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Two former students of the Zambian Industrial Training Academy, established with the support of UNIDO and other partners, work today at an engineering company.

Africa’s industrial future is within reach: What we need now is intentional investment

Social ProtectionWith collective commitment, Africa can shift from potential to powerhouse—and reshape global industrial landscapes.
African Union Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Yusuf and UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

AU–UN meeting focuses on reform, peace, and climate justice

Social ProtectionLeaders call for global reforms, peace financing, and climate justice to strengthen Africa’s role in a changing world.
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Doing more with less: Reimagining health in Africa amid global funding cuts

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Chief Kachindamoto lit a fire for justice and equality.

She lit a fire

Social ProtectionRemembering Chief Kachindamoto and her fight for girls’ rights
Stessy Lorrain Kaze

African youth voices at UN High-Level Political Forum

youthSocial Protection‘Empowered youth are Africa’s unstoppable agents of change’
Christopher Seagateng is the co-founder and chairperson of BW JOBS 4 GRADUATES and the Deputy Secretary-General of the Pan-African Youth Union.

African youth make an impact at UN High-Level Political Forum

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Kennedy Odede

From Kibera to the world: Kennedy Odede wins 2025 UN Mandela Prize

Social ProtectionjobsThe Kenyan social entrepreneur founded an organization which serves 4 million people in informal settlements.
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.

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

Social ProtectionThe new SDG report shows only 35 per cent of targets are on track. More effort needed to unlock progress on the continent.
A view of participants attending the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4).

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

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Fashion show.

Building Africa’s trade future, together

Social ProtectionITC hosts Partnerships for Africa Day in Geneva to scale African-led trade solutions.
A student.

Restoring Africa’s knowledge sovereignty is key to sustainable development

Social ProtectionEpistemic injustice happens when a people’s way of knowing, teaching and understanding the world are sidelined, discredited, or erased.
Students receiving school meals.

How the ocean sustains a community in Cabo Verde

Climate actionSocial ProtectionIn Ribeira da Barca, the sea connects school meals, family kitchens, and local markets.

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