Off-track cervical cancer progress risks 70 000 deaths every year in Africa
Stories & Blogs WHOAug 31, 2023(News )About 70 000 cervical cancer deaths could be averted annually in the African region if the efforts to end the disease by 2030 are urgently stepped up to ensure increased access to critical services for timely detection, care and prevention.
African health ministers kick off region’s flagship health meeting
Stories & Blogs WHOAug 28, 2023(News )African health ministers and government representatives opened the Seventy-third session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa to discuss and agree on key measures to address the region’s health challenges, advance and promo
Young entrepreneurs set to lead the African Free Trade Area
Stories & Blogs IFCAug 23, 2023(News )Under the theme “Igniting the Future for Youth in Trade”, the workshop equipped over 50 youth entrepreneurs with the skills and tools to successfully participate in intra-Africa trade.
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.
UN Women integrates digital technologies into women's economic empowerment programmes
Stories & Blogs UN WomenMar 26, 2023(Story )In Liberia, UN Women is collaborating with Orange Foundation and the Government to economically empower women through digital innovations and technology to promote gender equality.
To tackle the pushback on gender equality, foster and fund inclusive feminist movements.
Stories & Blogs UN WomenMar 15, 2023(Story )“Women’s human rights are under constant attack. Their bodies are a battle ground physically and metaphorically,” said Ms. Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women.