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Tag: United Nations
Global Gateway: EU launches 17 new regional programs to boost youth mobility and skills in Africa
The European Union has recently launched 17 new regional programs, most notably including 'The Team Europe Initiative on Opportunity-Driven Skills and Vocational Education and Training' ... Read More
UN raises $630mil, short of target $1bn, to tackle Ethiopia’s dire humanitarian crisis
A United Nations-led donor event held in its headquarters in Geneva on Tuesday (16 April) managed to secure financial pledges only for about two-thirds of ... Read More
China and African nations urged to work with UN to set up AI governing institution
Amid intense competition with the United States to dominate Artificial Intelligence (AI), China has recently hosted a forum attended by a number of African countries ... Read More
Sudan’s despair: no sign of truce, famine looms as war nears one-year anniversary
With Sudan’s war about to enter its second year next week, the country has been embroiled in a fierce conflict with two rival military factions ... Read More
DRC appoints its first-ever female prime minister as violence surges in country’s east
The Democratic Republic of Congo's former planning minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka has been appointed as the African nation’s first-ever female prime minister amid worsening security ... Read More
Southern Africa hit by extreme drought, leaving some 20 millions facing hunger
The unprecedented drought that has enveloped large parts of southern Africa since late last year has impacted more than 6 million people in Zambia, 3 ... Read More
UN pays tribute to victims of transatlantic slavery, calls for financial reparations
The UN chief has called for reparations over the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved people during the 15th to 19th century as a way to tackle ... Read More
Advocate General’s Recent Conclusions on EU-Morocco Agreements: Implications and Recommendations / Sahara
The recent conclusions of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union detail the progress made in the appeals filed by ... Read More
33 African countries in need of food aid due to armed conflicts and drought — FAO
A total of 45 countries and regions worldwide, including 33 in Africa, are in need of external assistance for food, the Food and Agriculture Organization ... Read More
Africa marks International Women’s Day vowing to further reduce gender inequality
African countries on Friday (8 March) marked the International Women’s Day by reflecting on the plight of millions of women across the continent, with leaders ... Read More