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 Refugee Agency estimates 2.5 million people need resettlement.
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Briefing )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, estimates that 2.5 million refugees worldwide will need to be resettled next year, according to the Projected Global Resettlement Needs report released.
UNHCR warns crisis reaching breaking point as Sudanese refugee numbers triple in Chad.
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Briefing )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is raising the alarm over the deepening humanitarian emergency in eastern Chad.
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.
Remarks delivered by SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga on the cooperation between the UN and the AU, Security Council, 9739th meeting
Stories & Blogs UNOAU (Briefing )The Horn of Africa continues to be confronted with several destabilizing conflicts driven by political instability, territorial disputes and an ever-worsening humanitarian situation. Remarks delivered by SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga on the cooperation betw
Data Access for Economic Growth in Africa
Stories & Blogs UNC (Blog post )Making administrative data more accessible across African nations would help accurately identify disparities and latent economic potential.
Every bit helps: How policies, governance and institutions can help us spend better for climate and development
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Blog post )To achieve resilient and decarbonized development, countries will need major structural and policy change, and investments.
Six big ideas to advance food systems resilience in Nigeria: Bringing CGIAR Initiatives together to foster collaboration and policy coherence.
Stories & Blogs IFPRI (Blog post )Two CGIAR initiatives—Fragility, Conflict and Migration (FCM) and National Policies and Strategies (NPS)—brought together policymakers, researchers, and representatives from the private sector and civil society to discuss how to advance food systems resil
We must dismantle barriers to women’s political participation. Here’s why JULY 5, 2023
Stories & Blogs UNDP (Blog post )The recently released 2023 update of UNDP’s Gender Social Norms Index (GSNI) underscores the significant obstacles women and girls confront in realizing their potential, spanning from politics to corporate boardrooms.