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Event Report: The Launch of the Second Edition of the Model African Union in Japan.

Stories & Blogs UNDP – AfricaApr 28, 2025(News )

The Model African Union (MAU) conference in Japan is designed to facilitate dialogue and mutual understanding between students from Africa and Japan.

Strengthening Global Partnerships to Power Africa’s Startup Revolution: timbuktoo at the World Bank Spring Meetings 2025.

Stories & Blogs UNDP – AfricaApr 25, 2025(Press Release )

Held under the theme “Strengthening Global Partnerships for Advancing African Startups,” the event brought together an influential mix of global financial leaders, investors, policymakers, and entrepreneurs with the goal to explore how blended finance and

A chance encounter leads to critical maternal care in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Stories & Blogs UNFPAApr 04, 2025(News )

What Ms. Azina didn’t know was that without urgent healthcare, both her pregnancy and childbirth could also hold deadly consequences.

“I witnessed unimaginable horrors”: Sexual violence used as weapon of terror against women and girls across Sudan

Stories & Blogs UNFPAApr 02, 2025(News )

There are alarming reports of sexual violence being used as a weapon of terror across Sudan. Over 12 million women and girls – and increasingly men and boys – are estimated to be at risk of assault.

“Life is dangerous for women in this camp”: In the Central African Republic, survivors of sexual violence lose critical support as funding is slashed

Stories & Blogs UNFPAMar 19, 2025(News )

The Korsi refugee camp in Birao, in northern Central African Republic, is home to around 18,000 refugees as well as returnees fleeing the conflict in Sudan.

Explainer: How does family planning save lives?

Stories & Blogs UNFPAFeb 06, 2025(News )

When a war forcibly displaces tens of thousands of people, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, equips displacement camps and medical personnel with critical supplies…

“The new generation is different”: In Djibouti, survivors and allies lobby to end female genital mutilation.

Stories & Blogs UNFPAFeb 04, 2025(News )

“I still see the knife, and the lady who held me down,” said Hawa’a Mohamed Kamil.

IOM Expands Mpox Appeal to Reach Migrants and IDPs Across Africa.

Stories & Blogs IOMOct 30, 2024(News )

In response to the escalating number of people affected by the mpox outbreak, spreading across parts of Africa, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is appealing for USD 27.8 million to protect and support migrants, internally displaced pers

Empowering young Tanzanians to choose their own paths.Empowering young Tanzanians to choose their own paths.

Stories & Blogs UNFPAOct 08, 2024(News )

Melania Zambiliti wanted something more for herself and her family; working part-time as a cleaner at a local restaurant in her village in the Kakonko District, the young mother of two was living with her in-laws and struggling to make ends meet.

Youth perspective: What do young people know about the digital divide?

Stories & Blogs UNFPAOct 07, 2024(News )

While questions about Internet usage, the digital divide, and AI garnered significant interest, space technology received notably less attention.