Liberia steps up trade standards: President Boakai commissions new LiSA headquarters and laboratories
Stories & Blogs UNIDO (News )In a significant step towards strengthening Liberia’s enabling business environment and safeguarding public health, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., officially commissioned the newly renovated headquarters and laboratories of the Liberia Standards Auth
OCHA’s emergency response team ensures aid flows seamlessly in Mozambique
Stories & Blogs OCHA (News )Rains from neighbouring countries that drain their water to the ocean via Mozambique caused flooding that had swept across Mozambique’s Gaza Province.
Africa Takes Off with AI
Stories & Blogs UNDP-Africa (News )Youth, Innovation and New Partnerships Shape the Continent’s Digital Future
Cyclones Devastated Madagascar’s Poorest Communities, New Satellite Analysis Reveals
Stories & Blogs UNDP-Africa (Press Release )Cyclone Fytia hit the west coast between 31 January and 1 February, followed by Cyclone Gezani, which made landfall near Toamasina on 10 February.
ECOWAS joins the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure: Strengthening risk-informed development in West Africa
Stories & Blogs UNDP-Africa (Press Release )ECOWAS's membership represents a strategic advancement for countries in West Africa, where recurrent hazards—including floods, droughts, coastal erosion, and epidemics—continue to threaten livelihoods, ecosystems, and infrastructure stability.
No country in the world has reached full legal equality for women and girls
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (News )From protection against gender-based violence to equal pay, women and girls remain unequal under the law, as impunity for violations of their rights persists worldwide, said UN Women today.
When justice fails: Why women can't get protection from AI deepfake abuse
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (Article )What is deepfake abuse and why laws, platforms, and justice systems are failing women
Putting the African state and its institutions at the centre of development
Stories & Blogs Africa Renewal (Article )As AU Summit opens, two UN OSAA reports underscore a clear message: no durable peace without strong, legitimate and well resourced states
Narrow Path to Recovery: Finding a Climate-Smart Pathway and Stabilizing South Sudan’s Economy
Stories & Blogs World Bank (News )Two new World Bank Group reports released today underscore that South Sudan stands at a critical crossroads, where restoring public finances and taking urgent, climate-smart action are essential.
Humanitarian aid cuts push millions deeper into hunger amid rising violence and population displacement in West and Central Africa
Stories & Blogs WFP (News )The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that without urgent resources and action, the most vulnerable people in West and Central Africa are headed for yet another dire year.