The 2026 International Day for People of African Descent is being observed under the theme “Expanding the Human Rights of People of African Descent” within the framework of the Second International Decade for People of African Descent (2025–2034).
Honouring fallen humanitarians and calling for greater protection of health care.
When conflict, flooding or displacement force children out of the classroom, education needs can change rapidly. Responding effectively and ensuring that no learner is left behind depends on timely, reliable data.
A multi-hazard chatbot handed over to Ghana’s National Disaster Management Organization now answers questions on floods, fires and storms on demand, in several languages, with officers in ten regions trained to run it.
On 2 June 2026, Oman deposited with the Director-General its instrument of ratification of the Convention against Discrimination in Education (Paris, 14 December 1960).
As the Ebola outbreak spreads across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, WFP is providing food assistance, nutrition support and logistics services to help vulnerable families and support containment efforts.
This year’s World Population Day theme is “Realizing the hopes and aspirations of young people – today and for the future.”
Innovation underpins the World Food Programme’s work in tackling hunger. Here we look at five innovations making a real difference on the ground.
Happy birthday to our Capitaine du Coeur.
Senegal is ready to take the field for the first match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
