For Africa to win the fight against corruption we need to ensure that land is equitably distributed and accessed by all, more especially #women, #youths and other vulnerable #groups. #CLPA2019 #TheAfricaWeWant #AccessToLand

H.E Amb. Josefa Sacko says evidence shows that if woman farmers use the same resources as men, they will achieve the same yield and close the 20-30% yield gap. Thus, need to secure Land Tenure for #women & other marginalised groups. #CLPA2019 African Union ECA African Development Bank Group

"As much as corruption hurts communities, it also affects businesses. Stakeholder engagement is critical." - Atsuko Toda, Director of Agricultural Finance and Rural Development at the African Development Bank #CLPA2019

Final day at the CLPA2019 Uganda is taking the floor Keynote paper by Com. Naome of Ministry of Lands Housing and Urban Devt Providing secure tenure for all: A country implementation Strategy for Purpose Land Administration A case for Uganda Food Rights Alliance - FRA ILCAfrica Oxfam in Uganda

#CLPA2019 Ceremonie de cloture 3eme edition de la Conference biennale sur les #politiquesfoncieres en Afrique par S.E. Kobenan K. Adjoumani, Ministre ivoirien de l’#Agriculture & #Developpementrural #Afdb #BAD #AU #CUA #ECA #CEA African Development Bank Group #Abidjan

Good news for African travelers! In 2019, a record 47 countries improved or maintained their visa openness scores in 2019, which on average have risen year-on-year. #AfricaVisaOpennessIndex 👉🏿 bit.ly/39A2zBK

We must do everything possible to transform our male-dominated world. I spoke with the The New York Times about why I’m a proud feminist, why all men should join the fight for women’s rights - and why achieving gender equality will mean a better future for all. nytimes.com/2020/03/05/wor…

Today is International #WomensDay! 👩🏻👧🏿👧👵🏼👩‍⚕️🧕🏽👩🏾‍🎓👩🏽‍🔬👩🏻‍💻👩🏿‍🏫👱🏻‍♀️ We call for a 🌎🌍🌏 where every woman and girl has access to affordable quality health services. It's time for #HealthForAll.

"No more excuses. We need bold feminist-led action to end gender inequities, confront taboos around women’s sexuality & stop denying women their basic freedoms & autonomy regarding their own bodies & life choices," writes Winnie Byanyima on #IWD2020. bit.ly/38E8Db2

Pleased to share the Declaration of African Ministers of Agric on #FoodSecurity & #Nutrition outlining priorities of this key sector of our socio-economic life as part of the Continental Response to #Covid19 #AfricaResponds: au.int/en/documents/2… AUChair2020 African Union

Waste generation is increasing with rising #population & #urbanisation. It's crucial for us to improve the standards of living towards Agenda2063MediaNetwork.In my statement, I reiterate the need to improve #WasteManagement practices for better Social,Health, Economic Environment benefit

Join the commemoration of the 11th Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security. “Resilient Food Systems toward Healthy Diets: Lessons from Covid-19 Pandemic” #ADFNS2020 #FoodNutrition #NutritionForAll #EveryChildAlive AUC CAADP African Union

Join the #16thCAADPPP #CAADPPP2020

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Today, we commemorate African Environment & #WangariMaathaiDay 3-4 March 2021.The year's theme is “Strengthening Africa’s Mangrove Heritage for Enhanced Resilience to the #COVID19 pandemic". Informed by 2021 African Union theme: Art, Culture & Heritage & battle against #COVID19

Its #AfricaDay and today we share some interesting facts from our 55 Member States #Uganda

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Nature must be at the 💚 of sustainable development. Ahead of #BiodiversityDay, see how we support over 140 countries through our Nature Pledge to meet and implement ambitious targets #ForNature. Together let's #BuildBackBiodiversity go.undp.org/vNXb Via unpd

A woman in control of her own money is a woman in control of her future. And when women have economic power, everyone benefits. Thank you to Sukhvir Basran, Nirmala Sitharaman, Williametta Piso Saydee-Tarr, and Nadia Calviño for this dynamic discussion on building women's economic power.

More women, particularly more women of color, should be in rooms where decisions are made—from city councils to the U.S. Congress. By helping women run, win, and govern, we’re paving the way for new perspectives and policies that make our government work better.