Before the window of opportunity closes, the UN, WHO, and international, national, and local partners will need to work together to redouble their efforts to gain the trust of the local population and mobilize community action.
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If the opportunity to secure progressive gender equality measures is not seized, existing achievements will most likely be lost.
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Building on the momentum of existing partnerships, the two organizations have since alternated the hosting of an Annual Conference between the leadership of the UN and the AU Commission.
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From a local perspective, an accelerated, integrated, inclusive implementation of the 2030 Agenda is the only way to meet the many different challenges faced on the ground.
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The tail-end involvement of the military after intensive and popular protests raises questions about how AU rules should be applied.
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The question of whether China should join the INF Treaty is frequently mentioned in policy debates.
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The real problem is not the lack of rules to tackle China’s state capitalism, but the lack of utilization of existing rules.
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The build-up of late payments in recent years has meant that reserves are no longer sufficient to keep the UN solvent.
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Policymakers and practitioners have increasingly recognized the need to focus more attention on prevention—addressing the root causes of conflict, violence, and fragility rather than simply reacting to them.
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Developments on the ground seem to be producing the ingredients that, should they endure, may enable Algerians to finally lay the foundations for the inclusive economic and political governance they have been yearning for.
