18 October 2023
Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization
More than 50 women peacebuilders from 43 countries are meeting this week at Maanzoni Lodge, outside Nairobi, to share mediation experiences from their communities. Almost every participant interviewed named the same threat: gender-based violence.
Ashura Michael is the Disability and Inclusion Advisor in the United Nations Resident Coordinator's Office (UNRCO) in Kenya. Her work shows how circumstances, not ambition, divides young people. Kenya loses about US$7.7 billion a year because persons with disabilities are shut out of work, education and public life. Ashura Michael knows the figure well. She worked it out.
Kenya¡¯s first Ebola death has triggered a race to trace everyone the victim came into contact with, as the United Nations and partners provide full support, the World Health Organization¡¯s (WHO) top official in the country has told UN News in her first interview on the case.