The 11th African Standby Capacity Coordination Meeting in Dakar Focuses on Human Rights Compliance in Peace Support Operations
Stories & Blogs UNOAU (News )The meeting focused on integrating the recently adopted AU Selection and Screening Policy into the ASC screening workflow and broader recruitment for PSOs.
“Bringing smiles to mothers and babies”: Midwives promote safe births at Nimbo health centre in Côte D’Ivoire.
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )For millions of women, midwives are their first line of defence against preventable maternal death.
Breaking barriers: How non-tariff measures impact women in e-commerce
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )A UN Trade and Development report highlights why targeted support and gender-sensitive policies are key to helping women entrepreneurs thrive in the global digital economy.
Mind the Gap: Bridging the AI divide will ensure an equitable future for all
Stories & Blogs ILO (News )In a joint report, the ILO and the UN Office of the Secretary General’s Envoy on Technology warn that without international action, the AI revolution could widen the gap between high and low-income countries.
Number of youth not in employment, education, or training (NEET) a cause for concern, despite falling jobless rate
Stories & Blogs ILO (News )Number of youth not in employment, education, or training (NEET) a cause for concern, despite falling jobless rate
UN Global Compact and African Union Commission partner up to boost the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI)
Stories & Blogs UN Global Compact (News )Through this collaboration they will seek to amplify the impact of sustainable business practices across Africa through the UN Global Compact's Africa Strategy.
War-weary Sudanese face new hardships as floods strike
Stories & Blogs UN News (News )Several thousand people, mostly internally displaced persons (IDPs), have been affected as heavy rains and floods inundated parts of Kassala province in eastern Sudan, inflicting further misery on communities already vulnerable due to ongoing conflict, UN
Solutions to hunger exist. What we are lacking is finance
Stories & Blogs IFAD (News )Hunger is not driven by a lack of food or an inability to grow it. Instead, it is primarily caused by conflict, climate change and economic fluctuations.
Famine confirmed in Sudan’s North Darfur, confirming UN agencies worst fears
Stories & Blogs WFP (News )Situation in Zamzam camp - home to more than 400,000 displaced people – has passed famine thresholds, according to Famine Review Committee.
WFP Deputy Head visits communities on the frontlines of climate extremes in Somalia
Stories & Blogs WFP (News )Somalia's longest drought (2020-2023) ended with floods in November 2023. The floods – by some estimates the worst in decades – affected two million people and drove 750,000 people from their homes.