Covid-19 to escalate hunger, malnutrition in Africa: WHO
May 15, 2020, at 06:56 pm
Geneva/UNI: The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed its apprehensions that the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to severely impact food security in many African nations as agricultural activities have become a casualty of the pandemic.
Nearly 5 million children in need due to rising violence in central Sahel: UNICEF
Jan 29, 2020, at 01:34 pm
New York/IBNS: A surge in violence in the central Sahel region in Africa means nearly five million children will need humanitarian assistance this year, up from 4.3 million, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday.
UN launches plan to promote peace, inclusive growth in Africa’s Sahel
Jul 01, 2018, at 04:45 pm
New York, July 1 (IBNS): The United Nations has launched a major support plan to promote sustainable peace and inclusive growth as well as empower women and youth in Africa's vast Sahel region.
Davos meeting blighted by Trump's remarks against African nations
Jan 26, 2018, at 09:06 pm
Davos (Switzerland), Jan 25 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump's alleged remarks about African countries as "shithole nations" during an immigration meeting with lawmakers in January had cast a dark shadow on the World Economic Forum in Davos, media reports said.
UN chief stresses 'mutually supportive' nature of Africa's free trade and industrialization
Nov 21, 2017, at 05:04 am
New York, Nov 20(Just Earth News): Africa's industrial development and proposed continental free trade would complement each other, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, marking the UN-proclaimed day for Africa's industrialization.
Road accidents in Africa among deadliest worldwide, UN official says, urging more action
Oct 24, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Oct 24(Just Earth News): Some 650 people are killed each day in road accidents throughout Africa, a senior United Nations official on Monday said, calling for more to be done to keep drivers – as well as pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists – safe.
Climate change requires most urgent mitigation measures, African leaders tell UN Assembly
Sep 22, 2017, at 05:42 pm
New York, Sept 22(Just Earth News): Citing the spate of recent devastating hurricanes, African leaders – from small island States to larger landlocked countries – mounted the podium of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday to call for urgent measures to mitigate the effects of climate change.
At UN Assembly, African leaders call for more support to fight terrorism in sub-Saharan Sahel
Sep 22, 2017, at 05:18 pm
New York, Sept 22(Just Earth News): Highlighting the dangers posed by terrorism in Africa’s sub-Saharan Sahel region, African leaders mounted the podium of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday to appeal for the resources needed to make the multinational force set up to counter the scourge fully operational.
Industrialization can drive growth, sustainable development in Africa, stress UN officials
Sep 22, 2017, at 05:08 pm
New York, Sept 22(Just Earth News): While much of Africa has achieved impressive economic growth, United Nations officials on Thursday encouraged countries on the continent to take further action to advance inclusive and sustainable industrial development.
Conflict and drought deepen food insecurity in Africa, Middle East – UN agency
Jun 10, 2017, at 01:30 pm
New York, June 10(Just Earth News): Protracted fighting and unrest are swelling the ranks of displaced and hungry ins some parts of the world, even as large agricultural harvests in some regions are buoying global food supply conditions, according to a new report by the United Nations agriculture agency.
With Africa in spotlight at G7 summit, Secretary-General Guterres urges investment in youth
May 28, 2017, at 06:02 am
New York, May 28(Just Earth News): At the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Italy, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday called world leaders to invest in young people, with stronger investment in technology and relevant education and capacity building in Africa.
Formal trade in Africa can improve region, prospects for women – UN agency reports
May 26, 2017, at 05:11 am
New York, May 25 (Just Earth News): Simplifying the requirements for a business license, offering incentives to tax payers, and tackling official corruption are among the recommendations by the United Nations agricultural organization to cut informal trade among African countries and boost economic prosperity, particularly for women.
New UN study makes 'strong' economic case for Africa's investment in green energy
May 06, 2017, at 04:57 am
New York, May 5(Just Earth News): Charting data from 54 African countries, a new UN atlas reveals the continent's energy potential; revealing that investment in renewable energy would strengthen its economic advancement.
Ontario responds to UN officials’ call for urgent action to prevent famine
Apr 24, 2017, at 08:31 am
Toronto, Apr 23 (Just Earth News): Responding to the UN officials' call for urgent action to prevent famine in African region, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has stated that Ontario is contributing $2.5 Million for Emergency Relief Efforts in Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and Nigeria.
UN agency uses satellite data to aid farmers in Africa, Middle East boost water efficiency
Apr 21, 2017, at 12:48 pm
New York, Apr 20(Just Earth News): The United Nations agricultural agency created an online database that uses satellite data and Google Earth images to figure out how much water is being used to irrigate crops, focusing on parts of Africa and the Middle East that are facing water scarcity.
Bruno Tshibala appointed new Congolese Prime Minister
Apr 08, 2017, at 03:33 pm
Kinshasa, Apr 8 (IBNS): Congolese President Joseph Kabila has appointed Bruno Tshibala as the new Prime Minister of the nation on Saturday, reports said.
Near East and North Africa: Conflicts threaten to erode gains in region’s zero-hunger battle
Mar 28, 2017, at 04:16 am
New York, Mar 27 (Just Earth News): Food security and nutrition levels have sharply deteriorated over the last five years in the Near East and North Africa due largely to the spread and magnitude of conflicts and protracted crises, reversing the pre-2010 trend of improvement, a new United Nations report said on Monday.
UN agencies, partners to launch polio vaccination campaign across Africa
Mar 25, 2017, at 04:54 am
New York, Mar 24 (Just Earth News): More than 116 million children are set to be immunized against polio starting on Saturdayin one of the largest of its kind synchronized vaccination campaigns across west and central Africa, United Nations agencies on Friday announced.
'Time running out' for 1.4 million children in 'man-made' crises in Africa, Yemen – UNICEF
Feb 22, 2017, at 07:46 am
New York, Feb 22 (Just Earth News): Almost 1.4 million children are at imminent risk of death due to severe acute malnutrition this year, as famine threatens in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, warned the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), urging prompt action to save them.
Critical food aid shortages hit Africa's refugees hard, UN warns
Feb 21, 2017, at 07:11 am
New York, Feb 21 (Just Earth News): Across Africa, some two million refugees are facing critical shortages in food assistance, the United Nations warned on Monday.
UN agency revises funding requirements to tackle Africa's worst displacement crisis
Jan 21, 2017, at 04:35 am
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News): With conflict in South Sudan now entering its fourth year and its people facing dire humanitarian challenges, the United Nations refugee agency has revised upwards its funding requirements for 2017 to address new needs of those who have been displaced due to renewed fighting, increased violence and resulting food insecurity since July last year.
Nov 18, 2016, at 02:12 pm
New York, Nov 18 (Just Earth News): At the United Nations Climate Conference (COP 22) under way in Marrakech, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) participated in the launch of a ground breaking map of restoration opportunities to combat climate change in Africa, an area being called the ‘Great Green Wall.’
Nov 18, 2016, at 01:59 pm
New York, Nov 18 (Just Earth News): Having secured the funds for the initial phase of the deployment of the world’s first malaria vaccine, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday it will be rolled out in sub-Saharan Africa and immunization campaigns will begin in 2018.
UN envoy calls for concerted efforts to avoid rolling-back of gains in Africa’s Great Lakes
Nov 03, 2016, at 01:24 pm
New York, Nov 3 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for the Great Lakes region on Wednesday highlighted the challenges posed by armed groups which continue to threaten the region’s stability and called for concerted efforts to avert any reversal of the commendable gains it has achieved thus far.
Millions vaccinated against yellow fever in Africa in record time – UN health agency
Sep 03, 2016, at 03:59 pm
New York, Sept 3 (Just Earth News): Together with its partners, the United Nations health agency has vaccinated more than 7.7 million people in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in less than two weeks.
UN agriculture chief stresses role of healthy oceans as drivers of Africa’s prosperity
Sep 02, 2016, at 01:58 pm
New York, Sept 2 (Just Earth News): Addressing an African ministerial conference, the head of the United Nations agricultural agency on Thursday stressed the need to mitigate the impacts of climate change and illegal fishing on oceans and coastal communities as fisheries and aquaculture emerge as driving forces behind the transformation of the continent’s economies.
UN health agency’s African member States adopt new malaria framework
Aug 23, 2016, at 04:56 am
New York, Aug 22 (Just Earth News): With Africa still accounting for more than 90 per cent of global malaria deaths in 2015, the United Nations health agency’s member States in the region have adopted a new framework on implementing a strategy towards a malaria-free continent.
Economic development in Africa centres around urbanization – UN-backed report
May 25, 2016, at 01:42 pm
New York, May 25 (Just Earth News):With two-thirds of Africans expected to live in cities by 2050, how Africa urbanizes will be critical to the continent’s future growth and development, a new report presented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has found.
UN officials urge boost in development action to meet humanitarian challenges in Africa
Apr 09, 2016, at 01:52 pm
New York, Apr 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Greater efforts in preparedness response, recovery and development interventions are needed from humanitarian actors for African nations to meet the immediate needs of their citizens, become more resilient to shocks and crises, and ultimately achieve food security, senior United Nations officials stressed on Friday.
Ban highlights private-sector investment for potential to 'transform' Africa's Great Lakes region
Feb 25, 2016, at 02:11 pm
New York, Feb 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Although the succession of violence and suffering has sometimes prevented countries in the African Great Lakes from achieving their potential, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that the hard-working people must be given more opportunities to use their abundant natural resources in order to address the root causes of conflict and ultimately transform the region.