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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.

Remarks by the UN Secretary-General at the opening of the 38th African Union Summit.

Stories & Blogs ECAFeb 15, 2025(Story )

The partnership between the United Nations and the African Union has never been stronger. Together, we see an Africa brimming with hope and possibility.

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.

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)

When Does the Journey End: Supporting Sudan's displaced populations.

Stories & Blogs UNSDGFeb 05, 2025(Story )

Arriving at a site for displaced people is often the beginning of the journey as well as the end.

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.

Assistive technology can revolutionize development, learning and participation: It’s time children everywhere have access

Stories & Blogs UNSDGJul 25, 2024(Story )

Seeing. Hearing. Communicating. Moving freely. Many of us take these for granted. But what if you are a child who experiences difficulties in one, or more, of these areas?

New Africa Sustainable Development Report Shows Critical Importance of Scaled-Up Development Financing

Stories & Blogs ECAJul 16, 2024(Story )

UNDP, ECA, and AfDB presented the 2024 Africa Sustainable Development Report (ASDR)