Tag: African Union (AU)

AU: Continental youth forum on drug use and prevention

Uncategorized Editor - November 8, 2023

The African Union Commission Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS) organized the continental youth forum on...

Health in Africa: the tree that hides the forest

Policy & Governance Editor - May 7, 2023

In August, World Health Organisation (WHO)'s Monitoring Report on Universal Health Coverage in Africa revealed a 10-year rise in...

Guterres urges M23 rebels to respect ceasefire agreement

Uncategorized Editor - March 10, 2023

UN Secretary-General has urged leaders of the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to respect a...

A year of whitewashing despite dire crisis

Uncategorized Editor - January 14, 2023

African leaders failed to tackle widespread abuses against civilians by state security forces and non-state armed groups and insufficiently...

Sudan: Start of final phase towards civilian rule an ‘important step’

Uncategorized Editor - January 13, 2023

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the launch of the final phase in the political process towards restoring a...

COP27: African ministers explore ways to scale up food production to feed the continent and bolster resilience

Agriculture Editor - November 20, 2022

African agriculture ministers attending the United Nations climate summit in Egypt reiterated a commitment to work with development partners...

Health data privacy and data sharing are possible in Africa

ICT & Cybersecurity Editor - October 26, 2022

When it comes to the protection of personal health data in Africa, governments and regions have a clear responsibility...

UN Secretary-General urges for an end to fighting in Tigray amid a ‘staggering’ level of need

Uncategorized Editor - October 21, 2022

Fighting in the Tigray region of Ethiopia is “spiralling out of control”, and there is no military solution to...

United Nations-African Union partnership is a ‘cornerstone of multilateralism’

Uncategorized Editor - October 15, 2022

Cooperation between the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) is stronger than ever, however major challenges remain,...

U.N General Assembly meetings stress key AfDB priorities of climate finance, job creation and food insecurity

Climate change Editor - October 5, 2022

The Africa Development Bank (AfDB) held several productive engagements around its strategic priorities at the just concluded 77th United Nations General...

Health in Africa: the tree that hides the forest

Policy & Governance Editor - October 1, 2022

In August, World Health Organisation (WHO)'s Monitoring Report on Universal Health Coverage in Africa revealed a 10-year rise in...

Joint Africa Gender Statistics Conference in Nairobi seeks to examine data on women and girls

Gender & Inclusivity Editor - September 28, 2022

More than 150 public and civil society actors from 40 African countries have convened in Nairobi, Kenya for the Joint...

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