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UNIDO launches the Industrial Development Report 2024 in Africa

Stories & Blogs UNIDOMar 28, 2025(News )

“Industrialization is not only about boosting production and economic growth, but also a key driver of the SDGs”. Nelson Muffuh, UN Resident Coordinator in South Africa stated.

Conflict and rising food prices drive Congolese into one of the world's worst food crises according to new IPC data

Stories & Blogs WFPMar 27, 2025(News )

2.5m more people have been pushed into acute food insecurity, as UN agencies grapple with increasing needs.

AU Concludes High-Level Consultative Workshop on the Political Dimensions of DDR

Stories & Blogs UNOAUMar 20, 2025(News )

The workshop marks a significant milestone in shaping DDR as a politically strategic tool for peace and security in Africa.

“Life is dangerous for women in this camp”: In the Central African Republic, survivors of sexual violence lose critical support as funding is slashed

Stories & Blogs UNFPAMar 19, 2025(News )

The Korsi refugee camp in Birao, in northern Central African Republic, is home to around 18,000 refugees as well as returnees fleeing the conflict in Sudan.

Global trade in 2025: Resilience under pressure

Stories & Blogs UNCTADMar 14, 2025(News )

As trade uncertainty grows, global cooperation and balanced policies will be key to preventing economic fragmentation and safeguarding long-term growth.

Millions in Central Sahel and Nigeria at risk of food cuts as the World Food Programme faces severe funding crisis

Stories & Blogs WFPMar 07, 2025(News )

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central Sahel and Nigeria will halt in April 2025 without urgent funding.

“Bold investments” needed to address challenging nutritional burden in Africa, FAO says.

Stories & Blogs FAOFeb 14, 2025(News )

FAO Director-General addresses High-Level Side Event at African Union Summit in Addis Ababa hosted by the King of Lesotho.

UNHCR seeks urgent support as violence in eastern DR Congo leaves hundreds of thousands without shelter

Stories & Blogs UNHCRFeb 14, 2025(Briefing Notes )

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed by the rapidly worsening humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

WFP welcomes contribution from Japan to save lives in war-torn Sudan.

Stories & Blogs WFPFeb 13, 2025(News )

WFP welcomes a contribution of JPY 150 million (approx. US $1 million) from the Government of Japan for its operations in Sudan.

COP29 climate talks end with $300 billion annual pledge, Guterres calls deal a ‘base to build on’

Stories & Blogs United NationsNov 23, 2024(News )

Rich nations pledged to contribute at least $300 billion annually to the global fight against climate change as UN climate talks came to a contentious end early Sunday morning in Baku.