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African Union Member States adopt Luanda Declaration to accelerate Africa's blue economy transformation

African Union Member States adopted the Luanda Declaration on the African Blue Economy.

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Call for Papers: Youth-Safe Digital Futures

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Introducing the AfYWL Fellowship Alumni Platform: a network for Africa's next generation of women leaders

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Africa Blue Economy Week 2026 (#ABEW26)

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Event Report: 3rd Model African Union Conference General Assembly

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AFRICONVERSE 2026 #3

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Integrated Solutions in Action

The Riverside Warehouse in South Sudan demonstrates the value of investing in integrated solutions that multiply benefits.

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New UNDP Accelerator to help African countries scale trusted digital public infrastructure

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What we do

UNDP Africa supports 46 countries in accelerating achievement of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) by eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, expediting structural economic transformation for sustainable development, building resilience to shocks, and promoting sound governance, peace and security throughout the continent.

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Responding to reality: LGBTI Inclusion in the 2030 Agenda

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Building a Compassionate Workplace

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Integrated Solutions in Action

The Riverside Warehouse in South Sudan demonstrates the value of investing in integrated solutions that multiply benefits.

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Call for Applications: African Youth Co-Creators Council

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From Negotiation to Implementation: Turning the AfCFTA into Opportunities for Africa's Businesses

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From Erasure to Inclusion: Making Visible the Human Rights Violations Faced by Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Women and Girls

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Better Data, Better Cities

Philanthropic funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is helping emerging cities in Uganda turn data into better revenue and services.

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Made on Site at the UniPod

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Publications

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Luanda Declaration on the African Blue Economy

African Union Member States adopted the Luanda Declaration on the African Blue Economy, a landmark political commitment to accelerate Africa's transition from…

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The Situational Analysis on Women Engagement in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector in the COMESA Region | Full Report

The report concludes that empowering women in fisheries is both gender equality imperative and a strategic economic investment for development and transformation…

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Digital Pathways for a Sustainable Blue Economy in Africa

This report, developed through a partnership between the GSM Association (GSMA), UNDP, and the African Union Commission (AUC), investigates how digital…

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Situational Analysis on Women Engagement in the Fisheries Sector in the COMESA Region | Policy Brief

This policy brief demonstrates that a range of challenges exist that only relate to being a woman in the fisheries sector. The brief provides evidence from deep…

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State of the Africa Blue Economy

The report sets out ten priorities to accelerate the African Blue Economy Strategy (ABES) implementation in the 2025-2029 period, anchored in stronger blue…

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