Africa 'brimming with hope and possibility': Guterres
Stories & Blogs United NationsFeb 15, 2025(Story )The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, emphasized the potential of Africa and its young population and called for global reforms to right the injustices of the past, in remarks delivered to the high-level African Union (AU) summit on Saturday.
Sudan, ‘the most devastating humanitarian and displacement crisis in the world’
Stories & Blogs United NationsFeb 14, 2025(Story )Sudan’s ruinous civil war is approaching its third year, leaving a legacy of malnutrition, massive population displacement and chronic insecurity.
DR Congo displacement, health crisis worsens amid dwindling aid access
Stories & Blogs United NationsFeb 14, 2025(Story )A dire displacement crisis is escalating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as M23 rebels make headway while aid routes are cut off, UN humanitarians warned on Friday.
Secretary-General's Remarks at High-level Humanitarian Conference for the People of Sudan.
Stories & Blogs ECAFeb 14, 2025(Story )“Now the international community must show the same level of support to the Sudanese people in their moment of despair as the Sudanese people once showed to their neighbours in distress”. Said Antonio Guterres, Un Secretary General.
WFP announces major surge in food aid into Sudan's hard-to-reach areas
Stories & Blogs WFPNov 22, 2024(Announcement )The UN World Food Programme (WFP) today announced a surge in its operations across Sudan, part of a scale-up effort to reach millions of people in the country’s most needy and isolated conflict areas.
Refugee activists at COP29 call for funding and support to withstand climate threats
Stories & Blogs UNHCRNov 14, 2024(Story )Forcibly displaced people attending the global climate summit in Azerbaijan have been calling on decision makers to address gaps in climate finance.
Climate change fuels deadly conflict in Nigeria’s Middle Belt
Stories & Blogs UNHCRNov 12, 2024(Story )As world leaders gather at the COP29 summit, climate change has reduced the availability of natural resources in Nigeria, aggravating clashes between communities in Benue State and displacing some half a million people.
No Escape: Climate change is a growing threat to people already fleeing war
Stories & Blogs UNSDGNov 12, 2024(Story )People forced to flee war, violence and persecution are increasingly finding themselves on the front line of the global climate crisis, a new report warns, exposing them to a lethal combination of threats but without the funding and support to adapt.
Time to dismantle legacies of slavery and colonialism impacting African diaspora
Stories & Blogs United NationsNov 08, 2024(Story )Despite progress over the past 10 years to promote and protect the human rights of Black people worldwide, racism and discrimination persist, the President of the UN General Assembly President said on Friday.
Sudan: Escalating violence in Al-Jazirah
Stories & Blogs OHCHROct 29, 2024(Press Briefing )High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is extremely concerned by the escalating hostilities and violence in Sudan’s Al-Jazirah State.