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Ending digital violence is Africa’s next chapter in equality for women and girl
Gender Equality

Ending digital violence is Africa’s next chapter in equality for women and girl

Social Protection “Digital violence against women and girls is not inevitable; it is preventable.” UN Women’s Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda on this year’s 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-based Violence.
16 Days of Activism on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls 2025.
Gender Equality

The promise and peril of Africa's tech revolution for women and girls

Social Protection “When women withdraw from online spaces to protect themselves, we lose their voices in politics, journalism, and civic debate. Technology-facilitated gender-based violence not only denies women their most basic human rights, but it also robs our societies of their contributions” The UN Deputy Secretary-General reflects on this year’s 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-based Violence campaign.
Amina Alidi: From local voice in Malawi to global advocate
Youth

Amina Alidi: From local voice in Malawi to global advocate

Social Protectiondebt Bringing the power of community-rooted leadership to the global stage.
Five young Africans named among 2025 UN Young Leaders for SDGs.
Technology & Innovation

Five young Africans named among 2025 UN Young Leaders for SDGs

Digitalization From Nigeria to Zimbabwe, Africa’s new generation of changemakers joins 17 global youth leaders driving progress on sustainable development.

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The Town Hall by the UN in partnership with the BBC’s Focus on Africa brought together ministers, policymakers, and young leaders to debate one of the most pressing issues of our time: artificial intelligence (AI).
Technology & Innovation

Africa and Artificial Intelligence: The promise, the risk, and the path forward

Chief Kachindamoto lit a fire for justice and equality.
Social Protection

She lit a fire

Secretary-General António Guterres (centre left) briefs reporters on the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025. With him are Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (left) and Li Junhua (centre right), Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, and Bjørg Sandkjær, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
Sustainable Development Goals

Five years to go: UN sounds alarm on SDG progress as Africa seeks acceleration

Bull Elephant in front of Kilimanjaro, Amboseli National Park.
Climate

Africa’s Environmental Vanguard

Arts

The Manor: A home for Africa's greatest stories

Celebrating authentic African narratives through visual artistry and digital innovation, empowering diverse voices across the continent
Nelson Mandela

Honoring Nelson Mandela: A call to fight inequality and poverty

Sustainable Development GoalsTogether, let’s honour Madiba’s legacy and turn our hands towards building a better world for all, says UN Secretary-General.
A woman

‘Education gave me new life and purpose’

EducationA survivor of sexual violence uses her powerful story to advocate for the empowerment of other survivors and promote education as a preventive measure.
Photo of Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed speaks during the event "Keeping the SDG Promise: Pathways to Acceleration" during the High-level Political Forum 2024.

UN deputy chief calls for major arms spending cuts and urgent action to save SDGs

SDGThe UN Deputy Secretary-General on Monday urged global leaders to redirect resources from warfare to peace and sustainable development initiatives.
A man.

South Sudan: the world’s youngest nation at a crossroads

South SudanThirteen years since becoming an independent state, South Sudan faces profound humanitarian challenges.
A man singing.

Sixty Seconds With... AfroCongo music star Innoss’B: School meals, ending hunger and DRC

WFPThe singer-songwriter – and World Food Programme High-Level Supporter – on dreaming big against the odds in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Traffic

How African countries can halve road crashes by 2030

Sierra LeooneUN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Road Safety Jean Todt says education and effective policies are key.
Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja, Nigeria.

ECOWAS at 49: Successes in regional integration, despite emerging challenges

ECOWASInterview with Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security.
Photo of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed addresses the opening of the High-level Political Forum 2024.

UN deputy chief demands bold policies, innovative solutions for SDGs

SDGThe international community must urgently summon the commitment and investments needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline, the UN Deputy Secretary-General stressed on Monday.
Wetlands

Empowering women and restoring wetlands go hand in hand

WetlandsEnvironmentalist and Women Changemaker in the World of Wetlands Cécile Ndjebet says women are crucial for sustainable environmental conservation.
Philemon Yang of Cameroon, President-elect of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly.

Philemon Yang of Cameroon elected President of upcoming General Assembly session

The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected by acclamation Philemon Yang, former Prime Minister of Cameroon, President for its seventy-ninth session which gets underway in September.
Philemon Yang of Cameroon, President-elect of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly.

Philemon Yang of Cameroon elected President of upcoming General Assembly session

CameroonThe UN General Assembly on Thursday elected by acclamation Philemon Yang, former Prime Minister of Cameroon, President for its seventy-ninth session which gets underway in September.

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