Dakar, Senegal, 18 May 2023- The Global Coalition on Youth Peace and Security (GCYPS) with support from the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, from 16-18 May held its 2023 Annual Meeting in Saly, Senegal. The meeting brought together 55 partners from across the world, representing UN entities, civil society organizations (CSOs), and youth-led organizations working to advance the role of young people in building and sustaining peace.
read moreDakar, Senegal, 6 April 2023- The United Nations Population Fund West and Central Africa Regional Office welcomes the high-level Ministerial Commitment for Educated, Healthy and Thriving Adolescents and Young People in the region, endorsed by Ministers of Education and Health from 24 countries in the region, in a meeting held in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, under the WCA [West and Central] Commitment. The Commitment speaks to a clear progression towards achieving Goals 4-10 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on health, education and gender equality.
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