WHO carries out mission to eradicate dracunculiasis in Angola.
Stories & Blogs WHO - Africa (News )Angola is one of five countries where dracunculiasis has not yet been eradicated. Between 2018 and 2020, human cases were identified in Cunene province, making the country endemic for this disease.
Workshop: Applying the Women’s Empowerment in Agrifood Governance (WEAGov) tool to support gender-responsive policy innovation across Africa.
Stories & Blogs IFPRI (Blog )Well-designed and well-implemented agrifood policies can play a significant role in closing gender gaps and setting countries on a pathway toward sustainable and equitable food systems.
Global childhood immunization levels stalled in 2023, leaving many without life-saving protection.
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )New data reveal nearly 3 in 4 infants live in countries where low vaccine coverage is driving measles outbreaks.
The Government of Guinea, Alteo Group, and UNIDO join forces to accelerate skills development in the bauxite and alumina industry.
Stories & Blogs UNIDO (News )The Guinean government, the French group ALTEO Alumina and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have signed a public-private development partnership (PPDP).
How a teenage mother in Cameroon triumphed over child marriage and sexual violence amid conflict
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )UNFPA has deployed 34 midwives and a team of social workers offering life-saving health care and protection services to vulnerable women and girls in remote and hard-to-reach areas of the Far North Region in Cameroon.
OCHA urges Security Council to act on Sudan humanitarian crisis
Stories & Blogs OCHA (News )Briefing to the Security Council on the Humanitarian Situation in Sudan by Edem Wosornu, Director, Operations and Advocacy for OCHA, on behalf of Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
Sexual violence and conflict in Sudan: A war on the bodies of women and girls
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )The conflict in Sudan has ground on for over a year and spiralled into a humanitarian catastrophe. Estimates are that up to 12 million people have fled their homes
Towards the Future: Youth Leadership and UN 2.0 in Malawi
Stories & Blogs UNDCO (Blog )21st century problems require 21st century solutions. They also need next-generation trailblazers.
Launch of the 2024 Survey of Research and Development (R&D) Statistics for SDG 9.5.
Stories & Blogs UNESCO (News )The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) launch the 2024 Survey of Research and Development (R&D) Statistics. This survey collects data to support the global monitoring of SDG Target 9.5.
Putting Africa on the path to prosperity
Stories & Blogs World bank (Blog )While 1.2 billion people in developing countries are projected to reach working age over the next decade, only an estimated 420 million jobs will be available to them.