Access to justice for women and girls: UNDP and UN Women launch the Gender Justice Platform
Stories & Blogs UNDP (Press Release )On International Women’s Day, UNDP and UN Women launched the Gender Justice Platform to leverage their partnership on gender justice.
We must counter hate speech if we want to prevent future genocides – Alice Wairimu Nderitu
Stories & Blogs Africa Renewal (Article )Ahead of 7 April, the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, spoke to Africa Renewal’s
Prioritising Human Rights in Africa
Stories & Blogs Africa Renewal (Article )In civil wars and other conflicts, there is a need for the AU’s Peace and Security Council to integrate human rights concerns and issues into its decision-making processes.
State of Climate in Africa highlights water stress and hazards
Stories & Blogs WMO (Press Release )Water stress and hazards like withering droughts and devastating floods are hitting African communities, economies and ecosystems hard.
Urgent climate action can secure a liveable future for all.
Stories & Blogs IPCC (Press Release )“Mainstreaming effective and equitable climate action will not only reduce losses and damages for nature and people, it will also provide wider benefits,” said IPCC Chair Hoesung Lee
UN Commission on the Status of Women reaffirms the role of technology and innovation, and education in the digital age in accelerating gender equality
Stories & Blogs UN Women (Press Release )Promoting the full and equal participation and leadership of women and girls in the design, transformation and integration of digital technologies and innovation processes that fulfill the human rights and needs of women and girls.
UN launches new portal on data and evidence on sustainable development for Africa
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (Press Release )Measuring and evaluating progress on the SDGs in Africa became much easier as a group of regional UN entities launched the first online data Portal.
New Africa SDGs report shows slow progress, calls for greater action to meet targets
Stories & Blogs UNDP Africa (Press Release )Halfway towards 2030, most African countries are struggling to meet most SDG targets
IWD23: 8 charts that show progress towards the SDGs from a gender perspective
Stories & Blogs WEFORUM (Article )From ending poverty to women’s political empowerment, there’s still a long way to go to reach gender parity.