Small businesses attend continental trade fair
Over thirty Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) participated in the Intra-Africa Trade Fair (IATF), which took place in Durban, South Africa, this week.
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UNDP, ITC to raise African business opportunities
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) team up to empower African small businesses, women and young entrepreneurs to leverage the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and expand cross-continental business opportunities.
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AU, ARC launch gender disaster risk management platform
The African Union (AU) and the African Risk Capacity (ARC), have launched the Gender and Disaster Risk Management (DRM) platform.
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Salute to the resilient Sahelian women
By Mabingue Ngom – While the rich history of the Women’s Day goes back to 1909 with civic action by working women in the streets of New York and has highlights in 1911 across several European cities, it was not until 1967 that the United Nations firmly dedicated 8 March as the International Women’s Day.
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Experts’ meeting takes stock of Africa’s achievements
The 39th ECA Committee of Experts of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development on Friday discussed the Regional Coordination Mechanism of the UN agencies working in Africa’s (RCM-Africa) work in supporting the African Union’s programs, in particular the need to accelerate implementation of the global 2030 Agenda and Africa’s Agenda […]
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Commission calls for protection of women during election in Ethiopia
Marking International Women’s Day, themed this year “Choose to Challenge”, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has called on all stakeholders to do their part to prevent gender-based/gender motivated hate speech and other forms of gender-based violence against women participating in the 2021 national elections of Ethiopia.
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Empowering women, girls to ensure sustainable food security
Hunger and famine will persist and there will be unequal recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic unless more women in rural and urban areas hold leadership positions with increased decision-making power, say the heads of the three United Nations’ food agencies ahead of their joint International Women’s Day event on 8 March.
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Towards zero female genital mutilation
A joint statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
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