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Youth

A 10-day coding boot camp for young girls from around Africa
Coding for girls: a glimmer of hope in a coding boot-camp
Shedding light on the hopes and challenges of Algerian youth
COVID-19 recovery: African youth-led Policy Paper makes case for better governance and innovation
UN launches 2020 Class of 17 Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals

Gender

A group of girls.
Call for applications for Young Women Leaders Initiative
How men are redefining masculinity in Nigeria
The life-long impact of sexual assault: In Nigeria, a survivor speaks out
How men are redefining masculinity in Mozambique

SDGs

Six-year old Thobela Boyoyo is the most advanced reader in his class.
African children’s books on sustainability and equality to be highlighted through latest SDG book Club
Sharing the road: Connecting streets to people
Niger: Young Nigeriens call for an end to child marriage 
Côte d’Ivoire: Between concern and optimism, young Ivorians talk about their future and the work of the UN

Climate Change

Solar home systems benefits a family in rural communities of Rwanda.
Push for renewables: How Africa is building a different energy pathway
The world’s most urgent mission
Climate Action: It’s time to make peace with nature, UN chief urges
Multi-agency report highlights the current and future state of the climate in Africa

Health

An image of An image of Wavel Ramkalawan, political leaders and health workers took the COVID-19
COVID-19: African countries scramble for vaccines
South Sudan: Improving access to clean water for communities
UN agencies and partners establish Global Ebola vaccine stockpile
Community Health Workers: The Unsung Heroes in Africa’s COVID-19 response

Peace and Security

Despite a fragile security situation, Central Africans overwhelmingly exercised their civic duty by
Elections in Africa go on amid COVID-19
Central Africa Republic Elections: Eight Questions for a First-Time Voter
Central Africans went to the polls
UN chief urges peaceful, credible elections in Central African Republic

Human Rights

Door of no return in Ouidah, Benin.
To be forever free!
Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre: Using the past to protect the present and future
“It is worth fighting for even one child’s life”
‘Inequality defines our time’: UN Chief António Guterres' hard-hitting 2020 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture

Economic Development

An image of Bimsen Beeharry.
Mauritius: A fisherman’s life amid COVID-19 and an oil-polluted ocean
Development prospects in Africa undermined by a severe economic downturn
Africa’s free trade area opens for business
AfCFTA: How Intellectual Property laws can help create jobs

Migrants and Refugees

Relocation by boat, which is the only means of transport from the Tergol/Akobo entry point...
Migration amid COVID-19: Young Africans weigh their options
Thousands of refugees and migrants suffer extreme rights abuses on journeys to Africa’s Mediterranean coast
IOM hails historic first human trafficking convictions in Sierra Leone
First Group of Over 1,400 Stranded Ethiopian Migrants Arrive from Tanzania

Culture and Education

Verified: MultiChoice joins war against COVID-19 misinformation.
VERIFIED: MultiChoice Group joins global effort against COVID-19 misinformation
African history told through fashionable printed clothing
WHO, UNICEF urge safe school reopening in Africa
“Bold steps required, to create inclusive, resilient, quality education systems fit for the future”

Humanitarian Aid

WFP staff attend to a participant in a Food and Cash assistance scheme Kano, Nigeria, last week.
UN World Food Programme wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
UN salutes real-life heroes doing ‘extraordinary things, in extraordinary times’
World Humanitarian Day: Our Real-Life Heroes
Humanitarian Needs Grow as Burkina Faso Faces Unprecedented Level of Internal Displacement

UN Affairs

Screenshot from the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres' video message..
The Secretary-General: New Year’s message 2021
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Uganda
On UN Day, SG renews call for global ceasefire #SilencingTheGuns
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Nigeria