Niger has met the criteria for elimination of onchocerciasis, making it the fifth country in the world and the first country in Africa to be recognised by WHO as having interrupted transmission of the ...

The widespread awareness and growing availability of low-cost tools powered by artificial intelligence is putting them on the radar of African governments and entrepreneurs keen to develop home-grown ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday confirmed an outbreak of Sudan virus disease in Uganda, which is part of the Ebola virus family ...

The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) on Thursday launched an appeal for $500 million to fund its activities this year, despite receiving just over half of the funds requested in 2024 ...

After days of intense fighting, the humanitarian situation in Goma, capital of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has reached alarming levels – with humanitarian needs now massive and ...

UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA on Thursday upheld its commitment to support millions across the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) as Israel’s order for it to cease operations went into effect ...

The Libyan Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation, Ali al-Abed al-Ridha, is participating in the two-day second Global Labour Market Conference (GLMC 2025) in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, which opened on ...

As more than 423,000 displaced Palestinians return to their homes in northern Gaza following the opening of key roads, UN agencies are scaling up humanitarian aid and addressing the growing risks pose ...

Israeli legislation banning the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is due to enter into force in the coming hours, bringing fundamental changes to its operations in the Occupied Palestinian Terr ...

Rwanda has accused South Africa of siding with genocidal forces in the DRC after Pretoria warned that another attack on members of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) would be considered a decl ...

The African Union Peace and Security Council has expressed “grave concern” over the increased tensions between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda following the flareup of fighting ...

As UN agencies reported “relative calm” on Wednesday in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), humanitarians warned that the chaos caused by advancing M23 rebel forces cou ...