Advancing Biodiversity Conservation: 10th Africa Regional Dialogue on Biodiversity Finance.
Stories & Blogs UNDP (Press Release )Blantyre,– Planet Earth requires approximately US$ 950 billion annually for the restoration and protection of its imperiled ecosystems, vital for sustaining livelihoods.
New Study: Urgent action to enhance food aid and revitalize agriculture critical to averting looming famine in Sudan
Stories & Blogs IFPRI (Press Release )Port Sudan - Pervasive severe food insecurity in Sudan necessitates urgent and extensive interventions to enhance food aid, revitalize agricultural systems, and restore supply chains, to mitigate the food crisis and prevent further escalation.
Addressing Challenges of A New Era: Against Rule-of-Thumb Economics
Stories & Blogs IMF (Article )The most pressing economic problems of our time require pragmatic remedies closely tailored to context
Breaking the Debt Supercycle
Stories & Blogs IMF (Article )Dependence on credit to boost demand imperils the world economy—we must correct the underlying imbalances
East African media called to strengthen regional integration through judicial reporting
Stories & Blogs UNESCO (Article )At a regional training held by UNESCO and the East African Court of Justice, 32 editors and journalists from East Africa were urged to promote awareness among East African citizens on the Court's mandate.
Generative AI: UNESCO study reveals alarming evidence of regressive gender stereotypes
Stories & Blogs UNESCO (Press Release )A UNESCO study revealed worrying tendencies in Large Language models (LLM) to produce gender bias, as well as homophobia and racial stereotyping
AU has a solid foundation to build on, says Commissioner Adeoye
Stories & Blogs ISS (Article )Obstacles to Africa’s peace and security persist, but stronger engagement and renewed efforts in 2024 should bear fruit.
ITC, UN Women call on countries to join gender-responsive public procurement campaign
Stories & Blogs ITC (Press Release )While public procurement offers small businesses a huge opportunity to grow, only 1% of government contracts go to women-owned businesses. This is despite women owning one in three firms globally.
Abundant, sustainable energy resources in the Sahel can transform the fortunes of over 340 million people and spur green industrialisation
Stories & Blogs UNDP (Press Release )Given its significant renewable energy resource potential, the Sahel can become the first African region to pioneer and champion an industrial revolution fuelled by renewable energy investments that go beyond domestic use, by establishing and leveraging g
At UNEA-6, Heads of State call for greater cooperation on the environment
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Press Release )World leaders expressed determination to accelerate multilateral action on the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss and pollution.