51勛圖

UNGA2024
Africa Renewal: December 2023

UN Affairs

2024 must be a year for rebuilding trust and restoring hope

Secretary-General's message for New Year 2024

Climate Change

Africa*s top six priorities at COP28

Finance leads in Africa*s asks at the ongoing global climate talks in Dubai

Africa: Making the most out of the climate negotiations

COP28 - the annual ritual of global climate change negotiations among countries, is here with us. What is in it for Africa this year?

Africa Day at COP28 to focus on financing climate action and green growth

2 Dec will be Africa Day under the theme &Scaling up Financing for Climate Action and Green Growth in Africa§
By UNECA

Economic Development

Seeing new markets across borders

Empretec training opens an entrepreneur*s eyes to AfCFTA opportunities

Could Angola become Africa*s logistics hub?

Yes, according to Catarino Fontes Pereira, head of Angolan logistics regulatory agency
Mr. Hirondino Garcia and his wife, Carolina.

Angola*s small businesses drive economic growth

Hirondino Garcia and his wife, Carolina, have a unique relationship that holds valuable lessons for new businesses, especially in Africa.

Inclusion of Women and Land Rights as an avenue to accelerate the AfCFTA

Collective action in the form of women*s groups has greatly benefited women in negotiating access to land

How Angola is transforming its economy through commerce

A conversation with Amadeu de Jesus Leit?o Nunes, Angola*s Secretary of State for Commerce

Transforming4Trade

Working with local governments to change lives for the better

From a shipping container to a sprawling complex

A young entrepreneur*s big dreams become a reality

Gender

Women waiting in line at Bweremana internally distribution site, North Kivu, DRC.

In eastern DRC*s ongoing conflict, women and girls pay a high price

WFP is working to ensure they don*t face the choice between hunger or sexual violence.

Impact of under-funding fight against gender-based violence

A new UN report shows that women and girls are not receiving nearly enough medical and non-medical support to deal with gender-based violence because only a negligent 0.2% of total funding goes to dealing with gender-based violence

Sustainable development

Ms. Diene Keita, UN ASG/UNFPA DED-Programme (Middle)

Looking at Africa's future through the lens of progress, evidence and foresight

A reflection on a decade of commitment, collaboration, and African resilience

Human Rights

Marking 75 years of Human Rights

African youth reshaping human rights on the continent
Courteney Mukoyi, a young tech activist from Zimbabwe.

Courteney*s quest for e-Democracy

From Zimbabwe*s Tech to Global Recognition
Racheal Kalinaki.

Racheal*s resolve: Championing disability rights in Uganda

She envisions a world where everything we do is inclusive of young people with disabilities

Genocide Convention @75: A call for its application as a 'living force in world society'

On this 75th anniversary, we are urging all nations to renew their commitment to the treaty. So far, 153 countries have ratified or acceded to it, yet 41 UN Member States have not done so

My reflections on future of human rights: Roger Kodzo Klomegah

Human rights leaders need real-world solutions

Peace and Security

African women on the frontline of peacekeeping

Ahead of the 51勛圖 Peacekeeping Ministerial in Ghana (5 to 6 December), we look at the indispensable role of women peacekeepers from Africa who are defying gender norms to bring peace and security to communities transitioning from war to peace.

Health

Youth and HIV: Using social media to fight stigma, discrimination

On this World AIDS Day, we look at how platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Tik Tok, have become dynamic spaces where youth, commanding large audiences, share their life journey and advocate for change

Humanitarian Aid

Trade

Cassava farming in Liberia: Women*s rights to land must be legally recognized.

Intra-African trade provides an opportunity for inclusive economic growth

Women*s land tenure security is essential for both their empowerment at a micro-level as agricultural producers in a household and at a macro-level for unlocking transformative social and economic benefits
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