Peace can achieve wonders that wars never will" | Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly on 2024 priorities
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Announcement )If countries fulfilled their obligations under the Charter, every person’s right to a life of peace and dignity would be guaranteed.
Conflict Drives Displacement Amidst Rising Climate Shocks: New Africa Migration Report
Stories & Blogs IOM (News )Conflict and violence remain the main drivers of displacement and movements in sub-Saharan Africa in 2022, exacerbated by increasing climate shocks and hazards.
One in Three Migrant Deaths Occurs En route While Fleeing Conflict: IOM Report
Stories & Blogs IOM (News )Report reveals alarming trends in migrant deaths and disappearances over the past decade.
Cameroon: Crisis causes health-care challenges
Stories & Blogs OCHA (News )More than 210 health facilities are no longer functional because of destruction or abandonment by health personnel.
Sexual violence and severe hunger surge as Sudan war passes one year
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )Sudan – “I can’t forget that moment. I can’t forget his smell. I can’t forget their faces. This moment will haunt me until I die.”
UN to discuss how to harness data for development
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )The 27th Commission on Science and Technology for Development convenes in Geneva from 15 to 19 April.
Secretary-General appoints Violet Kenyana Kakyomya of Uganda as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Burundi
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Announcement )Ms. Kakyomya brings more than 20 years of experience in development, peace building and humanitarian programming
Cameroon: Crisis causes health-care challenges
Stories & Blogs OCHA (News )More than 210 health facilities are no longer functional because of destruction or abandonment by health personnel.
Cholera resilience: Stories from Eastern and Southern Africa
Stories & Blogs OCHA (News )From Zambia to Somalia and Sudan, communities are grappling with cholera outbreaks, fighting against the odds to protect their loved ones.
Malawi curbs cholera through enhanced outbreak control.
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )Malawi continues to record only sporadic cholera cases, with just an average of 10 cases a week as of January 2024 compared with close to 700 cases per week at the peak of the outbreak in January 2023