Remarks by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, at the SDG Moment 2020 Source: UN Women This year marks the 25th anniversary of
UN peacekeeping chief outlines reforms needed to keep operations fit-for-purpose Source: UN News Over the next 10 years, the world could well be transformed by potentially lethal new technologies, climate
The discussions in the IGD noted that the average Motswana is twenty-four years old, but the average decision maker in Botswana is sixty years old.
The IGD identified the key roles and activities that African youth in diaspora can play to promote and advance the STG agenda; as well as the challenges and gaps that hinder the effective participation and contributions of the youth in diaspora to silencing the guns.
The dialogue discussed issues relating to the dynamics and challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, projected progress towards achieving the AU’s Agenda 2063 by 2045, and how the youth can be part of the STG initiative.
The IGD identified the key roles and activities that Southern African youth can play to advance the STG agenda; as well as the challenges and gaps that hinder the effective participation and contributions of the youth to silencing the guns.
The IGD identified the key roles and activities that North African youth can play to advance the STG agenda; as well as the challenges and gaps that hinder the effective participation and contributions of the youth to silencing the guns.
Many recommendations came out this IGD, but most were centred around ensuring youth participation, creating a collective, youth-driven vision for the future of Africa and the challenges posed in attempting to achieve the STG agenda in Africa.
Monthly Action Points (MAP) for the Security Council: September 2020 Source: NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security The NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security released its
A number of recommendations were made during the IGD by the panellists in the areas of STG, employment and COVID-19.