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.
DG Okonjo-Iweala: Trade finance is lifeblood for African small businesses
Stories & Blogs WTO (News )Dismantling financing barriers for small traders in Africa to increase their participation in global trade.
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
UN Report Calls for “SDG Push” to Lift Millions of Africans out of Poverty
Stories & Blogs IISD (News )without “an SDG push,” by 2030, at least 492 million people will be left in extreme poverty, and at least 350 million by 2050
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit in September is 2023's Centerpiece Moment
Stories & Blogs UN – Namibia (News )Resident Coordinators need to evolve constantly to take the organisation they served on a path to success.
Initiative for Sanitation Workers - protecting providers of a fundamental public service
Stories & Blogs UN Water (News )Sanitation workers deserve greater recognition and attention, by safeguarding their rights.
Improving energy access key to meeting development goals in Africa
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )UNCTAD urges African countries to use their vast renewable energy reserves and pool resources through regional cooperation to forge a cleaner and greener future