February 27, 2023
Africa: Oil Corporation to Lead Climate Change Talks in 2023
The Chief Executive of the twelfth largest oil producer - Sultan Al Jaber of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) - has been appointed as president of the United Nations… Read more »
February 24, 2023
Africa: Spain - Home to The 'Greenhouses of Death' for African Migrants
Chances are that the fruits and vegetables sold in European supermarkets have been picked and packed by a migrant worker in southern Spain. By the tens of thousands, they work… Read more »
Nigeria: Participation in the Nigerian Elections Is Far More Important and Potent Than Cynicism
Mr. Mohamed Yahya is Resident Representative UNDP Nigeria Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria in Search of a True Leader in Presidential Elections
From all indications, President Muhammadu Buhari will be handing over a fractured nation that is deeply divided along ethnic and religious lines when he formally hands over to his… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Post-Election Reset Needs Youth-Centred Accountable Leaders
Youth have already transformed the narrative of the 2023 elections, and it would be crucial for Nigeria's newly elected president to consider their issues as he takes on the… Read more »
February 23, 2023
Zimbabwe: In Zimbabwe, Economic Crisis Pushes Underaged Girls to Sex Work
After other adolescent girls her age have gone to bed at around 10 pm, Kudzai commutes to a shopping centre near her home in Penhalonga, a mining area 25 kilometres outside the… Read more »
Africa: How Emerging Economies Are Reshaping the International Financial System
It's been 25 years since the 1997 Asian financial crisis led to the creation of the G20 forum for finance ministers; and 15 years since this became a leader-level meeting following… Read more »
February 22, 2023
Africa: BRAC 'Resets' Program Aimed At Empowering Adolescent Girls in Africa
BRAC's Empowerment and Livelihood Program (ELA) has benefitted tens of thousands of girls, and its recently released report shows an organization willing to adapt to the… Read more »
Africa: A Vital Partnership for the 2030 Agenda
Flexible and predictable funding allows UN agencies to respond promptly and with agility in times of crisis. In countries such as Afghanistan, Yemen, and Ukraine, UNDP implements… Read more »
February 21, 2023
Tanzania: Govt Should Halt Plan to Relocate Maasai Pastoralists
Tanzania's policies on conservation and its ongoing impacts on Maasai people in Ngorongoro district highlight how communities historically marginalized by oppression still wrestle… Read more »
February 20, 2023
Africa: A Last-Ditch Effort to Save a High Seas Treaty From Sinking
When the United Nations began negotiations on a legally binding treaty to protect and regulate the high seas, one diplomat pointedly remarked: "It's a jungle out… Read more »
February 17, 2023
Africa: 'Hate Speech Loads the Gun, Misinformation Pulls the Trigger' - and It Is Profitable
In this world of wars, massive weapons production, sales and use; of sharpening inequalities and deadly climate emergencies, hate speech and its inhumane impact, is being amplified… Read more »
Nigeria: Taking a Stance On Feminists' Prejudice Against Religious Minority Women
Since researching the experiences of gender discrimination against women in poverty who belong to religious minorities, many fellow feminists have turned their back on me. Read more »
February 15, 2023
Africa: World Leaders, Private Sector Urged to Establish an International Green Bank to Win Climate Change Battle
As the effects of climate change escalate and natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, and droughts become more frequent and severe, threatening lives and livelihoods,… Read more »
Africa: China and Russia Fail to Defund UN Human Rights Work
United Nations member states agreed to fully fund UN human rights mechanisms that China, Russia, and their allies had sought to defund in the 2023 budget. This should set a… Read more »
February 14, 2023
Africa: Outlook for 2023 - Children in 'Polycrisis'
The year 2022 was incredibly difficult for people around the world. We were confronted by a series of major crises, including a continuing pandemic, a major war in Europe, an… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone's Gender Law Boosts Women's Participation in Politics, Business
Sierra Leone's new gender equality law will benefit women with political aspirations - as well as stimulate development, say analysts. Read more »
February 10, 2023
Eswatini: eSwatini - Democracy a Matter of Life and Death
Thulani Maseko knew speaking out in Eswatini was a risky business. An activist and well-known human rights lawyer, he'd previously spent 14 months in jail for criticising the… Read more »
February 09, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Political Violence Casts Spotlight On Free and Fair Polls
With political violence escalating in Zimbabwe, national elections slated for later this year face questions about whether the polls will meet free and fair international… Read more »
Africa: Mental Health Must Be Addressed in Medical Facilities and in Communities
Patients who visit public clinics in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, are asked mental health questions to detect signs of stress and depression early. The process starts with a… Read more »
February 06, 2023
Africa: Race to Prosperity As Least Developed Countries Top Agenda At UN Conference
It is a race against time to form a new global partnership to secure a better future for the world's poorest and most vulnerable nations by 2030 in line with the UN's SDGs. All 46… Read more »
February 02, 2023
Nigeria: Insecurity in Nigeria's Southern Kaduna - Will the Elections Change the Scenario?
Tabitha Siman, a survivor of an attack at her home, says life is not worth living after her twin daughters, husband, and co-wife were killed during an attack at her home. Read more »
Africa: U.S. Policies Slowing World Economy
Few policymakers ever claim credit for causing stagnation and recessions. Yet, they do so all the time, justifying their actions by some supposedly higher purpose. Read more »
February 01, 2023
Africa: Who Are Humanitarian Journalists?
In a new book, entitled Humanitarian Journalists: Covering Crises from a Boundary Zone, we document the unique reporting practices of a small but influential group of journalists… Read more »
January 31, 2023
Africa: No More Impunity for Journalists' Murders, Says Committee to Protect Journalists
The new year brought bad news for press freedom on the African continent with the brutal murder of one journalist and the suspicious death of another. Read more »