Tag: UN Africa News

We’re ‘swamped by plastic’  “The challenge of plastic pollution affects us all. From the bottom of the seabed to the highest mountains, our world is swamped by harmful plastic,” noted Ms. Mohammed later, at the conclusion of the UN Environment Assembly session in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi on Wednesday. “We all have a role to play in the solution,” she… Read More

The Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development is being held to review progress towards implementing the SDGs and the African Union’s (AU) Agenda 2063. The three-day meeting was convened by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).  Ms. Mohammed outlined five priorities to guide the deliberations, starting with pandemic response. Vaccination is critical  “Vaccinating 70 per cent of the world… Read More

The interagency convoy of 59 trucks was carrying WFP food and nutrition assistance on Monday when it was attacked by armed gunmen near Gadiang, located in Jonglei state, some 160 kilometres from the state capital, Bor.  UNMISS peacekeepers were protecting the convoy, which was travelling to various locations to preposition much needed assistance for some 95,000 people ahead of the… Read More

Fighting between the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition and armed youths, which began in Mirmir Payam, has spread to several villages in Koch, Mayiandit and Leer. “UNMISS strongly condemns the violence at a time when humanitarian needs are rising, and people are already reeling from the worst flooding in decades,” the statement said. Killings, rapes and looting  The violence… Read More

The warning comes after tropical cyclone Emnati made landfall on Wednesday in one of Africa’s most storm-prone countries and just days ahead of the launch of a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Four storms in one month Cyclone Emnati is the fourth tropical storm to hit Madagascar in one month. Reports indicate that the storms –… Read More

He was speaking in Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, on the first day of his visit to the country, representing the Secretary-General, António Guterres.  Mr. Lacroix held different discussions with provincial authorities of Ituri and North Kivu and reiterated the need for the international community and other regional partners to support the DRC in providing security for the… Read More

Local gendarmerie arrested the personnel on Monday while they were escorting a senior military officer from the mission, which is known by the French acronym, MINUSCA.  The incident occurred at the airport and those arrested were French peacekeepers, according to international media reports.  Procedure not followed  UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the Secretary-General has strongly condemned their arrest.   The… Read More

While tropical cyclone Emnati was due to make landfall in the south of the East African State on Tuesday – on Madagascar’s east coast – central and southern areas were also likely to be affected.  Tropical Cyclone #Emnati forecast to make landfall in #Madagascar today at Category 2 strength around 18 GMT.It is 4th tropical cyclone in a month to… Read More

Updating the Council on events since President Faustin-Archange Touadéra declared a unilateral ceasefire last October, Special Representative Mankeur Ndiaye – who also heads the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the country (MINUSCA) – alerted that “the security situation remains worrying”. In some parts of the territory, military operations are underway against armed groups, notably the Coalition of Patriots for… Read More

In the dusty plains outside Ouallam, a town some 100 kilometres north of Niger’s capital Niamey, verdant rows of vegetables sprout from the soil in neat plots. Adding further contrast to the parched surroundings, women in bright shawls walk among the rows, checking irrigation pipes and adding a splash of water to any thirsty-looking specimens. © UNHCR/Colin Delfosse A Malian… Read More