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Africa Renewal: May 2023

国产AV and Security

President of the Republic of Mozambique Filipe Jacinto Nyusi and leader of Renamo Ossufo Momade

Mozambique embraces dialogue for lasting peace

The signing of the Maputo Accord for 国产AV and National Reconciliation has generated hope and inspiration
Hundreds of newly arrived Sudanese refugees gather to receive UNHCR relief kits

Escaping Sudan: Home alone, with warplanes overhead

When fighting erupted in Sudan’s capital Khartoum, 25-year-old Arafa was at home alone with her two young children.
UN News

Gender

Capt. Cecilia Erzuah

Award wining Ghanaian peacekeeper urges girls to choose career in military

Capt. Cecilia Erzuah was recognized for her outstanding efforts in promoting gender equality within UN peacekeeping operations
Somalia’s first all-women media team marks first year anniversary

Somalia’s first all-women media team marks first anniversary

Established with support from the United Nations Development Programme, Bilan has provided the first opportunity for Somali women journalists to exercise complete editorial independence
UNDP
By UNDP
Captain Cecilia Erzuah

Ghanaian peacekeeper wins UN Military Gender Advocate 2022

Captain Cecilia Erzuah, 32, served in Abyei since March 2022 as the Commander of the Ghana Engagement Platoon
UN News

Health

Africa's largest polio vaccination drive since 2020 targets 21 million children

Exercise comes in response to 14 detections in Niger, Chad and the Central African Republic
World Health Organization
By WHO

The real impact of the new Malaria vaccine in Kenya

Since the vaccine was introduced in parts of Kenya, hospitalizations for children under 5 for severe malaria have fallen substantially, and there is a drop in child deaths
World Health Organization
By WHO

Trade

Economic Development

Isabelle Lessedjina

Achieving debt sustainability and economic resilience in Africa

Multilateral development banks should listen to African stakeholders; lend in local currency, collaborate with regional and national bodies such as Public Development Banks; and focus on creating local wealth, not just jobs

New UN report: Risk of prolonged period of low growth looms large amid multiple global crises

Growing financing gaps, anemic investment and mounting debt vulnerabilities threaten to derail global progress on sustainable development

Africa Dialogue Series 2023 underway

Online events ongoing but in-person activities scheduled for later in New York
Ms. Nardos Bekele-Thomas is the CEO of AUDA-NEPAD

AfCFTA: Seizing opportunities for a prosperous Africa

African countries can become global competitors and benefit from AfCFTA by investing in critical infrastructure, promoting innovation and technology

African Finance Ministers call for an IMF that is “fit for the 21st Century”

They want the operation model, lending instruments and governance structure strengthened to deal more effectively with global shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the unfolding climate crisis
By UNECA

Togo plans investment reforms to drive sustainable growth

UNCTAD outlines measures to help the country strengthen the business climate to promote long-term growth and tackle pressing development challenges.
By UNCTAD

Youth

Entrepreneurs Richard Odjrado (left) and Caludia Togbe.

Benin triples number of companies opened by youth

The country’s young people are chasing their entrepreneurial dreams amid a digitalization boom powered by e-government tools developed by UNCTAD
By UNCTAD

Environment

Women’s empowerment

Empowering women through bee project in Angola

An UNCTAD project is harnessing the power of bees to help women improve their livelihoods while creating sustainable opportunities in rural communities in the southern African nation.
By UNCTAD

Sustainable development

Climate Change

Humanitarian Aid

Horn of Africa: Over 7 million children under the age of 5 remain malnourished across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia

UNICEF calls for investment in sustainable, resilient systems across the region to protect children and communities from future crises
By UNICEF

Sustainable Development Goals