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At #CSW70, @UNDP joined @ARDNngo, #DRC & partners to advance #GenderEquality through inclusive leadership & positive masculinity. The message was clear: men and boys must step up as role models and champions of change, with education transforming harmful social norms.

In #BurkinaFaso🇧🇫, 25 champions of #resilience are turning waste into opportunities. Thanks to #UNDP’s technical support and funding from #Italy🇮🇹, 25 women with disabilities in Kongoussi have gained skills to transform plastic waste into useful objects. Champions of sustainable change, they support their livelihoods, reduce plastic pollution, and help limit flooding in their community. #IWD #IWD2026 #AfricanWomen #GenderEquality #ResilientSahel #IAmSahel

During a courtesy visit to the Lake Chad Basin’s new Exe. Sec., H.E. Ibrahim Babani, in N’Djamena 🇹🇩, UNDP WACA Hub Director and Resident Rep. for #Senegal, @NTikum, reaffirmed the shared commitment to strengthening resilience, restoring livelihoods, and advancing stability 🕊️

@mmashologu1 @UNDPAfrica @UNDPWACA @EvelynEdroma @UNDPSierraLeone @UNDPGhana @UNDPPA @mznaab @NTikum @stbceesay @UNGambia @karlfredpaul @AmieBSissoho @leung_emi @jmartyns @BarrowPresident @Ministry_Mops @UNDPZambia @UNDPEthiopia “The principles of the African Charter on Human & Peoples’ Rights remain deeply relevant in the digital age.” At the Governance & Peacebuilding CoP, Mrs Abiola Idowu-Ojo highlighted how the Charter provides a strong legal foundation for governing digital technologies across 🌍

The Governance & Peacebuilding COP has officially opened in The #Gambia 🇬🇲 Convening leaders, experts & practitioners to exchange knowledge, strengthen institutions & advance inclusive governance across 🌍 Together, we are shaping solutions for resilient & peaceful societies.

#UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres has appointed @ozonnia to lead the @UNEthiopia 🇪🇹 team. We look forward to his continued leadership in advancing #Ethiopia’s national priorities, the #GlobalGoals, and ensuring that we #LeaveNoOneBehind. ⏩bit.ly/417OdEJ

🚀 Coup d'envoi ce 16 mars, à l'Assemblée nationale @assembleesn🇸🇳, d’un atelier de formation sur le suivi des politiques publiques et la mobilisation de ressources domestiques, avec l’appui du Canada🇨🇦 et du PNUD #BonneGouvernance #Transparence #Senegal #financespubliques

@UNDPGhana is inviting #AgriTech startups to join the timbuktoo Pan-African Incubation Network and the timbuktoo AgriTech Hub in Ghana. Get access to incubation support, mentorship, AI tools, investor connections & a pan-African founder network. Women-led, youth-led & rural startups are strongly encouraged to apply. First cohort starts May 2026. 🔗 Apply: shorturl.at/aNFYb #TimbuktooHub #AgriTechAfrica #ClimateSmartAgriculture

📢 Join the launch of our new report: “Beyond the Numbers: Rethinking Military Expenditure & Development Trade-Offs in Africa”. Explore how Africa’s security budgets impact development & human security, & discuss pathways for action. 🗓️17 March | 10 AM - 12 PM EST | Register 👇🏽

Over the past 3 days, we brought together partners & experts for critical conversations on democratic governance, digital transformation & innovation. A timely exchange on moving good governance forward across Africa. 🌍 Watch the highlights 🎥

Through the #HerAfCFTA initiative, @UNDP, in partnership with @Lelookafrica Bag Academy, trained 94 young Nigerians including women and persons with disabilities in practical bag-making skills such as design, pattern making, stitching, finishing and quality control. To support their transition into entrepreneurship, 18 graduates, who are Persons with disabilities have now been empowered with industry-grade startup equipment, helping them transform their newly acquired skills into sustainable businesses.

Njoya Tikum, @NTikum Director of @UNDPWACA, & @UNDPSenegal Resident Rep., shares his impressions from the 2026 Governance and Peacebuilding Community of Practice in Banjul, The Gambia. 📽️Watch the video to hear his insights. #Governance #Peacebuilding #UNDP #Africa

🎥 Epiphanie Mété, Team Leader Gouvernance du PNUD Togo revient sur les échanges lors du "COP Governance & Peacebuilding" organisé par le PNUD à Banjul. Ecoutez son témoignage 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=j7mYk_…

As the Governance & Peacebuilding Community of Practice concludes in 🇬🇲, the focus now shifts from dialogue to action. Over the past 3️⃣ days, new partnerships have been forged, ideas exchanged & commitments strengthened to 📈 inclusive governance & sustainable peace across 🌍

🎥 Inside the opening ceremony of the UNDP 2026 Governance & Peacebuilding Community of Practice in Banjul, The Gambia🇬🇲. youtube.com/watch?v=7yHUQw…

Day 2 of @UNDPAfrica’s Governance & Peacebuilding Community of Practice (CoP). Participants deep dive into key areas: - Digital Service Delivery & Inclusion - Transparent and Accountable Governance; - Digital Participation and Civic Engagement #COPGovernance #Governance

🌍🇬🇲🚀Banjul hosts @UNDPAfrica's #Governance & #Peacebuilding Community of Practice! 70+ experts from across the continent are exploring how technology 💻💡 can strengthen democratic institutions, human rights 🤝and citizen participation across the continent📣✨.

Stabilization is not a one-time achievement; it is a daily effort built on preparedness and trust. Our Deputy Res. Rep @RedkarVarsha opened this weeks, Sahel Regional Stabalization Facility for Nigeria’s Leadership Training of Trainers – “From Early Warning to Responsible Response”    By anchoring the #RSF in trauma-informed leadership and early warning systems, we ensure personnel are as emotionally grounded as they are operationally elite. This is human-centered security: where empathy meets accountability to turn stabilization into lasting recovery.   With the support of partners including the @GermanyDiplo , @UKinNigeria @SwedeninNigeria @NLinNigeria, @UNDP remains committed to strengthening institutions, reinforcing community trust, and consolidating the gains of stabilization across the BAY states.

Governance reforms must be people-centered; listening to citizens, ensuring inclusion, strengthening accountability & protecting rights, especially the rights of women & youth. 💬 Hon. Bouy, Minister @Ministry_Mops The Gambia

UN Resident Coordinator to The Gambia, Karl‑Frédérick Paul, enjoined @UNDPAAfrica governance experts to engage in discussions to shape institutions.