South-South And Triangular Cooperation In Action

As US President Barack Obama visits East Africa this weekend there is an understandable focus on issues like security and counter-terrorism, as well as entrepreneurship.

Climate outlook ‘particularly concerning’ in southern Africa due to El Niño – UN agency – El Niño conditions have caused the lowest recorded rainfall between October and December across many regions of Southern Africa in at least 35 years, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has reported in its latest report.

Since December 2013, the people of South Sudan have been involved in an ongoing war between forces of its government and the opposition forces of Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM).

‘Stand out and stand together,’ says UN on Zero Discrimination Day – The United Nations agency leading the world’s HIV/AIDS response today called on the international community to celebrate individuality, as it observed Zero Discrimination Day, stressing that embracing diversity brings valuable benefits to all societies around the world.

Revised African Union/NEPAD African Action Plan: 2010-2015 – The AU/NEPAD African Action Plan (AAP) is the defining statement of Africa’s current priority programmes and projects related to the promotion of

40% don’t access education in a language they understand- A new paper by UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM Report) reports that 40% of the global population does not access education in a language they understand. The policy paper, ‘If you don’t understand, how can you learn?’ released for International Mother Language Day (21 February), argues that being taught in a language other than their own can negatively impact children’s learning, especially for those living in poverty.