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UNDP, ITC to raise African business opportunities

July 7, 2021July 7, 2021 BEHAK AfCFTA, African businesses, International Trade Centre, ITC, SDGs, small businesses, UNDP, women, young entrepreneurs

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) team up to empower African small businesses, women

AU, ARC launch gender disaster risk management platform

May 11, 2021 BEHAK African Risk Capacity, AU, children, Disaster Risk Management, elderly, people with the disabilities, women

The African Union (AU) and the African Risk Capacity (ARC), have launched the Gender and Disaster Risk Management (DRM) platform.

Salute to the resilient Sahelian women

March 27, 2021 BEHAK COVID-19 pandemic, New York, Sahelian, the Sahel, women

By Mabingue Ngom – While the rich history of the Women’s Day goes back to 1909 with civic action by

Experts’ meeting takes stock of Africa’s achievements

Experts’ meeting takes stock of Africa’s achievements

March 20, 2021March 20, 2021 BEHAK agriculture, AU, ECA, gender equality, Health, industry, infrastructure development, migration, mobility, NEPAD, RCM-Africa, UN agencies, women

The 39th ECA Committee of Experts of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development on Friday

Commission calls for protection of women during election in Ethiopia

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 BEHAK Ethiopia, Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, gender-based violence, general election 2021, hate speech, March 8, women

Marking International Women’s Day, themed this year “Choose to Challenge”, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has called on all

Empowering women, girls to ensure sustainable food security

March 6, 2021 BEHAK COVID-19 pandemic, food security, girls, IFAD, March 8, women

Hunger and famine will persist and there will be unequal recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic unless more

Towards zero female genital mutilation

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 NBE Africa, Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, girls, UN Women, UNFPA, WHO, women

A joint statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile