Doing a PhD is a huge investment in yourself. You'll know if it's for you. The pursuit of knowledge and the ability to contribute to a field make you powerful.
Don't let anyone put that spark out.🔥
Key takeaways from the #AWLNGlobalForum fireside chat with Ms. Päivi Kannisto, UN Women Chief of Peace and Security and H.E. Amb. Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security, :
🔸 Make women’s leadership deliberate, not an afterthought
🔸 Institutionalize gender parity and meaningful inclusion
🔸 Build lasting partnerships across generations and institutions
🔸 Back commitments with real resources and investment
🔸 Move beyond projects to structures that endure
The path forward: deliberate action, sustained investment and partnerships built to last.
#UNGA81 #AWLNUNGA81
At the #AWLNGlobalForum, AWLN Elders H.E. Sahle-Work Zewde, H.E. Dr. Joyce Banda and H.E. Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim reflected on the realities of women navigating leadership at the highest levels.
From ensuring women have real influence in peace processes, to appointing and lifting other women, building solidarity and preparing the next generation, the dialogue carried a powerful message: women are already there, qualified and ready to lead.
Leadership is not only about reaching the top. It is about leaving the ladder in place for others to rise.
#UNGA81 #AfricanWomenLead
A KTN exposé has uncovered how Kenyan voter registration equipment and materials, including national ID cards and voter cards, are being smuggled across the Suam border into Uganda and used to register foreign nationals, including members of the Saboti, Sabaot, Bukusu and Pokot communities.
“Those roads that we all passed are roads that we paved, so that you will not have to travel the way we did. For you, it will be easier, and you will move faster and higher than we have.”
— H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, AWLN Patron & Former President of the Republic of Liberia
#AWLNGlobalForum #AWLNUNGA81 #WomenLead
During our #OAFLADatUNGA81 High-Level Side Event, we shared a special moment as First Ladies and the First Gentleman of Namibia reflected on the next 25 years of OAFLAD.
In this thread, we’ll look back at some of the key moments and selected highlights from their messages.
Watch the full session here: https://t.co/zSoYMlMZKT
#OAFLADatUNGA81 ⬇️⬇️⬇️
ONU AG :Coup de tonnerre
La Présidente de la Namibie, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, a annoncé l'ouverture en octobre 2026, à l'île Maurice, du siège et du lancement des activités de l'Agence africaine de notation de crédit (AfCRA), dont le but sera d' évaluer la solvabilité des États, des collectivités, et des entreprises à travers l'Afrique et ainsi mettre fin à la dépendance aux agences de notations occidentales (Moody's, S&P, Fitch) dont les évaluations biaisées coûtent chaque année à l'Afrique plusieurs milliards de dollars.
Sat down with Ukweli Party members and aspirants in Kisii to discuss healthcare, youth empowerment, agriculture, and market reforms.
We must strengthen farmers’ bargaining power, promote value addition, and ensure farmers fully benefit from the crops they cultivate.
In New York, the AU Special Envoy on WPS, H.E. Amb. Liberata Mulamula, met the UN Office of the Special Adviser on Africa on embedding Women, Peace and Security across its analysis, advocacy and solidarity missions. #UNGA81#WomenPeaceSecurity#WPSAfrica#WPSAgenda
H.E. Amb. Amma Twum-Amoah, @_AfricanUnion Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, offered a prayer at the 8th Annual #UNGA Prayer Service for Children, on the margins of #UNGA81 in New York. The service aims to enhance political commitment towards children's health and rights in a major international setting. It unites officials, faith leaders, civil society, and child advocates, reinforcing the #AU's commitments under the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and #Agenda2063. Commissioner Twum-Amoah’s involvement shows that children's wellbeing is crucial for humanitarian efforts, governance, development, human rights, and public health priorities in #Africa.
#TheAfricaWeWant #SDGs
🕊️ Women’s Voices Must Move from Participation to Influence
The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Programme, funded by the Embassy of Denmark in Kenya, supported the National Steering Committee on WPS quarterly meeting to take stock of KNAP III on WPS implementation in Kenya.
In New York, the AU Special Envoy on WPS, H.E. Amb. Liberata Mulamula, met @UN_Women Deputy Executive Director, Ms Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, to align on implementation of the new AU Strategic Plan on Women, Peace and Security. #UNGA81#WomenPeaceSecurity#WPSAgenda
#Day3 of the 1st Cohort Training on Monitoring and Reporting of the National Action Plans on #WPS focused on #NAP as mechanisms for WPS implementation, its development & good practices, & also introduced the AU Continental Results Framework along with its structures & indicators.
On the margins of #UNGA81, H.E. Amb. Liberata Mulamula, AU Special Envoy on #WPS, met with H.E. Amb. Johan Borgstam, EU Special Representative for the Great Lakes Region (@EUSR_GL), and Mr. Alexandre Liebeskind, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (@hdcentre).
On the margins of #UNGA81 in New York, H.E. Amb. Liberata Mulamula, AU Special Envoy on #WPS, paid a courtesy call on H.E. Deogratius John Ndejembi, Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania.
#WomenPeaceSecurity#WPSAfrica#AfricanUnion
#Day4 of the 1st Training on Monitoring & Reporting #NAPs on #WPS focused on applying the AU #CRF. Participants explored CRF reporting tools, digital tools including #AI, & used group work to analyse data collection/reporting approaches & provide feedback on the #CRF Digital Tool