For Maimuna, a mother in drought-hit Griftu, Kenya 🇰🇪, life meant walking miles for water, every single day. Now, thanks to a solar-powered system by UNDP Resilience Hub for Africa 🌍 & UNICEF Kenya, clean water flows just steps from her home. #ResilientAfrica 🔗 go.undp.org/woy

History tells us that women have always driven change in the Sahel, but are we giving them the space they deserve? That’s why UN Development launched the Africa Facility for Women in Political Leadership. It’s time to accelerate progress for women’s political participation. #SGF2025

The successful completion of the first edition of the #SahelGovernanceForum reflects a shared commitment towards fostering sustainable development and stability across the Sahel region. Collaboration and visionary governance are key to unlocking the Sahel’s potential. Lake Chad Basin Commission

The #SahelGovernanceForum also marked the launch of the first Future of Governance in the Sahel report on rebuilding Social Cohesion and Public trust. Congratulations UNDP West and Central Africa 🇺🇳 UN Development UNDP Africa 📔Access Full Report👉: bit.ly/3Hc8Yc4 #Together for a #ThrivingSahel #SDGs

Many thanks to H.E. Dr. Alieu Touray, President of @ECOWAS for his insightful interventions at the inaugural Sahel Governance Forum. We look forward with anticipation to the launch of the single regional currency( 2027),a key step toward deeper integration and economic resilience

📢 The #BorderlandsInvestmentForum concluded with bold commitments to unlock cross-border growth! From livestock to energy, stakeholders in Kapenguria & Moroto rallied around SDG-aligned investments to transform #WestPokot & #Karamoja.

🎬Last Friday we screened “African Migrants: Between Suffering, Slavery & Hope”🌍✨A moving film on migration, dreams & exploitation 🔹Powerful voices, especially of women migrants 🔹Civic dialogue matters ! 📲More screenings soon! #FilmsForChange #CivicCinema Sahel Resilience Project

📘 Out now: The 2024 Climate Security Mechanism (CSM) Progress Report. A joint initiative by UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, UN Development, UN Environment Programme & UN Peacekeeping, CSM advances climate-positive peacebuilding. Explore how we are building resilience & peace through #ClimateAction. 🕊️ bit.ly/45lAqw3

Leadership is not about power, it’s about service.✨ At the #SahelGovernanceForum, H.E. Goodluck E. Jonathan & @AhunnaEziakonwa shared powerful lessons on leadership, from putting people first to leading with integrity. 🌍 🎥 Watch the full conversation: bit.ly/4orUdTc #SGF2025

The latest Resilience Hub for Africa Newsletter is out! 🌍 From climate resilience milestones to community-driven innovation, catch up on how we’re building a more resilient Africa—together. 💪 📩 Read it here: mailchi.mp/cae35ed8404a/l… #ResilientAfrica #UNDP #ClimateAction

To mark #InternationalYouthDay, we gathered 159+ participants from across Africa as youth from 🇧🇯, 🇸🇳, 🇱🇷 & 🇬🇲 shared on implementing Youth, Peace & Security NAPs. Let’s keep centering youth & advancing a Regional Coordination Mechanism for peace.

📢The inaugural meetings of the Africa Urban Resilience Programme (AURP) Steering Committee and Technical Working Group are underway in 🇿🇦Cape Town—a pivotal step in shaping Africa’s urban future. As Africa🌍 undergoes the fastest urban growth globally, AURP—developed by the AUC

Last week in Cape Town, UNDP Resilience Hub joined the inaugural #AURP meeting. We called for flexible, scalable urban resilience that matches the pace of climate risk and pressed for bigger reach & deeper impact via the Aqinile Partnership (AUC–UNDP–UN-Habitat–UNEP) in 50 cities

🇳🇬Nigeria’s National Disaster Risk Reduction (#DRR) Strategy (2025 – 2030) adoption is a major win! Developed with the leadership of NEMA Nigeria in partnership with #ECOWAS, #AfricanUnion and #UNDP through the Sahel Resilience Project, this strategy is a critical step towards

Empowering Women’s Leadership in the Sahel! Happening in Dakar, 25-28 August 2025 ! #UNWomen and #UNDP, through the Sahel Resilience Project supported by the Government of 🇸🇪Sweden, are hosting a 4-day regional workshop on #DisasterRisk Assessment using gender, age, and

We are celebrating a major step forward for resilient African cities🌆! The Africa Urban Resilience Programme, developed by the 🌍African Union Commission (#AUC) with support from 🇸🇪Sweden through UNDP's Sahel Resilience Project, has launched its #governance structure. This

We joined the African Union today to launch the Community Recovery & Resilience Facility. As @AhunnaEziakonwa noted at the launch, the facility is not just a response tool; it’s a shift in how Africa builds resilience. 🔹 60M+ people targeted 🔹 $225B in #resilience financing

Peace 🕊️ Climate action 🌍 Leadership 🗳️ Jobs & opportunities for women & youth 📈 These priorities guided our discussions today with H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union, as we work hand-in-hand to deliver real impact across the continent. #Agenda2063

🌍ECOWAS Commission and UNDP teams were meeting in 🇳🇬Abuja, from 16 to 18 September 2025, to finalize the Regional Resilience Strategy for West Africa (2024-2050). ✅Adopted in November 2024, the Strategy aims to guide stakeholders in addressing shared challenges of poverty,

✅ How can effective water management resolve disputes between farmers and herders? ✅ How can #solarenergy projects mitigate resource conflicts? ✅ How can climate-resilient agriculture promote peace amid food insecurity? Envision a #resilientSahel where climate action fosters