UNODA convenes workshop on strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention implementation in Guinea
Stories & Blogs UNODAMay 23, 2024(Update )UNODA and COMNAT-ALPC gathered thirty national stakeholders and decision makers from twenty-four national institutions to raise awareness about the implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC).
Unregulated Autonomous Weapons Systems pose risk to Africa
Stories & Blogs Africa RenewalMay 17, 2024(Article )Ambassador Lansana Gberie of Sierra Leone warns of a new arms race that could divert important resources away from peacebuilding and sustainable development
The United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security Holds its Twenty-Third Consultative Meeting
Stories & Blogs UNOAUApr 16, 2024(Joint Communiqué )The meeting reviewed the status of the partnership between the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU), with an update on the implementation of the Joint UN-AU Framework for Enhanced Partnership in Peace and Security.
Preparations gear up for the 10th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development in Addis Ababa
Stories & Blogs ECAApr 08, 2024(story )Addis Ababa, 8 April 2024 (ECA) - The 10th Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-10) will be held in hybrid format on 23-25 April 2024 at the headquarters of the African Union Commission (AUC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Message for the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
Stories & Blogs ECAApr 07, 2024(Message )“On this solemn day of remembrance, let’s pledge to stand as one against all forms of hatred and discrimination.” Said UN SG Antonio Guterres
UNOAU participates at the 30th Commemoration of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda
Stories & Blogs UNOAUApr 07, 2024(News )During a span of 100 days, over one million Rwandan citizens lost their lives in the Genocide committed against the Tutsi in 1994.
First food aid in months reaches Darfur, yet limited humanitarian access is worsening Sudan's hunger catastrophe
Stories & Blogs WFPApr 05, 2024(News )PORT SUDAN – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has managed to bring desperately needed food and nutrition supplies into Darfur, the first WFP assistance to reach the war-wracked region in months.
Special Representative, Leonardo Santos Simão, concludes his working and solidarity visit to Burkina Faso
Stories & Blogs UNOWASMar 10, 2024(News )Continuing his good offices efforts, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, concluded yesterday a three-day working and solidarity visit to B
In Yaoundé, SRSG Simão welcomes the commitment of Cameroon and Nigeria to finalize the demarcation process, reaffirms the support of the United Nations
Stories & Blogs UNOWASMar 04, 2024(News )In his capacity as Chairman of the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission (CNMC), the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, concluded a three-day visit to Yaoundé, Cameroon
Acteurs et décideurs nationaux se réunissent pour faire avancer l’adhésion à la Convention sur les armes biologiques au Tchad
Stories & Blogs UNODAFeb 28, 2024(Update )Si la Convention sur les armes biologiques peut se targuer d’une adhésion quasi universelle, douze États, dont le Tchad, n’y sont pas encore parties.