Trade for economic empowerment and gender equality: What comes next.
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )Sustained efforts are underway to ensure that the benefits of trade are shared more broadly and that trade policy powers a more prosperous future leaving no one behind.
General History of Africa: UNESCO completes pioneering historical oeuvre and launches new educational resources.
Stories & Blogs UNICEF (Press Release )UNESCO announces the completion of the last three volumes of the General History of Africa.
At least 11 children reportedly killed in attack on a mosque in Sudan’s North Darfur State.
Stories & Blogs UNICEF (Press Release )Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell
World leaders place women’s empowerment and gender equality at the heart of multilateralism as UNGA80 High-level Week opens
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (Press Release )Governments commit to more than 212 actions showing global support for women and girls.
Africa’s Blue Economy: The next frontier for economic resilience beyond natural treasures.
Stories & Blogs UNDP - Africa (Press Release )"The Africa Blue Economy Week 2025 reminds and encourages us to work collaboratively towards pooling finances and maximising the potential of the Blue Economy in Africa,” stated Dr Jihane El Gaouzi, Head of the Sustainable Environment Division at the Afri
‘We Must Never Give Up’, Secretary-General Tells World Leaders, Urging Bold Global Action on Peace, Human Rights, Climate Justice, in High-Level Debate Remarks.
Stories & Blogs UN (Press Release )“…Let us choose a global economy that works for everyone. Let us choose human rights and dignity. And let us power a just transition for people and planet...” said António Guterres.
“I don't want to be surprised by another pregnancy”: Contraceptive options offer young people in Côte d’Ivoire a fairer future.
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )Family planning can help women to space out their pregnancies and avoid becoming pregnant without intending to – especially when they are still children.
Global Development Initiative ‘Important Mechanism’ to Drive Progress on 2030 Agenda, Secretary-General Tells High-Level Meeting.
Stories & Blogs UN (Press Release )“The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — our shared blueprint for a better future — face serious headwinds,” said António Guterres.
Small businesses make waves at Intra-African Trade Fair
Stories & Blogs ITC (News )African small businesses are rewriting the rules of trade, and this year’s Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) in Algiers proved it.
HeForShe Alliance rallies men and boys to stop online misogyny.
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (Press Release )Online misogyny has reached crisis levels, with women and girls subjected daily to harassment, abuse and discrimination across digital spaces.