‘Be the change’ we desperately need, UN deputy chief urges global youth
Addressing the African Youth Development Summit, in South Africa’s Johannesburg, Amina J. Mohammed said that young people “are seeing their pathways to participation blocked and their rights denied.” “[The youth] know that for the sa..
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Africa Forum aims to boost business, reduce costs, help countries trade out of poverty
“Africa faces a moment when the market access gains that have been negotiated over the past two decades can be severely eroded unless we address the challenges of trade facilitation”, said UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi on Tuesday..
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Hanna Tetteh gets new UN post, heads United Nations Office at African Union
Former Ghana Foreign Minister, Hanna Serwah Tetteh, has been appointed by the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, as his Special Representative to the African Union. The former Awutu Senya West Parliamentarian will also Head the Unit..
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Rising human trafficking takes on ‘horrific dimensions’: almost a third of victims are children
The study from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC, draws on information from 142 countries, examining trafficking trends and patterns. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of UNODC, said that “human trafficking has taken on ..
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UN health organization to investigate racism, misconduct allegations
Among the allegations are charges of “systematic racial discrimination against Africans” working at the World Health Organization in Geneva. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ordered a probe last year. A series of anonymo..
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