Opening Remarks by Oliver Chiganya at the Sixth Africa Gender Statistics Forum
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )Pooling Together for Gender Statistics: Financing the Numbers that make Women and Girls Count
As Africa’s Population Crosses 1.5 Billion, The Demographic Window Is Opening; Getting The Dividend Requires More Time And Stronger Effort.
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )On the World Population Day 2024, the United Nations’ Population Division released the 28th edition of official World Population Prospects (WPP) and forecast.
DRC: Alarming increase in trafficking for sexual exploitation, say experts
Stories & Blogs OHCHR (Press Release )UN experts said today they are alarmed by reports of widespread trafficking in persons, particularly for sexual slavery and exploitation, and rising child and forced marriages stemming from conflict and displacement in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
New UNHCR/IOM/MMC report highlights extreme horrors faced by refugees and migrants on land routes to Africa's Mediterranean coast.
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Press Release )Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, human rights violations and exploitation not just at sea, but also on land routes across the African continent, towards its Mediterranean coastline.
Arbitrary detentions and impunity widespread in Libya, warns UN’s Türk
Stories & Blogs UN (Story )The desperate plight of migrants and refugees tortured, trafficked and sold “at scale” in Libya took centre stage at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, where UN rights chief Volker Türk urged the international community to consider halting its
South Sudan: President should return proposed security law amendments to legislators for revision, UN Commission says
Stories & Blogs OHCHR (Press Release )The National Security Service Act (Amendment) Bill passed by legislators last week will entrench arbitrary detention and further repression by South Sudan’s National Security Service (NSS), the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan said today.
DR Congo: Conflict escalation linked to deadly Mpox threat
Stories & Blogs UN (Story )At least 25 million people have been caught up in the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where a neglected health emergency continues to unfold at an alarming rate, the UN health agency said on Friday.
Sudan: UN-hosted talks on aid relief and civilian protection to continue in Geneva
Stories & Blogs UN (Story )UN-led talks between Sudan's warring parties were set to continue in Geneva on Friday to advance discussions on humanitarian aid and civilian protection, with “possible local ceasefires” being a means to that end.
South Sudan faces growing humanitarian crisis, warns WHO.
Stories & Blogs UN (Story )Twelve years on from independence the people of South Sudan continue to face huge challenges, exacerbated now by the war in neighbouring Sudan, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
Agrarian AI – The Future of Agriculture in Zambia
Stories & Blogs UNDP (Story )How the UNDP Accelerator Lab in Zambia and Mukuba UniPod is supporting Nchimunya on his journey to transform small-holder farming with AI and data-driven technology.