The 11th African Standby Capacity Coordination Meeting in Dakar Focuses on Human Rights Compliance in Peace Support Operations
Stories & Blogs UNOAU (News )The meeting focused on integrating the recently adopted AU Selection and Screening Policy into the ASC screening workflow and broader recruitment for PSOs.
“Bringing smiles to mothers and babies”: Midwives promote safe births at Nimbo health centre in Côte D’Ivoire.
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )For millions of women, midwives are their first line of defence against preventable maternal death.
A rallying call that emphasizes the pivotal role of digital integration in harmonizing civil registration and vital statistics systems with legal identity structures.
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )Strengthening the linkage of civil registration and vital statistics to legal identity systems through digitalization for enhanced inclusion
Breaking barriers: How non-tariff measures impact women in e-commerce
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )A UN Trade and Development report highlights why targeted support and gender-sensitive policies are key to helping women entrepreneurs thrive in the global digital economy.
Mind the Gap: Bridging the AI divide will ensure an equitable future for all
Stories & Blogs ILO (News )In a joint report, the ILO and the UN Office of the Secretary General’s Envoy on Technology warn that without international action, the AI revolution could widen the gap between high and low-income countries.
Number of youth not in employment, education, or training (NEET) a cause for concern, despite falling jobless rate
Stories & Blogs ILO (News )Number of youth not in employment, education, or training (NEET) a cause for concern, despite falling jobless rate
Keeping the SDG Promise: Driving Progress at Scale
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Story )“We won’t solve our problems with the same thinking that created them,” warned UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed at a special event on the sidelines of the High-Level Political Forum 2024
UN Global Compact and African Union Commission partner up to boost the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI)
Stories & Blogs UN Global Compact (News )Through this collaboration they will seek to amplify the impact of sustainable business practices across Africa through the UN Global Compact's Africa Strategy.
UN leaders urge ‘maximum political will’ to rescue SDGs
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )Top UN officials called for urgent reforms to the international financial system to boost efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
Assistive technology can revolutionize development, learning and participation: It’s time children everywhere have access
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Story )Seeing. Hearing. Communicating. Moving freely. Many of us take these for granted. But what if you are a child who experiences difficulties in one, or more, of these areas?