AUC and UNOAU Launch 3rd Edition of She Stands for Peace to Mark 25 Years of Women, Peace and Security
Stories & Blogs UNOAU (Press Release )As part of the High-Level Commemoration of the 25th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), the African Union Commission and the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) launched the thi
The UN’s Next 80 Years Depend on Africa’s Next 10
Stories & Blogs UNDP-Africa (Blog )The United Nations turns 80 this year. It should be a celebration. Instead, it feels like a reckoning. Multilateralism as we know it, is in crisis: too slow where it should be agile, too fragmented where it should be cohesive, too exclusive where it shoul
Making gender equality work: how Africa’s public institutions are leading the shift
Stories & Blogs UNDP-Africa (Blog )Across the region, governments and public institutions are driving Africa’s transformation in inclusive and accountable ways.
UN commends Nigeria for its leadership in addressing internal displacement
Stories & Blogs UNDP-Africa (Press Release )Senior United Nations officials have commended the Government of Nigeria for its leadership in addressing internal displacement and called for sustained international engagement to ensure that long-term, development-anchored solutions are fully realized.
From Copenhagen to Doha: Why the Second World Summit for Social Development Matters for Africa
Stories & Blogs UNDP-Africa (News )World leaders are gathering in Doha this week for the Second World Summit on Social Development (WSSD2), three decades after the first Summit in Copenhagen. For Africa, this gathering is not a commemorative moment, but a pivotal opportunity to rally partn
Joint Communiqué on the United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security holds its Twenty Fifth Consultative Meeting.
Stories & Blogs UNOAU (Communiqué )The United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security held its Twenty Fifth consultative meeting on 27 September 2025, in New York.
Investing in Resilience: Innovative Financing Models for Sustainable Development in the Sahel.
Stories & Blogs UNDP-Africa (News )On August 21st, 2025, the TICAD 9 Thematic Event titled the Special Edition, AFRI CONVERSE 2025 #3, convened under the theme “Investing in Resilience: Innovative Financing Models for Sustainable Development in the Sahel.”
Botswana’s jewel: How unlocking investments in nature can drive economic prosperity for all October 8, 2025
Stories & Blogs UNDP-Africa (Blog )Aligning financial systems with biodiversity protection is not only risk mitigation—it’s a pathway to inclusive, resilient growth.
Africa’s Real Safety Net: AU and UNDP Launch a Landmark Report on Community-Based Social Protection October 8, 2025
Stories & Blogs UNDP-Africa (Press Release )The African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched a groundbreaking joint report, “From the Ground Up: Community-Based Social Protection in Africa”, at the AU Symposium on Social Protection in Africa, held