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IWD: UN officials harp on gender equality for sustainable development

Senior UN officials on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, joined women activists, artists, politicians, and others worldwide for an online event to mark the International...

International Women’s Day: Group clamours gender equality, clean cooking

As the world celebrates the International Women’s Day, the Nigerian Alliance for Clean Cooking (NACC) has recommitted and reaffirmed support to women striving to...

UK boost to advance gender equality in climate action

During COP26 Gender Day on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, the UK announced £165 million to tackle climate change while addressing the inequalities that make...

New UN General Assembly President to focus on gender equality, youth empowerment

The President of the 76th session of UN General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, says he will focus on gender equality, youth empowerment, climate change and...

Taming population explosion via access to safe family planning methods

The World Population Day marked on every July 11 aims at increasing awareness on various population issues such as the importance of family planning,...

Gates Foundation commits $2.1bn to advance gender equality

As part of the Generation Equality Forum convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, the Bill & Melinda...

Menstrual Hygiene Day: New definition to galvanise action to advance gender equality

WaterAid has joined a team of experts from around the world to establish a definition of menstrual health that comprehensively addresses the needs of...

AfDB, partners agree to strengthen commitment to gender equality

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and partners have agreed to strengthen their commitment to gender equality. The agreement is on the theme: “Development Banks as...

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Egypt emerges first in Africa to meet WHO drug safety standards

Egypt has become Africa's first nation to achieve international quality standards for both medicine and vaccine regulation, marking a...
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First session of UN Group on housing calls for accelerated global action

The first session of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working Group on Adequate Housing for All concluded recently in Nairobi,...

New €28m AfDB-funded solar project to boost Chad’s energy access

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved funding worth €28 million to build...

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Egypt emerges first in Africa to meet WHO drug safety standards

Egypt has become Africa's first nation to achieve international...

First session of UN Group on housing calls for accelerated global action

The first session of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working...
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