68th Meeting of the UN Tourism Regional Commission for Africa (CAF)
Event June 11 – 13, 2025 - Venue/Format: Abuja, NigeriaOrganizer: UN Tourism
Transforming Somalia: Infrastructure and job initiatives empower displaced people and local communities
Stories & Blogs ILO (Article )Through employment-intensive infrastructure projects, thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, and host community members are gaining access to improved roads, better job opportunities, and a brighter future.
Planning Retreat of UN Africa Regional Collaborative Platform (RCP) Opportunity Issue Based Coalition (OIBC4), Working on Climate Action, Resilience and Food Systems.
Event April ,12,2025 - Venue/Format: Speke Resort & Conference Centre, Munyonyo, Kampala, UgandaOrganizer: UN RCP OIBC-4
UNESCO Strengthens Efforts to Tackle Gender-Based Violence in Media and Technology in Tanzania
Stories & Blogs UNESCO (Article )UNESCO, the government, and civil society stakeholders have developed and integrated a new thematic pillar on Safer Media and Digital Spaces into the National Plan of Action (2025-2029).
UNESCO and JamiiForums Discuss Digital Rights, Media Freedom and Online Safety
Stories & Blogs UNESCO (Article )UNESCO held a meeting today with Maxence Melo, founder of JamiiForums, to discuss key takeaways from the UNESCO-supported Expert Consultation on Chapter J of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which took place on 21-22 January 2025 at UNESCO
Launch of the Pilot Technology Assessment Report on Electrolysers for Green Hydrogen Production in South Africa
Event CSIR International Convention Centre Pretoria and online, South Africa - Venue/Format: CSIR International Convention Centre Pretoria and online, South AfricaOrganizer: UNCTAD
Multi-year Expert Meeting on Enhancing the Enabling Economic Environment at All Levels in Support of Inclusive and Sustainable Development, and the Promotion of Economic Integration and Cooperation, seventh session
Event November 28, 2024 - Venue/Format: Room XVII, Palais des Nations, Geneva, SwitzerlandOrganizer: UNCTAD
Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Financing for Development, eighth session
Event November 25 – 27, 2024 - Venue/Format: Room XVII, Palais des Nations, Geneva, SwitzerlandOrganizer: UNCTAD
Facts and figures: Ending violence against women
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (Article )The availability of data on violence against women and girls has improved considerably in recent years and data on the prevalence of intimate partner violence is now available for at least 161 countries.
Five essential facts to know about femicide
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (Article )Every 10 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2023.