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PRESS RELEASE: Homa Bay farmer Bornface Owino named 2026 UN in Kenya Person of the Year
The United Nations in Kenya has named Bornface Otieno Owino, a farmer and agricultural innovator from Homa Bay County, its 2026 Person of the Year. He is the first person under the age of 30 to receive the award.
Women peacebuilders from 43 countries say gender-based violence is the common thread in their communities
More than 50 women peacebuilders from 43 countries are meeting this week at Maanzoni Lodge, outside Nairobi, to share mediation experiences from their communities. Almost every participant interviewed named the same threat: gender-based violence.
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Record carbon dioxide levels will impact us for centuries, says UN weather agency
Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other major greenhouse gases in the atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels reached record highs in 2025, locking in more long-term global warming, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday.
West Bank: Hebron crackdown displaces thousands, Türk warns of ethnic cleansing
Israel’s “aggressive operation” in the West Bank city of Hebron raises serious concerns of ethnic cleansing, UN human rights chief Volker Türk warned on Monday, as the number of Palestinians forced from their homes passed 3,000 on the eve of Israeli elections.
Uganda’s UN-supported wildlife forensics lab turns ivory seizures into convictions
The package originated in Entebbe, Uganda, bound for Cairo, containing 10 kilograms of thumb-sized pieces that could have been either bone or elephant ivory.
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