IOM Spokesperson on Deadly Shipwreck off Libyan Coast as Death Toll Tops 1,000 in 2025
Stories & Blogs IOM (Statement )The International Organization for Migration (IOM) mourns the loss of life in yet another tragic incident off the coast of Libya.
Leveraging inclusive industrialization, value addition and trade to address Youth unemployment in Southern Africa.
Event November 6, 2025 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. (Southern African Time) (UTC+02:00)) - Venue/Format: Virtual - Register to attend and intervene during the session: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7raR3VTASv-ry01SFsDVDQOrganizer: ECA
"Now is the time to choose": UN Chief's remarks at the General Assembly.
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Announcement )“…The pillars of peace and progress are buckling under the weight of impunity, inequality, and indifference…” UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Over 500 days of siege: Women and girls trapped in El Fasher face the risk of starvation and death.
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (Statement )For more than 500 days, women and girls in El Fasher, North Darfur, have borne the brunt of a relentless siege.
United Nations Secretary-General Appoints Denise Brown of Canada as United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan.
Stories & Blogs UNSDGs (Announcement )Prior to that, she served as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA)
Second Africa Climate Summit
Event September 8 – 10, 2025 - Venue/Format: Addis Ababa, EthiopiaOrganizer: African Union
Statement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. in Sudan, Sheldon Yett (12 August 2025)
Stories & Blogs OCHA (Statement )El Fasher and Abu Shouk camp: A call to stop attacks on civilians, allow safe passage and aid
Rebalancing with nature: A one health vision for a sustainable future.
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Statement )A One Health approach is vital to addressing ongoing multidimensional health challenges.
40 years of environment action in Africa.
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Statement )“We must create a forward-looking strategy that builds on past successes while also confronting rising challenges, such as land degradation, and resource pressures: said Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, AMCEN.
One ocean, one future: scaling up action for life below water.
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Statement )This year has marked several milestones in advancing ocean governance, including the 2025 UN Ocean Conference and an increasing number of ratifications of the BBNJ Agreement.