Money is Power: Leveraging Finance to Strengthen Women’s Financial Resilience in Africa
Stories & Blogs ECAApr 25, 2024(Story )Money makes the world go around, as they say. Conversely, the world stops if you do not have that resource.
UN Deputy Chief: “make 2024 a turning point for education”
Stories & Blogs UNSDGApr 11, 2024(Story )United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed has called for a transformation in education as she addressed a high-level education event.
Peace and Politics: Women in Mali Persevere Through Crises
Stories & Blogs UNSDGApr 03, 2024(Story )"If things aren't going well in town, [...] we issue alerts. Because women are afraid. The children are afraid. We get together to discuss and solve any issues so that we can move forward together."
"Peace can achieve wonders that wars never will" | Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly on 2024 priorities
Stories & Blogs UNSDGFeb 07, 2024(Announcement )If countries fulfilled their obligations under the Charter, every person’s right to a life of peace and dignity would be guaranteed.
Joint Statement | Putting survivors at the forefront of the global movement to end female genital mutilation
Stories & Blogs UNSDGFeb 06, 2024(Announcement )More than 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation. This year, nearly 4.4 million girls will be at risk of this harmful practice. This equates to more than 12,000 cases every day.
Liberia's women abandon female genital mutilation, embrace better livelihoods
Stories & Blogs UNSDGFeb 05, 2024(Story )"Even though I was a skilled and respected midwife, I was drawn into the world of FGM due to the influence of my mother-in-law, who was a renowned Chief Zoe. After her passing, tradition dictated that I inherit her position," Ms. Yaoh.
Transforming Nigeria: How 1.5 million girls found their way to school
Stories & Blogs UNSDGOct 11, 2023(Story )Ten years of implementation resulted in 1.5 million girls going to school in Northern Nigeria, closing the gender gap and improving learning.
ECA to train trainers to improve women’s digital expertise in Tunisia
Stories & Blogs ECASep 01, 2023(Story )The ECA gender equality and women empowerment section is holding on 4-7 September in Tunis a national workshop on the “Digital upskilling of women and girls in Tunisia”.
3rd Edition of the NTA Africa Conference: Focus on Demographic Dividend, Generational Economics and Sustainable Development in Africa
Stories & Blogs ECASep 01, 2023(Story )The Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA/SRO-WA), in partnership with the NTA Africa Network via its Secretariat, the Regional Consortium for Research in Generational Economy (CREG), the Population
Less than 1% of women and girls live in a country with high women’s empowerment and high gender parity
Stories & Blogs UNSDGJul 18, 2023(News )The report sees UN Women and UNDP join forces to propose the Women's Empowerment Index (WEI) and the Global Gender Parity Index (GGPI) as the twin indices for measuring gender parity and women’s empowerment.