USD 420 billion annual shortfall blocking gender equality in developing countries.
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (Press Release )Chronic underfunding, weak tracking systems, and unfair financial rules are stalling progress on gender equality. UN Women calls for urgent, sustained investment to close the gap and deliver on equality commitments.
Fifteen Years, Fifteen Facts: Challenges and solutions for gender equality
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (News )UN Women marks its 15th anniversary by calling for bold action and push forward for gender equality.
For ALL Women and Girls: Saron Mesele on bridging the digital gender gap.
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (Interview )#ForAllWomenAndGirls is a rallying call for action on the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
Lesotho leads Africa in health innovation: pilots AFFLU Influenza Surveillance Platform.
Stories & Blogs WHO – Africa (News )Lesotho has become the first nation in the WHO African Region to pilot the Afro Influenza (AFFLU) surveillance platform.
Humanitarian funding cuts threaten women’s rights: What’s at stake and how to help.
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (Article )UN Women’s latest research shows that half of women’s rights and women-led organizations in countries affected by humanitarian crisis may shut down within six months due to global funding cuts, with catastrophic impact on women and families in most need.
Professor Mohamed Yakub Janabi of Tanzania nominated as next director of WHO African Region.
Stories & Blogs WHO – Africa (News )The Special Session by Member States of the WHO African Region to elect the next Regional Director was agreed upon and organized following the sudden and untimely death of Regional Director-elect, Dr Faustine Ndugulile in November 2024.
Outbreak of variant type 1 polio in Madagascar declared over
Stories & Blogs WHO – Africa (News )Madagascar has successfully halted the transmission of variant poliovirus type 1, following recommendations from a rigorous, independent Outbreak Response Assessment (OBRA) to declare the outbreak closed.
Two years of war in Sudan: The world’s worst humanitarian crisis for women and girls
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (Article )Sudan’s civil war is now the world’s worst humanitarian crisis for women and girls.
African health experts commit to accelerate efforts to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases.
Stories & Blogs WHO – Africa (News )African health experts have renewed commitment to accelerate efforts to end Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) that continue to affect over a billion people globally, 40% of whom live in the African region.
Vaccination progress helps save millions of lives in African region
Stories & Blogs WHO – Africa (News )An increase in vaccine coverage in Africa is helping protect millions of people from life-threatening diseases such as measles, polio and cervical cancer.