UN ‘cannot afford to fail in Africa’: Guterres

UN Mission in Haiti calls for ‘constructive dialogue’ following violent protests

New world fishing report highlights its value in fight against hunger

The Libyan authorities have “in principle” agreed to let the UN migration agency (IOM) take care of people rescued from the Mediterranean Sea, rather than put them in detention, IOM Director General William Lacy Swing told Jens Renner on Friday, adding that thousands of people still remain in detention .

One-in-five people around the world count on forest products for food, income and nutritional diversity – generating more than $88 billion in income, according FAO’s State of the World’s Forests 2018, launched on Friday.

Libya urged to end migrant detention

UNHCR appeals for stronger search-and-rescue in Mediterranean Sea

Human Rights Council ends 38th session

It is not impossible to address the challenges of the Lake Chad region if local people can find ways to make a sustainable living, said Bineta Diop, AU Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security, adding that the linkage between poverty and radicalization was “obvious”. Daniel Dickinson asked her how big the development challenges were in the area.

A recent joint study by the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners reveals poor-quality health care in all countries, which could negate the promise of universal health coverage if left unaddressed, according to Edward Kelley, WHO’s Director of Service Delivery and Safety, who spoke to Daniel Johnson about how these findings could affect the global push for universal health coverage.

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has seen first-hand how the ‘nexus’ of security and climate change is affecting the lives of poor women in the Lake Chad basin area who depend on fishing for their livelihoods.

Syria: Civilians continue to suffer in crossfire, UN officials speak out

Yemen’s UN envoy reassured by warring parties’ ‘strong desire’ for peace

All countries falling short in delivering quality health care, says UN report

Mali facing ‘alarming’ rise in rights violations, warns UN expert

'Deep concern' over Chinese rights activist’s health

Syria’s Yarmouk is a ‘hell-hole in utter ruins’: UNRWA

For this edition of our UN & Africa podcast, Sheila Keetharuth, ending her six-year mandate as the Special Rapporteur on Eritrea, talks to Daniel Johnson after presenting her last report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva.