Dr. Dominic Dixon
Nigeria inundated by floods; UN steps up disease prevention efforts
With over 826,000 people affected by heavy flooding affecting most of Nigeria, humanitarian agencies continue to step up efforts to...
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Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 21, 20182 min read
'I'll be the first farmer in my family' | A budding farmer takes action for Zero Hunger
Dimiana Nange Clement is a young refugee and a budding farmer. The 11-year-old lives with her family in the Kalobeyei integrated...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 13, 20182 min read
Kwita Izina: baby gorillas’ naming ceremony celebrates our close connection to endangered Great Apes
Each year, a naming ceremony is held for newly born baby gorillas in the Volcanoes Biosphere Reserve in Rwanda: Kwita Izina. Closely...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 10, 20183 min read
Agricultural businesses can stem the tide of migration | Africa
Huge opportunities exist for youth across the entire agricultural value chain Creating decent employment opportunities for youth in...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 4, 20183 min read
Empowering families to start anew after a series of emergencies | Sierra Leone, UNICEF
FREETOWN and MAGBOGBOKO, Sierra Leone – In 2014, the world's deadliest outbreak of the Ebola virus struck West Africa, killing more than...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Aug 28, 20184 min read
Building Africa’s capacities to tax diamonds with Tax Inspectors Without Borders
Domestic resources are the largest and most important source of finance for sustainable development. In the developing world as a whole,...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Aug 26, 20182 min read
Somalia has ‘once in a generation’ gender equality opportunity – UN Women chief
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the Executive Director of the United Nations entity dealing with issues related to gender, UN Women, has...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Aug 18, 20183 min read
"We need to keep hope alive and strive to do better" - Kofi Annan
Mr. Annan was the seventh man to take the helm of the global organization and the first Secretary-General to emerge from the ranks of its...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Aug 8, 20182 min read
West African delegates map the future of Education for Sustainable Development in the Sahel
Over 270 participants from 116 UNESCO Member States and Associate Members gathered in Bangkok, Thailand to discuss which future direction...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Aug 7, 20181 min read
6 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EBOLA
Find out how Ebola is transmitted, who is at risk of infections, what needs to be done to stop the chain of transmission and to stop an...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Aug 6, 20181 min read
Togo, first country to ratify UNESCO's Addis Convention on Higher Education in Africa
On 25 July 2018, the Ambassador of Togo to UNESCO, Sankardja Laré-Sambiani, met the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, to...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Aug 5, 20184 min read
UNICEF, for every child | a digital bridge
Today, more than 29 per cent of the world’s youth – 346 million people between the ages of 15 and 24 – are not connected to the internet....
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Aug 3, 20183 min read
Using the “internet of things” to mainstream geothermal energy production in Africa
The idea of adding sensors to household appliances and connecting them to the internet has become quite popular. By collecting and...
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