From above, Haiti's capital city Port-au-Prince still looks serene, its white-washed homes climbing steep green hills that encircle a glittering bay. But to step onto its cracked streets requires a careful calculation of risk and reward.
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Every two years, all 193 UN Member States have an opportunity to collectively address critical environmental issues facing the planet.
This moment is the United Nations Environment Assembly, or UNEA, the sixth edition of which will be held from Feb. (...)
The 24-year-old and his coach were killed after their car veered off the road between the towns of Eldoret and Kaptagat in western Kenya
Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was poised to be a superstar of long-distance running, was (...)
Kenyan Christian cult leader Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and 29 other suspects were charged with the murder of 191 children on Tuesday morning by the Malindi High Court.
The children's bodies were exhumed from Shakahola forest in eastern Kenya last year (...)
The Kenyan High Court has blocked the government from deploying police officers to fight gangs in Haiti.
The judge argued that the deployment would be illegal as the National Security Council lacks the legal authority to send police outside (...)
A Kenyan cult leader is to be charged with murder and terrorism over the deaths of more than 400 people found in mass graves, prosecutors say.
Paul Mackenzie was arrested in April after the discovery of hundreds of bodies, some of whom were said to (...)
Kenyans are demanding answers after a nationwide power blackout plunged the country into darkness late on Sunday.
It hit at about 20:00 local time (17:00 GMT) - Kenya's third countrywide blackout in the past four months.
The outage disrupted several (...)
Advocates showcased the devastating impacts of climate upheaval on their communities at COP 28 on Monday as the focus of the world's largest climate gathering turned to financial support for those most at risk — first and foremost youth and women in (...)
A British soldier has died while off duty in Kenya, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) has said.
The BBC understands 32-year-old Maj Kevin McCool was on a motorcycle trip off base when he was attacked.
MoD officials confirmed the soldier's next of kin (...)
A former child refugee born in Somalia, who dedicated himself to changing lives through education, has been named as this year's winner of the prestigious UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award.
Abdullahi Mire grew up in the sprawling Dadaab refugee complex in (...)
With global temperatures soaring and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reaching unprecedented levels, dramatic climate action is needed to steer the world away from runaway climate change and align it to the objectives of the Paris Agreement, a major (...)
Kenyans have been given a special holiday to plant 100 million trees as part of the government's goal to plant 15 billion trees in 10 years.
The holiday allows "each and every Kenyan to own the initiative", according to Environment Minister Soipan (...)
Most parts of Ghana have been plunged into darkness due to a lack of gas to power machinery used to generate electricity in the country.
Power distribution firm Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) says the situation has caused "a supply gap of 550MW (...)
A Kenyan publisher has withdrawn a school book that included a drawing depicting Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) following an outcry by Muslim leaders and parents.
They complained that it was blasphemous to draw the prophet and to ask pupils to color in the (...)
The flame of injustice is "scorching hopes and possibilities" across Africa as the world grapples with the climate crisis, with the continent suffering some of the worst impacts of global warming said the UN chief on Tuesday.
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Children in Africa are among the most at risk from climate change impacts but are being woefully deprived of the financing necessary to help them adapt, survive and respond to the crisis, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in a new report on (...)
At least 1,400 people have starved to death in Ethiopia's northern Tigray since food aid was suspended because it was being stolen, an official has said.
The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) and the US's leading aid agency halted food aid to Tigray (...)
African economies should seize the opportunity to better integrate into technology-intensive global supply chains and boost prosperity, but this depends on their ability to harness key market and investment trends, the UN's trade and development (...)
Vulnerable residents at a care home for the elderly near Nairobi, Kenya's capital, have been mistreated and neglected, a BBC Africa Eye investigation has revealed.
Secret filming shows staff members physically mistreating residents, dumping food (...)
Kenya's President William Ruto received on Friday the Minister of Investment Eng. Khalid Al-Falih and the accompanying delegation at the presidential palace in Nairobi.
During the meeting, on the sidelines of the Kenya-Saudi Arabia Business Forum, (...)
At least 48 people were killed in a road accident in Londiani, western Kenya, on Friday evening when a lorry carrying a shipping container veered off the road and plowed into several vehicles, Reuters reported quoting police and witnesses.
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When it comes to fighting for a sustainable future, the world's cities are "critical battlegrounds" and more important than ever to making multilateralism work for all, said the UN chief in a video message on Monday to the United Nations Habitat (...)
Nearly 1.4 million people have now been displaced in Sudan since the conflict between two rival generals erupted in April, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Sunday in a new report that exposes the (...)
Entire villages in Sudan's West Darfur region have been burned to the ground by marauding militias, with aid agencies now warning the region is on the brink of a "humanitarian catastrophe".
Widespread looting and the destruction of vital (...)
UN Secretary-General António Guterres will be in Doha, Qatar on Monday to host a two-day meeting on Afghanistan, bringing together special envoys from various countries.
The aim is to reinvigorate international engagement around key issues, such as (...)