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New Study Reveals Economic Toll of Malnutrition in Democratic Republic Of Congo

KINSHASA 7 July 2017 – The economy of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is losing 1,637 billion Congolese francs, or more than a billion dollars a year, to the effects of child undernutrition. This is equivalent to as much as 4.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).*

Addis Ababa, 5th July 2017- The African Union Commission and the United Nations Population Fund met Saturday to discuss joint action to accelerate the implementation of the African Union Roadmap to Harness the Demographic Dividend through Investments in Youth. The Roadmap was endorsed by the Heads of State and Government in January this year.

29th Summit of the African Union closes after concentrating on three major continental issues

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 04 July 2017: The 29th Ordinary Session of the Summit of the African Union has come to close after 9 days, during which various statutory organs of the Union met to get status updates and make decisions on issues of importance to the continent. At the final press conference held in Addis Ababa today, the AU Commission (AUC) Chairperson H.E. Mr Moussa Faki Mahamat said the summit focused on three main issues:

Addis Ababa, June 30, 2017: The African Union Commission Office of the Special Envoy (OSE) on Women, Peace and Security and UN Women jointly launched a handbook on “Practicing Gender-Responsive Reporting in Conflict Affected Countries in Africa”, on the margins of the 4th African Union High-Level Panel on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment in Africa. During the same occasion, the Office of the Special Envoy also launched a booklet on, “African Women Mediators and Election Observers”.