"CAMEROON"

Lejeune Mbella Mbella, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cameroon, addresses the general debate of the 76th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 21-27 September 2021).

An ambitious reforestation project, carried out since 2018 by refugees and host communities in northern Cameroon, is contributing to the Great Green Wall, an African-led initiative that aims to grow an 8,000-kilometer continent-wide barrier to stop the ongoing desertification of the Sahel. UNHCR

Intercommunal clashes between herders and fishermen in Cameroon's Far North region has displaced thousands of people as scarcity of water is made worse by climate change. UNHCR

India calls for adoption of convention on terrorism, as Security Council considers fears that fighters will return to Afghanistan, surge in Africa.

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

In a year marked by the global pandemic, UNHCR’s key focus in 2020 was to advocate for the inclusion of refugees in COVID-19 national response plans but illnesses like malaria, acute malnutrition and psychological distress remained major health challenges for refugees. UNHCR

Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General

The IMF has put forward a USD 50 billion proposal to end the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022, the IMF spokesperson said on Thursday, specifying that “the vast majority of that should come in grant form for the most vulnerable countries.” IMF

World leaders in General Assembly adopt political declaration pledging urgent, transformative action to stop global AIDS epidemic by 2030.

World leaders in General Assembly adopt political declaration pledging urgent, transformative action to stop global AIDS epidemic by 2030.