More than 60 people, including army officers, ex-combatants, and traditional chiefs in the state, recently gathered in Kuajok to discuss ways of decreasing community violence. Participants in the workshop, which was organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), identified locations particularly prone to conflicts, the factors that most often cause disagreements, and how to use gender-responsive methods to tackle root causes. Disarming civilians, they all agreed, would […]

On 19 December 2023, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Permanent Representative to the African Union (AU), K.K. Theshantha Kumarasiri, presented his credentials to United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Claver Gatete accrediting the former as the Permanent Observer of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Economic […]

UNICEF Sierra Leone handed over 113 laptops and 23 projectors to the Ministry of Communications, Technology, and Innovation for young people in 39 schools across the country as part of the Giga project. Giga is a UNICEF-International Telecommunications Union (ITU) initiative to connect every school to the Internet and every young person to information, opportunity, and choice. “This strategic move is expected to empower students to emerge as leaders and driving […]

At an activity assessment meeting conducted on 18 and 19 December, the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare reported that commendable effort has been exerted in human resources development. Reporting at the meeting, Mr. Amha Kidane, Director General of Administration and Finance at the Ministry, said that a training program on financial and material management, as well as inspection at the workplace, has been provided to 213 members in cooperation […]

A majority of Africans express support for gender equality in politics, land ownership, and hiring, the latest Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile (https://apo-opa.co/3v4Nk30) shows. Download document: https://apo-opa.co/41wExmA But the report, based on nationally representative surveys in 39 African countries, also documents persistent gender gaps, showing that women continue to trail men in education, ownership of key assets, and control over household financial decisions. And while most citizens say women should have the same […]

A forecast 46.7 million children face another year of humanitarian need in West and Central Africa mainly due to ongoing conflict and insecurity, including in the central Sahel region and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the massive displacement of women and children into Chad from Sudan. UNICEF in the region is urgently appealing for $1.89 billion in its 2024 Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) appeal, which would help […]

As the cooperation between China and Ghana forges ahead, more and more Ghanaian universities are riding the wave of the Chinese language popularity to promote cultural diversity and exchange on campus. On Tuesday, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), one of the most renowned universities in Ghana, became the latest host of a Confucius Institute in the West African country. Daniel Duah, dean of the International Programs Office […]

Today, the United States-supported emergency humanitarian assistance was delivered to the survivors of flooding and landslides in the Manyara Region of Tanzania. The natural disaster has resulted in the tragic deaths of over 89 Tanzanians, damaged hundreds of acres of farmland, and displaced thousands of people. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), with WFP’s on-the-ground support, has provided vegetable oil and pulses initially to 1,491 individuals affected by the […]

The Regional Open Day on United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1325 (2000) et seq. on Gender, Women, Youth, Peace and Security was held on December 20, 2023, in Nouakchott, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, under the co-presidency of Ms. Savia N'Tahah, Minister of Social Action, Childhood and Family of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, and Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão, Representative of the United Nations Security Council on Gender, Women, Youth, Peace […]