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Amb. Martin Kimani, the new Chair of the Permanent Forum of People of African Descent.

Advocating for the justice and rights of people of African descent

Social ProtectionAmb. Martin Kimani, the new Chair of the Permanent Forum of People of African Descent lists economic empowerment, digital equity and solidarity as priorities.
Modou Fall campaigns for a Senegal free of single use plastic.

The ‘Plastic Man’: Turning trash into treasure

plasticSocial ProtectionModou Fall does more than recycling, he campaigns for a cleaner and greener future.
The Maison des Esclave or Slave House is now a museum and UNESCO heritage site.

Gorée Island and the ‘fragility of freedom’

Social ProtectionA global symbol of the transatlantic slave trade; A place where history, heritage and the present meet.
Ebaide Quincee Omiunu is one of the young African women attending the 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the UN headquarters in New York.

Beijing+30: Women can drive positive change in Africa

Social Protection— says Nigerian SDG Advocate, Ebaide Quincee Omiunu.
A view of the head table during the opening session of the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. Gertrude Mongella (left, standing at the podium), Secretary-General of the Conference, delivers her address.

Gertrude Mongella, 80, reflects on the landmark Beijing Conference and lessons for the future

Social ProtectionAt the close of the conference in 1995, she said: ‘A revolution has begun. There’s no going back.’
African women leaders and partner organizations.

African women are leading, but more support is needed

Gender EqualitySocial ProtectionOn the sidelines of CSW69 and the Beijing +30 commemorations, African women leaders met to discuss the progress made and the challenges that remain on the continent.
Christabel Kwasi, a young Ghanian farmer and mother, learned that with better farming practices, she and her family can rely on fonio all year-round.

Cultivating fonio, cultivating traditions

Social ProtectionThe ancient grain and the African chef empowering women farmers in Ghana.
Students harvest cabbage in the restive North Kivu, DRC, where many WFP-supported school meal programs also encourage communities to grow vegetables to supplement their diets.

In crisis-hit parts of Africa, WFP school meals offer a vital lifeline to kids - and their families

WFPSocial ProtectionAs African governments mark a decade of progress on school feeding, the push is on to get more children on board.
In 2023 UNDP in Uganda added its first electric car into their fleet as a major step forward for Uganda’s transition to a clean energy future.

Developing a thriving e-vehicles value chain in Africa

energySocial ProtectionAfrican countries should join hands to make the most of their own resources and build a formidable electric vehicle ecosystem that could help fast-track realisation of SDGs.
School meals provide essential safety nets for poor children and their families.

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

NutritionSocial ProtectionOn this Africa Day of School Feeding, what are some of the ways we can fund these programmes?
A woman.

Skyrocketing healthcare costs in Africa driving families into poverty

Social ProtectionA new report by WHO Africa office says costly out-of-pocket treatments affect over 200 million people on the continent, pushing 150 million into destitution.