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This year’s theme for International Women’s Day calls for the inclusion of women in technology and innovation and to ensure that technological progress promotes gender equality. In South Africa, UN ...

United Nations officials announced on Friday, a second shipment of Russian fertiliser will go to West Africa after a first attempt was blocked in European ports because of sanctions imposed ...

Deputy U.N. Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Friday she was deeply shaken by accounts of rape from Ethiopian women, which she described as "your worst nightmare.” Speaking to reporters in ...

Working with COVAX, African Vaccine Acquisition Trust and other partners – world can and must meet WHO targets to vaccinate 40% of the population of all countries by the end-2021 ...

China's envoy to the United Nations spoke with members of the UN Peacebuilding Commission on Monday to promote reconstruction for post-pandemic recovery in Africa and for removing root causes of ...

The United Nations and NGOs said Tuesday that a record 29 million people need humanitarian assistance in the Sahel, noting "unparallelled" insecurity and hunger across six countries in the war-torn ...

"The highly aggressive rhetoric on both sides regarding the fight for Mekelle (capital of Tigray regional state) is dangerously provocative and risks placing already vulnerable and frightened civilians in grave ...

UNITED NATIONS - A Chinese envoy on Thursday called on Malians, with the help of the international community, to advance transition in the country. The situation in Mali after the ...

The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations on Saturday warned that during the past week, an increased number of immature swarms were reported in eastern Ethiopia and northern ...

COVID-19 may lead to the loss of 13 million jobs in Nigeria, the World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations (UN) said on Wednesday. WFP’s Senior Spokesperson, Elisabeth Byrs, ...