Stephen O’Brien is the United Nations...
Magazine
April 2015
Cover Story
Gender equality still within reach
Some progress made, but challenges remain
Photo: UN Photo/Albert González Farran
Gender
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Investing in women’s employment essential for economic growth
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Women seek greater role in rebuilding the Central African Republic
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Progress towards gender parity still slow, uneven
— Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka -
Millions of girls remain out of school
The gender gap has narrowed, but progress is starting to stall -
Humiliation: The latest form of gender violence
Groups ask men and boys to shun the practice -
A celebratory rise in women’s political participation
Number of women legislators inches upward in Africa -
Looking beyond the rhetoric of an African Union year for women
What women want in 2015 - the Year of Women’s Empowerment -
Women’s Situation Room: Africa’s unique approach to reducing electoral violence
How an innovative real-time intervention in Kenya used women’s strengths to protect voters and help keep the peace before and after voting day
Also
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How healthy is Africa’s sovereign bond debt?
Analysts caution against accumulating too much -
Ebola: A bumpy road to zero transmission
Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone remain vigilant as infections decline in the three countries -
If you want to liberate your body, liberate your mind
— Sam Kutesa -
African-Americans resettle in Africa
Ghana is the first African country to open its doors to people of African descent from all over the world – but bureaucracy takes a toll -
Refugees turn to Ethiopia for safety and asylum
Country now hosts the largest number of refugees in Africa -
Africa grapples with a jobless growth
— Aeneas Chuma -
Is Africa the new face of rising wealth and opulence?
Big money and lavish lifestyles mark newly-minted millionaires