UN experts call on South Africa to create torture prevention body
Unsplash/Kyle-Philip Coulson – The sun rises over the capital of South Africa, Pretoria. New York, USA, 14 March 2023-/African Media Agency(AMA)/South...
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New Funding Streams Activated After Fifth Successive Failed Rainy Season In Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia, 09 March 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Start Network is pleased to announce US$4.2 million of new funding to help protect people in...
Somalia: UN official underlines need to advance women’s participation in public life
UN Photo/Loey Felipe – Anita Kiki Gbeho, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Assistance Mission in...
Local elections chance to advance peace in Central African Republic: UN envoy
MINUSCA/Hervé Serefio – MINUSCA peacekeepers and Central African defence and security forces patrol Bangui. New York, USA, 22 February 2023-/African Media...
Guterres in Africa: End political stalemate in Libya now, UN chief urges leaders
UNSMIL/Abel Kavanagh – A view of Tripoli, Libya. New York, USA, 21 February 2023-/African Media Agency(AMA)/Overcoming the current political impasse in...
Rights experts say peaceful transition in South Sudan crucial, amid ‘immense suffering’
UN Photo/Isaac Billy – The UN is supporting community peacebuilding efforts in South Sudanese communities. New York, USA, 20 February 2023-/African...
Zambia: New grant gives boost to women peacekeepers
© UNMISS/Isaac Billy – A Zambian woman police officer receives a medal for her service with the UN peacekeeping mission...
Lack of jobs, the main driver of violent extremism in sub-Saharan Africa: UNDP
UN News/Daniel Dickinson – A Nigerien soldier guards a strategic location in Ouallam, Niger. New York, USA, 07 February 2023-/African Media...
Internally displaced persons face challenges upon returning to their homes in tambura
With relative peace having been restored, thousands of displaced persons are returning to their homes in villages around Tambura. Photos:...
Sudan: Progress in Darfur militia leader trial, but Government cooperation wanes
© WFP/Leni Kinzli – Women line up for WFP distribution of cash assistance at a displaced persons camp in South...
