Hunger still rising across East Africa, says new UN-backed report

New York: Over 50 million people in Eastern Africa will face acute food insecurity this year, according to a new study backed by the World Food Programme (WFP) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Finding common ground in East Africa: a UN Resident Coordinator blog

New York/IBNS: Together, Kenya and Uganda kick-start a Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by partnering with the UN to address challenges that transcend country borders.  By Siddharth Chatterjee (Kenya RC) and Rosa Malango (Uganda RC).

From philanthropy to profit: how clean energy is kickstarting sustainable development in East Africa

New York, June 1 (IBNS): Until recently, Namacurra district, in the Zambezia province of Mozambique, some 1,500 km from the capital Maputo, did not have any basic services – such as schools, health centres, or even energy – connecting the region to the electricity grid would be extremely time-consuming, and costly. 

New energy security framework will help meet growing needs in East Africa, sustainably – UN economic wing

New York, Nov 22 (IBNS): Backed by the United Nations, countries in eastern Africa have launched a new energy security framework to help tackle growing challenges over energy access and availability in the region.