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Africa moves to close mechanisation gap as Tanzania launches 10-year strategy
Africa’s drive to accelerate sustainable agricultural mechanisation gained new momentum in Dar es Salaam as Tanzania formally launched its National Agricultural Mechanisation Strategy 2026–2036 during the Africa Conference on Sustainable…
Brazil Boosts Lifeline for Sahrawi Refugees as Food Needs Remain Acute
The Government of Brazil has provided a contribution of US$120,000 to support life-saving food assistance for Sahrawi refugees living in camps in south-west Algeria, reinforcing international support for one of the world’s longest-running…
Aid Under Fire: WFP Halts Operations in Baliet County After River Convoy Attacks
The United Nations World Food Programme has suspended all humanitarian activities in Baliet County, Upper Nile State, following a series of violent attacks on its river convoy that left critical food assistance looted and humanitarian space…
Survivors in the lead: How communities are dismantling female genital mutilation from within
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Female genital mutilation is widely recognised as a violation of the fundamental rights of women and girls, with deep and often life-threatening physical and psychological consequences. It has no health benefits…
Million of Girls Still at Risk as UN Leaders Warn Against Complacency on Female Genital Mutilation
More than four million girls remain at risk of female genital mutilation this year, many of them under the age of five, according to a joint statement issued by senior United Nations leaders to mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance…
Preventive cholera vaccines return as global stockpile recovers after years of shortage
Preventive cholera vaccination has resumed for the first time in more than three years, marking a critical turning point in the global response to a disease that continues to claim thousands of lives each year.
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance,…
Deepfake abuse is abuse: UNICEF warns of a fast-growing threat to children online
UNICEF has raised urgent alarm over the rapid rise in AI-generated sexualised images involving children, warning that deepfake technology is being increasingly used to facilitate sexual exploitation and abuse in digital spaces.
In a strong…
UNFPA backs UN80 reforms as merger talks with UN Women enter assessment phase
At the First Regular Session of the Executive Board, Ms Diene Keita, Executive Director of United Nations Population Fund, outlined UNFPA’s position on the UN80 reform agenda, signalling firm support for the Secretary-General’s vision of a…
Violence in Jonglei pushes hundreds of thousands of children towards hunger crisis
An escalation of violence in Jonglei state is placing the lives of more than 450,000 children at risk of acute malnutrition, as mass displacement and insecurity disrupt access to food, health care and essential nutrition services, according…
Darfur’s Children Caught Between Collapse and Survival
Children in Sudan’s Darfur region are living on what UNICEF has described as a fragile line between abandonment and hope, as conflict, displacement and the collapse of basic services push families to the edge of survival.
Speaking at a…