Africa provides a ‘home for hope’, despite new challenges: Guterres
“Africa is a home for hope,” said Secretary-General António Guterres, citing the continent’s “growing and vibrant youth population”. And with
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Corruption Kills
Nigerians should not be pushing against global COVID-19 vaccine inequity amid widespread looting of the national treasury. Credit: UNICEF/Nahom Tesfaye
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Time is short for Sudan to resolve political crisis, Mission chief warns
“The crisis facing Sudan is entirely homegrown and can only be resolved by the Sudanese,” Volker Perthes, who is also Head
Read more International community urged to support new administration in Somalia
James Swan, who also heads the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) urged both the authorities and the international community
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Youth Survivors, Activists Will Hold Governments Accountable to Call to Action on Ending Child Labour
Our voices must be heard and listened to – now and in the future, say child labour survivors and activists
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18 million in Africa’s Sahel on ‘the brink of starvation’
Food insecurity is set to reach its highest level since 2014, warned the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
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Youth Demand a Voice in Call-To-Action on Child Labour
Nothing about us, without us, was a clear message at the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour
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As COVID Wanes, Tuberculosis Deaths Must Become Visible
Tuberculosis has killed 1,5 million people in 2020 – mostly in African and Asian countries – while two million people
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Demand for lifesaving aid up 10 per cent this year: UN relief chief
Martin Griffiths, who is also the Emergency Relief Coordinator, said that around 303 million living in 69 countries, were in
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Former Child Labourer, now Lawyer, Passes on the Light of Freedom to Others
Amar Lai, a former child labourer, is now a human rights lawyer and a trustee of the 100 Million Campaign.
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