Reciprocal tariffs should exclude vulnerable developing economies – UN trade body
Stories & Blogs Africa Renewal Magazine (Article )Amb. Martin Kimani, the new Chair of the Permanent Forum of People of African Descent lists economic empowerment, digital equity and solidarity as priorities.
UN forum tackles slavery reparations for Africa, people of African descent.
Stories & Blogs Africa Renewal Magazine (Article )The calls for reparatory justice can no longer be ignored, speakers at the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent said during the forum’s fourth meeting.
“Life is dangerous for women in this camp”: In the Central African Republic, survivors of sexual violence lose critical support as funding is slashed
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )The Korsi refugee camp in Birao, in northern Central African Republic, is home to around 18,000 refugees as well as returnees fleeing the conflict in Sudan.
“I witnessed unimaginable horrors”: Sexual violence used as weapon of terror against women and girls across Sudan
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )There are alarming reports of sexual violence being used as a weapon of terror across Sudan. Over 12 million women and girls – and increasingly men and boys – are estimated to be at risk of assault.
A chance encounter leads to critical maternal care in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )What Ms. Azina didn’t know was that without urgent healthcare, both her pregnancy and childbirth could also hold deadly consequences.
“The new generation is different”: In Djibouti, survivors and allies lobby to end female genital mutilation.
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )“I still see the knife, and the lady who held me down,” said Hawa’a Mohamed Kamil.
Explainer: How does family planning save lives?
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )When a war forcibly displaces tens of thousands of people, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, equips displacement camps and medical personnel with critical supplies…
Giving birth under fire in North Kivu, as conflict grips the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )As fighting intensified in North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Francine Toyata clutched her pregnant belly, waves of pain coursing through her.