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29/07/2026

IOM - UN Migration: Fake job offers can lead to human trafficking.

29/07/2026

Impact of an expanded UN Office in Nairobi.

Director-General, United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) Zainab Hawa Bangura on Programme

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UN Office at Nairobi Director-General Zainab Hawa Bangura has said Kenya's strategic location makes Nairobi a key global UN hub, enabling the organisation to provide services to 166 countries worldwide.

28/07/2026

Cyber Attacks and the Digital Divide are creating new barriers to HIV Services.

Cyberattacks, data breaches, online harassment and other forms of technology-facilitated violence are becoming significant obstacles to HIV prevention and treatment, according to a UNAIDS specialist who says digital security has become inseparable from the fight against the epidemic itself.

28/07/2026

24/07/2026

Right to health - a fundamental right still denied:

(25 July)- The 2026 International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent

Women and girls of African descent continue to face systemic racism, gender discrimination and unequal access to quality, culturally appropriate health care, resulting in preventable health disparities. The observance calls for equitable health systems, respectful maternal care, better race- and gender-disaggregated data, and the meaningful participation of women and girls of African descent in shaping the policies that affect their health and well-being.
Health inequalities affect women and girls of African descent throughout their lives, limiting access to services and the quality of care they receive.

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The International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent is celebrated annually on July 25th. It was established by the United Nations to recognize the contributions and achievements of women and girls of African descent while also acknowledging the unique challenges they face due to intersecting...

24/07/2026

Satellites can now spot methane leaks in real time – but most go unfixed.

Communities around the world are already feeling the impacts of climate change. Cutting methane is an important step we can take to slow global warming.

UN Environment Programme is expanding efforts to help countries detect and fix major methane leaks from space by 2030.

Satellites can now spot major methane leaks from space within days. Yet only 13 per cent of those alerts lead to any response from the governments or companies responsible.

22/07/2026

On 23 July at 5pm EDT (( Mid night, 12:00am – 1:30am, Nairobi Kenya), candidates for the next UN Secretary-General will take part in a UN Town hall, taking questions in public as part of the Secretary-General selection process. The world’s toughest job interview is moving to live TV.

Watch live on Bloomberg platforms and UN WebTV- https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1hkyf9mo0

22/07/2026

Dakika 67 zatumika kumuenzi Mandela katika kituo cha kulea watoto yatima UNDP Kenya

Jana Julai 20 katika moja ya viunga vya jiji la Nairobi, wadau mbalimbali wakiwemo wafanyakazi wa Umoja wa Mataifa kwa kushirikiana na raia wa Afrika Kusini na Ubalozi wa Afrika Kusini nchini Kenya, ili kuadhimisha Siku ya Kimataifa ya Nelson Mandela walikitembelea Kituo cha Kulelea Watoto ya Yatima...