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Morocco just launched the continent's first United Nations tourism innovation center, creating a launchpad for tech-driven tourism jobs across Africa. The Rabat hub will train entrepreneurs and workers for the future of African travel.
The UN Development Programme just launched a pan-African incubator to help agricultural tech startups transform farming across the continent. Applications are open now through April 27, with the first cohort launching in May 2026.
More than half of Zimbabwe's renewable energy businesses are run by women, proving that climate action and gender equality can fuel each other. A UN-backed fund is scaling from $30 million to $100 million to support hundreds of women-led solar, hydro, and biomass enterprises.
A new UN report reveals how Asia-Pacific cities can transform slums into thriving communities by 2050. The roadmap targets affordable housing, secure jobs, and cleaner air for over 2 billion urban residents.
Scientists from 13 institutions just published a roadmap showing how cities and countries can work together to achieve the UN's 2030 sustainability goals. The framework reveals how progress in one place can accelerate or undermine success everywhere else.
A groundbreaking UN partnership has already protected over 1 million girls from female genital mutilation, and experts say scaling up could prevent 20 million more cases by 2030. The investment pays for itself ten times over through healthcare savings and economic gains.
After decades of slow change, the fight against female genital mutilation is finally speeding up, with half of all progress since 1990 happening in just the past ten years. Communities are speaking up, and the practice has dropped from affecting one in two girls to one in three.