Highlights initiatives and issues concerning the empowerment and development of women and young people, advocating for their active participation in all sectors of society.
KAMPALA, 10 January, 2022- Children in Uganda head back to the classroom today as the world’s longest school closure ends – but lost learning may lead to high dropout rates in the coming weeks without urgent action, Save the Children said. In March 2020, all schools across the country shut down as the COVID-19 pandemic took […]
Harare, 4 January 2022 – United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) new Resident Representative, Ms. Mia Seppo, has today presented her credentials to the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Hon. Prof. Amon Murwira. Receiving Ms. Seppo in her new post, Hon. Minister Prof. Murwira highlighted the cordial relations between the Government of Zimbabwe […]
Fifteen years down the line since the first International Women Human Rights Defenders Day was celebrated on 29 November since 2006, Women human rights defenders (WHRDs) are still not safe, secure, listened to and recognized. A lot needs to be done by all key actors and stakeholders, especially to recognize and protect the rights of […]
Clive Makumbe Gweru, Zimbabwe – Members of Gweru Residents and Ratepayers Association (GRRA) in ward 9 have played the leading role in sorting out the main problem at their village’s access to drinking water. Mkoba village 1 has one functional borehole which supplies over 10,000 residents. This has lead to the formation of the fundraising […]
Action against gender-based violence being pushed to the outlying margins of the global COVID-19 response A new Oxfam report shows an undeniable increase in gender-based violence (GBV) during the COVID-19 pandemic around the world to which too many governments and donors are not doing enough to tackle. The report, The Ignored Pandemic: The Dual Crisis […]
On the 17th September 2021, the partners in the CHANGE project gathered online to finalise the date and arrangements for the project final conference, sign off the new CHANGE Occupational Standards for Sport for Development, make progress with the Training Handbook, and plan for the sustainability of the CHANGE project outputs. The project is well […]
Nozipho Rutsate in Zimbabwe “It was 10am on a Tuesday morning as I was sitting quietly at my corner desk. I gazed into the ceiling trying to figure out where I would get my next story after submitting my last article to the editor of our weekly community newspaper. Having been new in the newsroom, […]
Johannesburg 22 September: On the eve of SA Heritage Day, UN Women, Gender Links and business partners promoting gender equality today celebrated outstanding young women in Kenya, Uganda and South Africa using technology to advance their enterprises. Ten young women (first, second and third prize in each country, and two joint third prizes in South […]
By Åsa Pehrson and Maria Ribeiro Six years ago, 193 UN Member States rolled up their sleeves to adopt the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Agenda’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a global call to action to end poverty, inequality and to tackle climate change, while ensuring no one is left behind. Although 2030 […]
The Government of Uganda has begun implementing Uganda’s 3rd National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). NAP III is a five-year plan focusing on implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325), which addresses the disproportionate impact of conflict on women and girls and recognizes the critical role women currently and could […]
