Year of Impact: Eritrea’s Resident Coordinator on Turning Challenge into Change
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Story )One year can make an enormous difference. Having completed a year in the role of UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Eritrea, Nahla Valji reflects on the complex context of the country.
SAIIA, AUDA-NEPAD and UNDP: push for stronger alignment, institutional clarity and long-term influence for G20 engagement
Stories & Blogs UNDP (Press Release )South Africa’s G20 presidency presents a pivotal opportunity for Africa to shape global priorities and promote a development agenda that reflects the aspirations of the Global South.
Impact of US funding cuts on the global AIDS response — 28 March 2025 update
Stories & Blogs UNAIDS (Story )Countries are continuing to adapt to the recent cuts to US funding for the global HIV response. The impacts of HIV service disruptions are being more clearly understood as more granular information becomes available.
Heading home: DRC’s conflict-displaced face spiking hunger and smashed lives
Stories & Blogs WFP (Story )As new findings show record-high hunger in Africa’s second-largest country, a severe funding crunch and insecurity hamper WFP’s efforts to reach tens of thousands of desperate people in the northeast
Sudan: UN Human Rights Chief appalled by widespread extrajudicial killings in Khartoum
Stories & Blogs OHCHR (Press Release )UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday said he was appalled by reports of widespread extrajudicial killings of civilians in Khartoum following its recapture by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on 26 March.
President Museveni stresses value addition, expanding markets and better infrastructure for Africa’s sustainable future April 7, 2025
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged African leaders to dismantle the continent’s bottlenecks to socio-economic transformation.
The UN and AU collaborate for sustainable development in Africa
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )The United Nations and the African Union (AU) are creating synergy in implementing the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the UN Sustainable Development Goals for Agenda 2030, described as "Two agendas, One framework."
UN peacekeeping challenged as conflicts and ceasefires grow more complex
Stories & Blogs UN (Story )As ceasefires grow more fragile and conflicts more unpredictable, UN peacekeeping is having to adapt faster amid rising political tensions, disinformation and confusion over mandates.
Aid cuts shut down critical services for Sudanese refugees in Chad
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Story )UNHCR and its partners are being forced to close or scale back health, education and other crucial programmes for refugees in Chad due to severe funding shortages.
Breaking Barriers: Powering Financial Inclusion in Africa with AI
Stories & Blogs UNDP (Story )“What excites me about working in a fintech startup is the opportunity to challenge the status quo. At Periculum, I get to build solutions that empower businesses and create real economic opportunities—and that’s what keeps me going every day," Oluwaseun