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Sub-Saharan Africa urged to tackle hunger to sustain economic growth

The drought makes farming and gardening very diffcult for the women of Yelimne, Mali

Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa cannot be sustained if hunger is not eliminated, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) warns in a report released on Tuesday. The first-ever, Africa…

15 May 2012 / Listen /

WFP voucher programme benefits families in Somalia

A woman in Burao, northwestern Somalia, uses her WFP food voucher to buy goat meat from a local trader

Thousands of people in Somaliland are eating more fresh meat, thanks to a World Food Programme (WFP) scheme. WFP has provided parents with vouchers thus giving them the…

15 May 2012 / Listen /

Envoy calls for support for Somalia as end of transition period approaches

Somalia has made considerable advances as it prepares for the end of transitional governance in August, the top UN envoy in the country told the Security Council on…

15 May 2012 / Listen /

Airlift of South Sudanese nationals from Khartoum gets underway

Families upload their belongings onto a truck

Nearly 400 South Sudanese nationals who had been stranded in a transit center in Sudan have now been airlifted back to their country by the International Organization for…

15 May 2012 / Listen /

Algeria elects women legislators in record numbers

Algeria has become the first and only country in the Arab world to have more than 30 per cent of its parliamentary seats held by women, according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). IPU…

15 May 2012 / Listen /

ICC prosecutor pushes arrest of rebels for DR Congo crimes UN Stabilization Mission in DRC comes under fire 21 December 2012, the beginning of a new era in the Mayan Culture UN envoy urges Serbia and Kosovo to seek stability Information Society World Summit reviews progress and looks to future UN experts pushing proposal for global financial transaction tax Rio+20: Our chance to put the world on a more sustainable path: UN Syrians "place a lot of hope" in UN observers UN Humanitarian Affairs chief concludes visit to Afghanistan UN human rights chief condemns Sudan's bombing of South Sudan Yemen on the verge of a humanitarian crisis First global guidelines on land tenure adopted in Rome DR Congo refugees set to return home IOM prepares to airlift South Sudanese back home UN human rights chief "heartened" South Sudan will ratify major treaties Libya approaches "key moment" in democratic transition Secretary-General condemns deadly blasts in Syria Kofi Annan condemns "abhorrent" deadly blasts in Syrian capital

Today's Features

Global Compact brings business leaders together ahead of Rio +20

Just ahead of the Rio+20 conference in June, business leaders will be meeting to discuss how they can add…

16 May 2012 / Listen /

Sub-Saharan Africa can only grow if it solves hunger crisis – UNDP

Sub-Saharan Africa cannot sustain its present economic resurgence unless it eliminates the hunger that affects nearly a quarter of…

15 May 2012 / Listen /

UN independent expert calls for human rights approach to address Mexico drug problem

Nearly 50,000 people in Mexico have been killed over the past six years, victims of the drug violence in…

15 May 2012 / Listen /

A "born artist" celebrates her Haitian heritage at UN concert honouring slave trade victims

Singer Rachelle Jeanty performs in a myriad of styles, from pop to jazz, and she has worked with artists…

15 May 2012 / Listen /

Concert and exhibition on slave trade at UN Africa sustains growth despite global uncertainty UN supports African Union effort to stop LRA Experts say tax on financial transactions would help fight poverty and inequality Foreign direct investment boosts growth Guatemala invites the world to welcome a new era in December 2012 Combating violence against indigenous women and girls Child bride sentence handed down in Afghanistan Over 100 UN monitors in Syria; 300 expected by end of May Conflict takes toll on children in Yemen UN Mission in Iraq concerned about Syrian crisis Representatives from Asia-Pacific participate in UN indigenous forum Bombings in Syria that kill more than 50 condemned by Special Envoy Asia-Pacific remains engine for global economic growth Rio+20 is about people's aspirations: UN A Kenyan Maasai calls for protection of his community UN Humanitarian Affairs chief makes first trip to Afghanistan Indigenous people's food exhibit unveiled