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Residents of the Kanyaruchinya camp near Goma flee on Sunday - fighting has overwhelmed the capital of North Kivu province.

Peace and Security

Caught in the crossfire: The human toll of conflict in eastern DRC

DRC WFP calls for international intervention as displacement and hunger reach crisis levels.

Grammy winner and UNICEF ambassador, Angélique Kidjo, shares insights on blending cultures, empowering women and youth, and her ongoing mission to bring Africa’s voice to the world.

On music, activism, and empowering Africa’s next generation

UNICEF A conversation with Angélique Kidjo on the power of music, Africa’s future, and breaking boundaries.

A car involved in an accident.

Economic Development

Road Safety: Digital technology to help prevent accidents

Digitalization Experts explore how data-driven approaches, advanced analytics, and emerging technologies can help save lives.

Nairobi City.

Economic Development

Financial, fiscal, and budgetary planning crucial for African cities

debt To manage rapid urbanization effectively, African cities must enhance fiscal strategies and broaden revenue sources.

Child with autism spectrum disorder.

Bringing hope to children with autism

Increased awareness and sharing of experiences help families to cope

Liberia’s Vice president, Jewel Howard Taylor, opens the country’s first school for autistic children. (bottom) A desk in the classroom. Agnes Fallah Kamara

How I set up Liberia’s first school for autistic children

Community activist debunks cultural myths about autism

In Torit, South Sudan, the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) carries out mechanical and manual demining exercises. UN Photo/Martine Perret

IEDs: tackling terrorists’ weapon of war

Improvised Explosive Devices are cheap and easy to manufacture

Christian Saunders, UN Assistant Secretary-General, Supply Chain Management

Africans can do business with the UN

— Christian Saunders, UN Assistant Secretary-General, Supply Chain Management

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula

Reshaping the forces

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula

Mohamed Orman Bangura

A legacy of youth empowerment

Meet 33-year-old Sierra Leone’s youth affairs minister

Benedict Faustine Kikove

An ‘ambassador’ for people’s rights

31-year-old Tanzanian mobilizing for positive social change

A student holding an SDG badge (top). Students holding vegetables from the school garden (left). Brian (WEYE Clean Energy) displays a bag of briquettes (right). Photo: Solomon Musisi

Ugandan students turn waste to wealth

St. Kizito High School students earn money from recycling

Bamboo bikes on display.

Young Africans create green businesses

climate change bamboo bike

The youth are the driving force for action on climate and the environment.

South African climate activists. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks /Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Taking action on climate change

World leaders attending the Climate Action Summit at the UN in New York in September 2019 to bring concrete, realistic plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

A farmer in Senegal.

Africa is leapfrogging into digital agriculture

UN chief welcomes power-sharing deal between Sudanese military and opposition

Africa Peace & Security