EU strengthens its direct support to the people of Belarus
Today, the European Commission adopted a €24 million assistance package, which will benefit directly the Belarusian people, in particular civil society, youth and small...
Widespread regional challenges pervasive in Central Africa
Insecurity continues to plague Central Africa, the UN envoy for the region told the Security Council on Wednesday, highlighting concern for cross-border violence.
Special Representative...
More uprooted, fewer return, pushing forcibly displaced above 80 million
The number of people forcibly displaced around the world has doubled in the past decade and is estimated to have passed 80 million in...
Human rights must be ‘front and centre’ of COVID-19 response
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for human rights to be put “front and centre” of COVID-19 response and recovery globally in order to...
Fund COVAX to reduce COVID vaccination distribution inequity
With so-called vaccine nationalism spreading “with full speed”, the Secretary-General told a journalists, following the fourth annual African Union-UN conference, that the continent must...
The dangerous job of separating ‘truth from falsehood’
Prominent journalists and champions of press freedom from across the world are examining ways to overcome increasing challenges facing the media during a two-day online conference organized jointly by the UN’s cultural and educational agency,...
Transition to a new EU farm policy: food security and protecting farmers’ income
Delays in negotiating EU farm policy reforms will not affect farmers’ incomes. The Parliament will vote in December on a proposal to ensure a...
EU and the Tony Elumelu Foundation join forces to improve economic empowerment of women
The European Union and the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading champion of entrepreneurship in Africa, are joining forces to support more than 2,500...
54 million women and youth face staggering humanitarian challenges
As COVID-19 continues to disproportionately impact women and girls hit by multiple humanitarian crises, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency appealed on Monday...
Security Union report: Keeping up the momentum on implementation of key initiatives
Fulfilling a commitment to regularly report on progress in the area of security, the Commission is today presenting a report, the first since the...