Project launch workshop: Capacity building for East African Community trade portals connectivity and trade facilitation support
Event November 27 – 28, 2024 - Venue/Format: Arusha, United Republic of TanzaniaOrganizer: UNCTAD
Facts and figures: Ending violence against women
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (Article )The availability of data on violence against women and girls has improved considerably in recent years and data on the prevalence of intimate partner violence is now available for at least 161 countries.
Five essential facts to know about femicide
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (Article )Every 10 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2023. 
Project launch workshop: Capacity building for East African Community trade portals connectivity and trade facilitation support
Event November 27 – 28, 2024 - Venue/Format: Arusha, United Republic of TanzaniaOrganizer: UNCTAD
Why social protection is essential to shielding the world’s most vulnerable from the impacts of the climate crisis
Stories & Blogs ILO (Article )The ILO brings together thought leaders and experts to discuss the findings of its social protection report, focusing on the structural inequalities that permeate the climate crisis, and the role of social protection.
Supporting the Education and Health of Young Mothers in Africa.
Stories & Blogs UNESCO (Article )Joint statement by Etleva Kadilli, UNICEF Regional Director, Eastern and Southern Africa, Nisha, UNESCO Regional Director for Southern Africa, and Alexandros K Makarigakis, UNESCO Regional Director for East Africa.
UNESCO Forum enhances Korea-Africa educational collaboration.
Stories & Blogs UNESCO (Article )The Korean Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Korean Commission for UNESCO, organized the UNESCO-Africa Education Cooperation Forum from Tuesday, 25 June to Thursday, 27 June 2024 at the Glad Hotel in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Technical workshop on Budgeting Sensitive to Demographic Dividend: transforming the 2021-2023 budgets into functional budgets
Event June 10 to 14, 2024 - Venue/Format: Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoOrganizer: ECA
Unregulated Autonomous Weapons Systems pose risk to Africa
Stories & Blogs Africa Renewal (Article )Ambassador Lansana Gberie of Sierra Leone warns of a new arms race that could divert important resources away from peacebuilding and sustainable development
The duality of the education challenge in Africa: Historical imperatives and 21st-century necessities
Stories & Blogs Africa Renewal (Article )Education in Africa stands at a crossroads, confronting dual challenges related to the juxtaposition of existing deficits with the rapidly evolving demands of the Digital Age.