Progress in reducing child deaths slows sharply since 2015 despite preventable causes By Bunmi Yekini An estimated 4.9 million children died before…
UN Women’s Rights Commission Opens amid U.S. Push to Remove References from Outcome Document
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By Bunmi Yekini The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) opened its annual session in New York on Monday…
RDI Urges Nigeria to Push Stronger Alcohol Policy Language at UN NCDs and Mental Health Summit
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By Bunmi Yekini The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI) has called on Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and the country’s delegation…
Africa Climate Summit/Week Must Unravel Equitable Solutions and Support Subnational Climate Action
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By Prof. Sam Ugwu From September 1st to 10th, leaders from Africa, experts in climate change, practitioners from the private sector, members…
By Bunmi Yekini Seville, Spain – June 30, 2025 — Thousands of activists took to the streets of Seville on Sunday in…
180,000 Displaced in 10 Days: UN Cluster Condemns Strikes on Gaza Shelters Amid Escalating Crisis
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By Bunmi Yekini The Global Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Cluster has issued a stark warning over the deepening humanitarian catastrophe…
“This Is Not Life -This Is Survival”: Refugees Flee Fresh Violence on South Sudan-Ethiopia Border
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By Bunmi Yekini When the gunfire erupted again in Burbeiye, a small border town straddling South Sudan and Ethiopia, the night was…
By Bunmi Yekini A major new United Nations (UN) report has revealed that while maternal deaths have dropped significantly over the past…
By Bunmi Yekini The HIV response in East and Southern Africa is facing an unprecedented crisis following recent cuts in US funding….
By Bunmi Yekini The number of children dying before their fifth birthday has reached a record low of 4.8 million in 2023,…
