Speech: Let us stand with the women of the Sahel in recognition of their power to shape a better future
Stories & Blogs UN-WomenAug 07, 2025(Speech )Remarks by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the United Nations Security Council Briefing on the Sahel at UN Headquarters, 7 August 2025.
Press briefing by UN Women on the severe food insecurity crisis in Sudan
Stories & Blogs UN-WomenAug 05, 2025(Press Briefing )Remarks by Salvator Nkurunziza, UN Women Representative in Sudan, speaking at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, from Port Sudan.
Beyond Compensation: Reparatory Justice as a Structural Economic Imperative for Africa
Stories & Blogs OSAAMay 20, 2025(News )These historical crimes included the trans-Atlantic slave trade, colonialism, apartheid, and systemic racial discrimination
Two years of war in Sudan: The world’s worst humanitarian crisis for women and girls
Stories & Blogs UN-WomenApr 15, 2025(Article )Sudan’s civil war is now the world’s worst humanitarian crisis for women and girls.
Rebuilding Somalia: Renewing Social Contract in a Fragile State Amidst Revenue Challenges
Stories & Blogs World BankNov 22, 2024(News )Efforts to enhance revenue show promising signs, with projections indicating an increase in the domestic revenue-to-GDP ratio to 4.5% by 2030
Silencing the Guns through STEM Education Investment in Africa
Stories & Blogs OSAAOct 08, 2024(News )Africa is experiencing population growth, with “youth bulges” that can become a demographic dividend contributing to the continent’s growth or a “demographic threat” that could stress the job market and fuel instability.
Improving Food Security, Protecting Local Livelihoods, and Strengthening Pest Control Systems in South Sudan
Stories & Blogs World BankJul 29, 2024(Brief )Between August 2022 and February 2024, the Emergency Locust Response Project (ELRP) helped respond to desert locust swarms that threatened food security in South Sudan.