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"Now is the time to choose": UN Chief's remarks at the General Assembly.

Stories & Blogs UNSDGSep 23, 2025(Announcement )

“…The pillars of peace and progress are buckling under the weight of impunity, inequality, and indifference…” UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

UNHCR’s Grandi calls for urgent international support to help refugees returning home in DR Congo and Rwanda.

Stories & Blogs UNHCRAug 29, 2025(Press Release )

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has concluded a week-long visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, urging greater international support for peace in the region and humanitarian efforts so that refugees

People-centered AI in education: Five lessons from the Global South.

Stories & Blogs World BankAug 28, 2025(Blog )

In just six weeks, secondary school students in Edo, Nigeria participating in an after-school program combining AI tutoring with teacher guidance, achieved learning gains of 0.31 standard deviations, equivalent to roughly 1.5–2 years of typical schooling.

Exploring How Zambia Can Leverage Energy Transition Minerals (ETM) for Economic Transformation

Stories & Blogs World BankAug 12, 2025(News )

Zambia's economy showed resilience in 2024, expanding by 4% despite challenges such as drought and power outages, largely due to growth in the mining sector and services.

From Poetry to Policy: RC Mohamed Fall and Maryam Bukar-Hassan on Culture, Youth, and Peace

Stories & Blogs UNSDGAug 12, 2025(Story )

In Nigeria, youth are in the driver’s seat when it comes to sustainable development and peace.

Cholera outbreak among refugees from Sudan’s Darfur, urgent funding needed.

Stories & Blogs UNHCRAug 08, 2025(Briefing note )

A deadly cholera outbreak has hit a refugee settlement in eastern Chad hosting Sudanese arrivals from Darfur, raising alarm over worsening sanitary and health conditions as humanitarian aid dries up.

No Coast, No Limits: How Landlocked Countries are Turning Barriers into Bridges

Stories & Blogs UNSDGAug 06, 2025(Story )

For nearly a billion people living in landlocked countries, every journey to the outside world is a long one.

Nearly 2 million refugees at risk as Uganda emergency funds dwindle and services cut

Stories & Blogs UNHCRAug 04, 2025(Press release )

Uganda is on the verge of hosting two million refugees as escalating crises in Sudan, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) drive hundreds of people to cross the border daily in search of safety and lifesaving aid.

Africa is Setting the Table: Will the World Show Up?

Stories & Blogs UNSDGAug 01, 2025(Story )

Following the recent UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake (UNFSS+4), DCO Regional Director for Africa Yacoub El-Hillo, reflects on Africa’s readiness to lead the transformation towards food sovereignty and the urgent call for global investment to match tha

From maritime to Blue economy: Transforming Cabo Verde’s fisheries Sector

Stories & Blogs UNSDGJul 04, 2025(Story )

Sustainable practices, value chains, and inclusive growth are shaping Cabo Verde’s ocean-based development.