South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, is at a crossroads
Stories & Blogs UNDP (Blog )A holistic approach is required to lay the groundwork for self-sufficiency, peace and sustainable development
Enhancing farm productivity and rural livelihoods through ICT interventions in Malawi
Stories & Blogs IFPRI (Blog )Agriculture is central to Malawi’s economy, employing much of the population and contributing substantially to GDP. However, agricultural productivity and earnings have stagnated and chronic food insecurity is a serious problem.
Workshop: Applying the Women’s Empowerment in Agrifood Governance (WEAGov) tool to support gender-responsive policy innovation across Africa.
Stories & Blogs IFPRI (Blog )Well-designed and well-implemented agrifood policies can play a significant role in closing gender gaps and setting countries on a pathway toward sustainable and equitable food systems.
Towards the Future: Youth Leadership and UN 2.0 in Malawi
Stories & Blogs UNDCO (Blog )21st century problems require 21st century solutions. They also need next-generation trailblazers.
Putting Africa on the path to prosperity
Stories & Blogs World bank (Blog )While 1.2 billion people in developing countries are projected to reach working age over the next decade, only an estimated 420 million jobs will be available to them.
Deforestation-free value chains must not shut out small producers
Stories & Blogs ITC (Speech )Deputy Executive Director Dorothy Tembo delivered her opening remarks at the Deforestation-Free Value Chains Roundtable, part of the WTO’s Committee on Trade and Environment session.
Sudan food emergency: Unpacking the scale of the disaster and the actions needed
Stories & Blogs IFPRI (Blog )The United Nations recently warned of the risk of famine in Sudan. Around 18 million people are already acutely hungry, including 3.6 million children who are acutely malnourished.
In Zambia, I saw rural resilience first-hand
Stories & Blogs IFAD (Blog )Zambia has been hit hard by extreme weather events in recent years. Drought is impacting food security and rural livelihoods so severely that the government has declared it a national emergency.
UN deputy relief chief warns that human progress is impossible unless silencing of women ends
Stories & Blogs OCHA (Speech )Remarks by Assistant-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ms. Joyce Msuya
North Africa is struggling to cope. The terrible events of this week will become all too familiar unless we invest in resilience
Stories & Blogs IFAD (Blog )The true impact of the earthquake is yet to be determined as roads are opened and aid slowly trickles in. Hopes of finding survivors are slim, while those who made it through the initial disaster now face a host of new challenges.