UN General Assembly — the 193-member body that adopted a resolution on child marriage elimination and granted permanent status to the Internet Governance Forum.
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Audio By VocalizeThe UN General Assembly made an unassuming yet historically monumental decision by voting in favour of the "Correct the Map" resolution, thus officially unveiling the four-hundred-year-old Mercator fallacy that makes Africa look to be roughly of the same size as …
Kenya's governance is also in need of 'cartographic' correctionCitizen Digital
… The resolution, adopted unanimously by the 193-member UN General Assembly, creates an annual global platform to push for stronger action against child marriage and improve the protection of children, particularly girls. …
Kenya backs global push to end child marriageCapital News
… The vote at the UN General Assembly on Friday put Washington at odds with the overwhelming majority of member states, with six countries — Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine — abstaining. …
US opposes Africa-backed Equal Earth map as 164 countries vote in favourThe Standard
… Yet many have remained consistent on one essential point: Ukraine’s sovereignty is not negotiable.We are deeply grateful to those who have stood by that principle, in votes at the UN General Assembly and, above all, in action. …
Four years of full-scale war has still failed to break UkraineThe Standard
… On March 25, 2026, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution recognising the transatlantic slave trade and racialised chattel slavery as the gravest crime against humanity and urging reparatory justice. …
How Namibia reminded me about Mau MauCitizen Digital
… da's Olara Otunnu joins race to lead UN By AFP July 26, 2026 12:12 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Candidates for United Nations Secretary-General position participate in a debate at the UN General Assembly …
Uganda's Olara Otunnu joins race to lead UNCapital News
… The next Secretary-General will be appointed by the UN General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council, where the five permanent members—China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States—hold veto power over any candidate. …
Uganda makes late entry into UN Chief race, nominates Olara OtunnuCapital News
… 24 — Kenya has launched preparations to host the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2026, a historic global gathering that will be held in Nairobi from December 14 to 18 and mark the first meeting since the forum was granted permanent status by the UN General Assembly …
Kenya begins preparations to host key UN Internet Governance Forum in NairobiThe Standard
… Also invited were the two other declared candidates: Argentina's Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency; and the former president of Senegal, Macky Sall, with the latter sending a short video message.UN 'irreplaceable' The UN General Assembly of member …
A woman in charge of the UN? Candidates feel it's about timeCitizen Digital
… The UN General Assembly, under resolution 78/253, gave a nod to transformations to enable infrastructure development at the UNON complex in Gigiri. …
President Ruto, UN SG Guterres to inaugurate Ksh.43.8B Nairobi expansion projectAn opinion piece argues that Kenya's leadership crisis reflects a "political Mercator projection," where citizens have lowered expectations of governance while raising expectations of political leaders, creating what the author calls a "low-energy equilibrium" where minor achievements appear grand.
6 hours ago · The Standard →
An opinion piece argues that Kenya's leadership crisis reflects a "political Mercator projection," where citizens have lowered expectations of governance while raising expectations of political leaders, creating what the author calls a "low-energy equilibrium" where minor achievements appear grand.
6 hours ago · The Standard →
Kenya joined other African countries in backing a United Nations resolution establishing November 27 as the International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage, which was adopted unanimously by the 193-member UN General Assembly. Kenya is among 20 African countries that co-sponsored the resolution.
5 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The United States was the lone country to vote against a UN resolution, backed by 164 countries, that encourages greater use of equal-area map projections such as the Equal Earth map; six countries abstained. The non-binding resolution, sponsored by Togo and African Union member states, calls for governments, schools, and organisations to use projections that preserve the relative size of landmasses and raise awareness of map projection limitations, but does not outlaw the Mercator projection.
5 September 2026 · Capital News →
On Ukraine's 35th independence anniversary, the nation affirms that four years of Russian full-scale invasion have failed to break it. Despite terrible costs in lives and communities, Ukrainian institutions continue functioning, with businesses, farms, schools, and hospitals operating while the country builds long-range capabilities.
24 August 2026 · The Standard →
A Standard columnist reflects on how a visit to Katutura township in Namibia—where Black residents were forcibly relocated during apartheid—recalled her father's use of the word "reserve" for their Gatundu home, rooted in colonial-era Kikuyu land dispossession, and draws parallels between Kenya's and Namibia's legacies of forced removal and inequality.
16 August 2026 · The Standard →
Uganda's Olara Otunnu, a 75-year-old former UN under-secretary general and opposition presidential candidate, joined the race to become the next United Nations Secretary-General. Otunnu previously served as UN special representative for children and armed conflict from 1997 to 2005 under Kofi Annan.
26 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Uganda has nominated veteran diplomat Ambassador Olara Otunnu for United Nations Secretary-General, a position to be filled as current Secretary-General António Guterres' term ends December 31. Otunnu has more than four decades of experience in international diplomacy and previously served as the UN's first Under-Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict from 1998 to 2005.
26 July 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya has launched preparations to host the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2026 in Nairobi from December 14 to 18, marking the first meeting since the forum was granted permanent status by the UN General Assembly. The government expects the event to bring together global leaders, policymakers, technology experts, civil society representatives, and private sector stakeholders to shape the future of internet governance.
24 June 2026 · Capital News →
Michelle Bachelet of Chile, Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica, and Maria Fernanda Espinosa of Ecuador are running to succeed Antonio Guterres as UN secretary-general at the end of the year. All three candidates argued during a Geneva debate that it is time for a woman to lead the UN for the first time in its 80-year history.
11 June 2026 · The Standard →
President William Ruto and United Nations Secretary General António Guterres will inaugurate the UN's Nairobi Expansion Project in Gigiri, a $340 million initiative approved by UN member states in December 2023 that includes upgrades to conference facilities and office blocks at the UN headquarters.
10 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →