs OHCHR (Press )A UN human rights expert today welcomed Côte d'Ivoire’s ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as a definitive and irrevocable step to abolish the death penalty in the country.
Regional training workshop for satellite crop monitoring using the CropWatch system
Event August 7 – 10, 2023 - Venue/Format: Port Louis, MauritiusOrganizer: UNCTAD
SDG Business Forum
Event July 18, 2023 - Venue/Format: New York City, United States of AmericaOrganizer: UNGLOBALCOMPACT
Information meeting on the Extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee
Event July 7, 2023 - Venue/Format: UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, FranceOrganizer: UNESCO
Global value chain and labour rights: problems and new regulatory perspectives
Event June 8, 2023 - Venue/Format: VirtualOrganizer: ILO