Solutions to hunger exist. What we are lacking is finance
Stories & Blogs IFAD (News )Hunger is not driven by a lack of food or an inability to grow it. Instead, it is primarily caused by conflict, climate change and economic fluctuations.
AUPSC COMMUNIQUÉ | 1214th Meeting on Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on the Peace and Security in Africa
Stories & Blogs UNOAU (Communique )AU Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) dedicated its 1214th meeting to a discussion on ‘Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on Peace and Security in Africa’.
Secretary-General's message for International Day for Countering Hate Speech, 18 June, 2024
Stories & Blogs UNOAU (Story )Hate speech is a marker of discrimination, abuse, violence, conflict, and even crimes against humanity. We have seen this play out from Nazi Germany to Rwanda, Bosnia and beyond.
UNOAU-AU Joint Capacity Building Workshop, 18-20 June 2024
Stories & Blogs UNOAU (News )UNOAU and the African Union Commission, PAPs department, jointly organized a training workshop aimed at building the capacity of Civil Society Organizations in Africa to enhance the achievement of gender-responsive elections, in the upcoming elections
UNOAU supports ECOWAS in the development and delivery of the African Standby Force Military Pre-Deployment Training of Trainers Course
Stories & Blogs UNOAU (Story )In collaboration with the British Peace Support Team, UNOAU supported ECOWAS in the development and delivery of a Military Pre-Deployment Training of Trainers Course in Accra, Ghana.
Major step in CAFI-Cameroon partnership: First $20 million project approved to support transition to deforestation-free agroecological practices
Stories & Blogs IFAD (News )A first US$20 million project funded by the Central Africa Forest Initiative (CAFI) will support Cameroon’s small-scale cocoa and coffee producers adapt to the new European Union (EU) regulations
Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit: A Catalyst for Change in African Agriculture
Stories & Blogs IFAD (News )The African continent loses a staggering US$4 billion worth of soil nutrients annually due to erosion. This loss affects over 485 million people and threatens food security.