Dakar, Senegal – 10 November, 2022- The President of Senegal, and Chairperson of the African Union, H.E Macky Sall on Thursday 10 November 2022, said, African countries must raise their voices and speak against harassment, rape and all undesired advancement on women and girls if the continent should be seen as an example in promoting gender equality, protection of the right of women and girls and in ending gender-bas...

The African Union (AU) in partnership with the Government of Senegal and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is launching, on November 8, 2022, the AU Youth Consultation on the theme: "Accelerating actions and Promoting Positive Masculinity to End Violence against Women and Girls” ahead of the second African Union Men's Conference on Positive Masculinity in Leadership to End Violence against Women an...

The COVID-19 pandemic constitutes the most significant global public health crisis in a century, with daunting health and socioeconomic challenges. The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres described the pandemic as the greatest test faced since the formation of the United Nations. As a result, governments worldwide overtook unprecedented measures to limit the spread of the virus, ramping up health system...