5 ways to accelerate women’s economic empowerment
Stories & Blogs UNMar 07, 2024(Story )At the current rate of investment, more than 340 million women and girls will still live in extreme poverty by 2030, according to UN Women. As the world celebrates International Women’s Day on 8 March by investing in women, we look at what needs to be don
Morocco: developing an industrial decarbonization roadmap framework
Stories & Blogs UNIDOFeb 06, 2024(Story )No country will be able to slash greenhouse gas emissions and meet its nationally determined contributions without decarbonizing its industries.
De-risking investments in Africa to unlock the continent’s full potential of public private partnerships
Stories & Blogs ECAJan 31, 2024(Story )“Up to 80 per cent of the initiated infrastructure projects across Africa fail at the feasibility and planning stages,” noted Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
World confronts an ‘ugly and inescapable truth’ in Darfur, says ICC Prosecutor
Stories & Blogs UNJan 29, 2024(Story )The international community’s failure to execute warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) and subsequent lack of accountability are fuelling the violence stemming from the war between rival militaries in Sudan, the ICC Prosecutor told the
The United Nations Is not leaving the Sudan
Stories & Blogs Africa RenewalJan 29, 2024(Story )The United Nations Secretary-General’s call for dialogue, respect for human rights, the rule of law, and an inclusive political process that reflects the aspirations of the Sudanese people.
Africa now ‘global epicentre’ of terrorism: UN chief
Stories & Blogs UNJan 24, 2024(Story )In just a matter of years, Africa has become the “global epicentre of terrorism”, with groups such as Da’esh, Al-Qaida and their affiliates exploiting local conflicts and fragilities to serve their own ends, the UN Secretary-General said.
Challenges to democracy compound instability in West Africa: Top envoy
Stories & Blogs Africa RenewalJan 11, 2024(Story )West Africa has seen shifting political sands throw up contrasting challenges over the past six months, revealing a stark contrast in the region’s journey towards democracy, the UN envoy for the region said on Thursday.
Pan-African Parliament President calls for peace and unity
Stories & Blogs Africa RenewalJan 11, 2024(Story )“We want the Pan-African Parliament to be a parliament of the people” Fortune Charumbira, President of the Pan-African Parliament
African leaders take bold stand for sustainable development at UN Assembly
Stories & Blogs UNSep 20, 2023(Story )Addressing the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, leaders from African nations voiced their commitment to achieving sustainable development and called for a more equitable and prosperous world.
UN General Assembly adopts declaration to accelerate SDGs.
Stories & Blogs UNSDGSep 18, 2023(Story )“Now is the time for a global plan to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are woefully off-track halfway towards their 2030 deadline”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said.