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The Glasgow Climate Test
The climate crisis is a code red for humanity. World leaders will soon be put to the test at the UN Climate Conference — known as COP26 — in Glasgow. Their actions — or inactions […]
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Calling on youth to lead innovation to end female genital mutilation in Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 8 October 2021 – UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, and the global UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation, have launched a new youth-led initiative, the […]
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Energy will play a critical role in the success of Africa’s free trade area
By: Kingsley Ighobor —Damilola Ogunbiyi, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All Damilola Ogunbiyi is the CEO of Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable […]
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How COVID-19 has increased fertility, adolescent pregnancy and maternal deaths in East and Southern African countries
LUANDA, Angola, MBABANE, Eswatini, PRETORIA, South Africa and LUSAKA, Zambia—“Young people are able to access [sexual and reproductive health] services but not as much as they used to before the lockdown,” said Kondelwani Kamanga, a […]
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Africa Dialogue Series: Harnessing culture for development
Africa Dialogue Series (ADS) 2021 will take place around Africa Day marked on 25 May. For 2021, the theme is “Cultural identity and ownership: reshaping mindsets” and will celebrate the continent’s identity, culture, history and achievements, through exhibitions and […]
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Nearly half of all women are denied their bodily autonomy, says new UNFPA report, My Body is My Own
Violations include rape, forced sterilization, virginity testing, female genital mutilation and more NEW YORK, 14 April 2021 – Nearly half of women in 57 developing countries are denied the right to decide whether to have sex […]
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‘The legacy of Wangari Maathai continues’
3rd March, the African Union-established Africa Environment Day, also marks Wangari Maathai Day that celebrates the work of Kenyan environmentalist Professor Wangari Maathai. In 2004, Prof. Maathai became the first African woman to be awarded a […]
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The first African women leaders to address the UN General Assembly
As the UN turns 75, we showcase the four African women leaders to address the Assembly. Although most African countries joined the UN in the 1960s soon after they attained independence, with a few joining earlier than that […]
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Morocco to host regional counter terrorism centre for Africa
The Kingdom of Morocco and the United Nations signed Tuesday via videoconference a “Headquarters Agreement” for the establishment of the United Nations Programme Office for Counter -Terrorism and Training in Africa – under the United […]
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“Jobs and food security are top priorities of young people in Africa” – Aya Chebbi, African Union Youth Envoy
The first-ever youth envoy of the African Union, Ms. Aya Chebbi of Tunisia, has been advocating for young Africans’ voices to be heard. In July 2020, her office launch ‘Sauti’ a blog entirely dedicated to young female […]