Presidents from five African countries are set to converge on Sal Island, Cape Verde, for the African Economic Conference, 2021, organisers said on Wednesday. The presidents...
Twin explosions were heard on Tuesday morning in the Ugandan capital Kampala, local media reported. Local newspaper, Daily Monitor, said that two explosions were reported respectively...
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to embrace the global agenda on Universal Health Coverage (UHC)....
The global food trade should hit an all-time record high in both volume and value terms, our Correspondent reports, quoting a new report, released on Thursday,...
UN agencies on Wednesday raised alarm over the growing food crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), calling for an urgent scaling-up of assistance....
Chinese President, Xi Jinping warned against “Cold War” confrontations on Thursday, a day ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. “The Asia-Pacific region cannot and...
The UN system generated approximately 25 per cent fewer greenhouse emissions than in 2020, with significant travel restrictions and large portions of personnel working from home...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres says by the year 2030 an estimated 50 per cent of the world’s population will live in coastal areas which are exposed...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged global leaders to back the UN strategy to make vaccine equity a reality by accelerating efforts and ensuring maximum vigilance...
In view of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the U.S. is providing nearly 144 million dollars in additional aid, the National Security Council said on Friday...