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

Africa’s Environmental Vanguard

climatewomen 40 Years of AMCEN and the Road to 2063.
A view of participants attending the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4).
Economic Development

Africa shapes the Agenda towards a Just Outcome of the Sevilla Conference

Social Protection
Two electrical engineers are seen in silhouette as they work on a power transformer.
Energy

It’s time for Africa to embrace nuclear energy

energy
WAVE-Gambia organising social cohesion dialogues with victims in Jambur Village_ West Coast Region_ The Gambia_ 2020. ©WAVE-Gambia
Human Rights

From stigma to strength in The Gambia

Healing the wounds of witch-hunt victims in The Gambia. For more than 40 years, the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture has been supporting survivors on their road to recovery. In The Gambia, one of the Fund’s recipients provides healing and a path to redress.

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

Africa’s Environmental Vanguard

Two electrical engineers are seen in silhouette as they work on a power transformer.
Energy

It’s time for Africa to embrace nuclear energy

School meals provide essential safety nets for poor children and their families.
Health

Debt-for-Food swaps: Innovative financing for school meals in Africa

Nairobi City.
Economic Development

Financial, fiscal, and budgetary planning crucial for African cities

Lucy Muchoki

Food Systems Champion Lucy Muchoki, Kenya

food championsThe Executive Director, Pan-African Agribusiness and Agroindustry Consortium (PanAAC) has organized talks for South Africa in the SMEs region.
Divine Ntiokam, Lucy Muchoki Mike and Nkhombo Khunga.

Meet Africa’s food champions

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In advance of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit this September, the Food Systems Champions are rallying global communities and promoting dialogues for innovative, practical and sustainable solutions.

Solar panels on a farm in Mali.

Universal Access to Sustainable Energy Will Remain Elusive Without Addressing Inequalities

Sustainable solutions must target African countries left behind in quest for global energy access, a new report says

Gabon becomes the first African country to receive payment for reducing CO2 emissions

Joyce Msuya

Science has spoken, we must keep our foot on the environmental pedal

World Environment Day— UNEP Deputy Executive Director Joyce Msuya
Maize field in Namibia.

African farmers could benefit from more friendly EU agriculture policies

EUFair trade

AfCFTA can boost African farmers’ efforts to compete with the EU

Merveille-Noella Mada-Yayoro, 29, is a journalist and a producer with Guira FM

‘I like keeping the population informed’

Peacekeepers Day 2021

— Merveille-Noella Mada-Yayoro, 29, a journalist and a producer with Guira FM in CAR.

South African paratrooper/riflewoman, Phelisa Frida Miya

‘I like my work as a paratrooper’

Peacekeepers Day 2021

- Phelisa Frida Miya, 28, a paratrooper/riflewoman from South Africa serving in the UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)

Kossi Gavon, 24, is a lieutenant from Togo serving in the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali.

‘Involve young officers in peacekeeping missions’

Peacekeepers Day 2021

— Kossi Gavon, 24, is a lieutenant from Togo serving in the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali. (MINUSMA).

António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General

An emphasis on culture, heritage and shared values can help build unity and common purpose

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UN Secretary-General's remarks to the Africa Dialogue Series

Secretary-General António Guterres (right) addresses a peace and security in Africa session

Africa’s rich culture can be a strong foundation for economic progress

AfricaAfrica Day 2021

On this Africa Day, I renew my call to developed nations to stand in solidarity with Africa.

Military Gender Advisor Steplyne Nyaboga

Kenyan Peacekeeper wins UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year 2020 Award

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UN Peacekeeper honoured for championing gender in Abyei