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MC14 concludes with adopted decisions, progress on key outstanding issues

Stories & Blogs WTOMar 30, 2026(Story )

The WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) concluded early 30 March with ministers adopting a number of decisions as well as making a commitment to continue work in Geneva on key outstanding issues.

14th WTO Ministerial Conference

Stories & Blogs WTOMar 28, 2026(News )

Members adopt a pathway to bring E‑Commerce Agreement into force via interim arrangements

WFP calls for safe humanitarian access as conflict escalates in South Sudan's Jonglei State

Stories & Blogs WFPJan 30, 2026(News )

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is today calling on all parties to the conflict to urgently halt military operations, de-escalate the situation, and allow safe humanitarian access to deliver life-saving food assistance to hundreds of thousan

Humanitarian aid cuts push millions deeper into hunger amid rising violence and population displacement in West and Central Africa

Stories & Blogs WFPJan 16, 2026(News )

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that without urgent resources and action, the most vulnerable people in West and Central Africa are headed for yet another dire year.

WHO and the European Union launch collaboration to advance digitized health systems in sub-Saharan Africa.

Stories & Blogs WHOOct 14, 2025(News )

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union (EU) announced today a new agreement to support the digital transformation of health systems and wider adoption of WHO’s Global Digital Health Certification Network (GDHCN) in sub-Saharan Africa.

Sustaining efforts to end mpox outbreaks in Africa

Stories & Blogs WHOAug 14, 2025(News )

One year since World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), African countries have scaled up response measures and made progress to curb the spread of the virus.

Kenya achieves elimination of human African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness as a public health problem.

Stories & Blogs WHOAug 08, 2025(News )

The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Kenya as having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness as a public health problem, making it the tenth country to reach this important milestone.

Improving access to maternal health care in Burkina Faso.

Stories & Blogs WHOAug 08, 2025(News )

In Burkina Faso, improving access to obstetric care is a major strategic focus in the efforts to curb maternal mortality.

As hunger soars in northeastern Nigeria, WFP funds dry up

Stories & Blogs WFPAug 05, 2025(Story )

Without urgent donations, 1.3 million people risk losing food assistance

Africa speaks out: WHO consultations bring urgency and hope to health worker migration crisis.

Stories & Blogs WHOAug 04, 2025(News )

From Praia to Port Louis, governments and health professionals are sounding the alarm: Africa is losing too many of its trained health workers to international migration