Speech: This is the moment, the opportunity, to finally call time on gender inequality.
Stories & Blogs UN (Speech )Opening remarks by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the Generation Equality Midpoint Moment, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 17 September 2023.
Sustainable Development Not Possible ‘Without Equality for All Women, Girls’, Says Deputy Secretary-General, at Generation Equality Midpoint Moment Event
Stories & Blogs UN (Speech )“Geopolitical tensions are exacerbating the progress made on women’s rights. Poverty is on the rise, families continue to go hungry at night, and the planet we call home is in havoc” Amins Mohammed.
Opening remarks by Mr. Antonio Pedro at the Africa Regional Collaborative Platform Annual Meeting
Stories & Blogs ECA (Speech )“we remain committed to supporting economic recovery and achieving sustainable transformation through industrialization
UNDP Statement on the launch of the new Global Biodiversity Framework Fund
Stories & Blogs UNDP (Speech )The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) commends the Global Environment Facility for the swift creation of a dedicated financing mechanism for worldwide nature conservation, the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund.
We must counter hate speech if we want to prevent future genocides – Alice Wairimu Nderitu
Stories & Blogs Africa Renewal (Article )Ahead of 7 April, the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, spoke to Africa Renewal’s
Prioritising Human Rights in Africa
Stories & Blogs Africa Renewal (Article )In civil wars and other conflicts, there is a need for the AU’s Peace and Security Council to integrate human rights concerns and issues into its decision-making processes.
IWD23: 8 charts that show progress towards the SDGs from a gender perspective
Stories & Blogs WEFORUM (Article )From ending poverty to women’s political empowerment, there’s still a long way to go to reach gender parity.