After a career defending ‘the dignity of life’, Natalia Kanem steps down as UNFPA boss
Stories & Blogs Un (Interview )Natalia Kanem, the head of the UN sexual and reproductive rights agency, UNFPA, is stepping down, after a tumultuous eight-year tenure

UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake (UNFSS+4)
Event July 27 to 29, 2025 - Venue/Format: Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)Organizer: IFPRI

AI for Good Global Summit
Event July 8 – 11, 2025 - Venue/Format: Geneva (Switzerland)Organizer: ITU
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.
How AI reinforces gender bias—and what we can do about it.
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (Interview )Interview with Zinnya del Villar on AI gender bias and creating inclusive technology.

IFPRI @ Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit 2025: Food, Health, & Prosperity for All
Event March 27 – 28, 2025 - Venue/Format: ParisOrganizer: IFPRI
Top official warns of weakened regional security following withdrawal from West African economic bloc by Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger
Stories & Blogs UN (story )Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger’s decision to pull out of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) “even as terrorism and transnational organized crime remain a pervasive threat”, will be damaging to regional relations all round, said the UN’s

AI for Good Global Summit 2024: Accelerating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Event May 30 – 31, 2024, - Venue/Format: Summit, Geneva, Switzerland & online,Organizer: ITU
Preparations gear up for the 10th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development in Addis Ababa
Stories & Blogs ECA (story )Addis Ababa, 8 April 2024 (ECA) - The 10th Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-10) will be held in hybrid format on 23-25 April 2024 at the headquarters of the African Union Commission (AUC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.