Governance

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed highlighted the continued relevance of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), during a meeting with the President of Tunisia, Kais Saied, held on Sunday.Ms. Mohammed was in the country to attend the eighth …

The Central African Republic’s President Faustin Archange Touadera ordered the creation of a committee to rewrite the constitution, following fears he wants to seek a third term in office.The 65-year-old was first elected in 2016, then re-elected in a …

Completing his trip to Europe on Saturday, UN chief António Guterres oversaw the departure of two ships involved in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a UN-brokered operation to bring urgently needed hunger relief to the Horn of Africa.Mr. Guterres flew i…

Positive momentum on the landmark Black Sea Grain Initiative to help vulnerable people access food reflects “a victory for diplomacy” for those caught in a cost-of-living crisis as well as for Ukraine’s hard-working farmers, UN Secretary-General Antóni…

HighlightsThousands of Ivorians were able to return home and access durable solutions with UNHCR’s support, as refugee status for Ivorians officially ended on 30 June.UNHCR is working to mitigate the effects of worsening food insecurity on people force…

A spike in tensions between China and the United States over Taiwan has not gone unnoticed in Africa and has prompted responses that underscore the continent’s tilt toward Beijing.The U.S. announced trade talks with Taiwan on Thursday following a U.S. …

People who voluntarily surrender their illicit weapons and ammunition will not be arrested or prosecutedIn 2017, the African Union (AU) proclaimed September of each year as “Africa Amnesty Month for the surrender and collection of illicit small arms an…

KYIV— A United Nations-chartered ship loaded with 23,000 metric tonnes of Ukrainian grain set sail from a Black Sea port, marking the first departure of a World Food Programme (WFP) initiative to assist countries facing famine.The Lebanese-flagged Brav…

‘Africa Knows Best’, Delegates Stress, Urging More Investment, Support for Nationally Led Strategies to Tackle Continent’s ChallengesHighlighting the links between effective governance, peace, security and development in Africa, speakers urged greater …

The first U.N.-chartered vessel set to transport grain from Ukraine to Africa docked Friday in Ukraine.The vessel will carry the first shipment of humanitarian food to Africa under a U.N.-backed plan to move grain trapped by Russia’s war on Ukraine and…