The African Road Safety Charter entered into force on 12 March 2026. The Charter marks Africa’s first continental and legally-binding road safety framework. Adopted by African Heads of State in 2016, 15 African Union Member States were required to ratify the Charter and deposit an instrument of ratification at the African Union for it to…
Mr. Trump could offer more details Thursday on his proposed international “Board of Peace” as questions linger over its composition and scope. The president floated the concept of a Board of Peace last year, as part of a plan brokered by his administration to end the Israel-Hamas war. The board was conceived of as an…
From Davos, the President of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday warned that the world has entered a “make-or-break” moment for multilateralism, saying the rules-based order can survive only if states speak the truth and act when it’s hard. She called for a cross-regional alliance to push back against growing lawlessness, disinformation, and power-based politics….
African nations and institutions have strongly reacted to the capture of Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro by the United States at the weekend, calling for respect of international law and sovereignty. The African Union said in a statement it would be “following with grave concern the recent developments in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, including reports…
Geneva — Recent proposals to relocate UN operations to lower-cost duty stations ignore demonstrable economic patterns. Empirical evidence suggests that establishing UN hubs often triggers localized inflation, negating projected savings. Case Study: UN Presence in Nairobi While city-wide inflation is driven by national policies, population growth, infrastructure deficits and global shocks, the UN significantly increased…
It wasn’t an average Thursday morning in Manhattan. In the early hours, UN diplomats (and UN News) hit the streets in their sneakers – from Times Square to East River – following a route that traced the shape of “UN@80”. Under cooler skies after days of intense heat, the run ended where it all began,…
