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Dr Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, UN deputy director for women: Africa must prioritise water over war

Dr Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, UN deputy director for women: Africa must prioritise water over war

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Daniel Dadzie speaks to the UN’s Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda about Africa’s priorities

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“Africa is flowing with resources from oil, diamonds, critical
minerals. But at times we find that in our cities, at the bus
stations, there's no toilets with running water in a continent
which is rich with possibilities. So it's how that
intentionality, that political will, to put resources to what
matters most.”

Daniel Dadzie speaks to Dr Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, UN Assistant
Secretary-General and UN deputy director for women, about the
need for Africa to focus on the priorities of its people, such as
water and sanitation.

The interview took place at the African Union summit in Addis
Abbaba, Ethiopia, where the theme was: “Ensuring sustainable
water availability and safe sanitation systems.” It’s part of
Agenda 2063 - the organisation’s 50-year strategic framework. But
Gumbonzvanda says these things can’t wait fifty years, and that
they need to be a priority for African leaders now.

In her role as deputy lead for UN Women, she is also increasingly
concerned by the stories she’s been hearing from the women of
Sudan, where the civil war continues to rage. She says that
regional bodies and the UN are not doing enough to protect the
war-torn country’s women and children.

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Presenter: Daniel Dadzie Producers: Albert Kirui, Brian Khisa,
and Clare Williamson Editor: Damon Rose

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(Image: Dr Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda Credit: Roy Rochlin/Getty
Images for The Ford Foundation)