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Siddharth Chatterjee

I’m leaving, but bond with Kenya will remain

New experiences and challenges await me as I prepare to take up my next position

By Siddharth Chatterjee 3 years ago

I’m leaving, but bond with Kenya will remain

The triple humanitarian crisis and why Kenya deserves an A + in its response

The triple humanitarian crisis and why Kenya deserves an A + in its response

By Siddharth Chatterjee 4 years ago

Peace is the North Star during and in the post Covid-19 Pandemic

Peace is the North Star during and in the post Covid-19 Pandemic

By Siddharth Chatterjee and Walid Badawi 4 years ago

The United Nations At 75 remains the world’s moral compass

The United Nations At 75 remains the world’s moral compass

By Siddharth Chatterjee 4 years ago

How sustainable development in Africa can be amplified by the media

Africa's media must help ensure Sustainable Development Goals are realised

By Siddharth Chatterjee 4 years ago

How sustainable development in Africa can be amplified by the media

VE Day marks the end of the Second World War but the world is still at war

The world is still at war. Proxy wars or localised conflicts are wreaking havoc on human development and humanity.

By Siddharth Chatterjee 4 years ago

VE Day marks the end of the Second World War but the world is still at war

Why reproductive rights must be a critical part of our arsenal to fight pandemics

The link between big populations, Covid-19 and the future.

By Siddharth Chatterjee 4 years ago

Why reproductive rights must be a critical part of our arsenal to fight pandemics

Multilateralism through public-private partnerships are key to flattening Covid-19 curve

So far the pandemic has not been the finest hour for international cooperation.

By Paul Polman, Siddharth Chatterjee and Myriam Sidib 4 years ago

Multilateralism through public-private partnerships are key to flattening Covid-19 curve

Human rights and compassion must guide enforcement of Covid-19 mitigation

Frontline health workers, are succumbing to the virus as they selflessly treat those under their care, upholding the Hippocratic Oath.

By Siddharth Chatterjee 4 years ago

Human rights and compassion must guide enforcement of Covid-19 mitigation

Health workers frontline soldiers against Covid-19, let’s protect them

We must protect our health workers if we are to win the war against the worrying spread of Covid-19.

By Mutahi Kagwe and Siddharth Chatterjee 4 years ago

Health workers frontline soldiers against Covid-19, let’s protect them

Fight, not flight, must be the strategy for flattening the COVID-19 curve

Barely three months into the COVID-19 outbreak, stock markets have plummeted, and global supply and production systems have wobbled.

By Siddharth Chatterjee 4 years ago

Fight, not flight, must be the strategy for flattening the COVID-19 curve

The hammer of justice for sexual assault victims must be swift, loud and consistent

Less than a third of victims report their ordeal, but data shows more than one in three women globally have experienced sexual assault

By Siddharth Chatterjee 4 years ago

The hammer of justice for sexual assault victims must be swift, loud and consistent

Digital civil registration will reduce number of ‘invisible’ people, improve access to services

In seeking inclusivity of all in the development narrative. Kenya is making important gains in making the invisible, visible

By Siddharth Chatterjee 4 years ago

Digital civil registration will reduce number of ‘invisible’ people, improve access to services

2020 is the decade of action, and it has to be a sprint

UN lauds its pro-peace programmes in East Africa, pledges to support the Big Four agenda

By Siddharth Chatterjee 4 years ago

2020 is the decade of action, and it has to be a sprint

Let's listen to children and support their rights

Consider this. In 2016 alone, one billion children around the world experienced physical, sexual or psychological violence.

By Maniza Zaman and Siddharth Chatterjee 4 years ago

Let's listen to children and support their rights

United Nations behind Kenya in fight against corruption

The United Nations System reiterates its commitment to be a reliable partner to deliver the Big 4 Development Agenda and we stand fully behind Governm

By Siddharth Chatterjee 5 years ago

United Nations behind Kenya in fight against corruption

Dusit attack: Acts of terror will not undermine our resolve

The attack should strengthen Kenya’s determination to overcome adversity and challenges that threaten its social fabric

By Siddharth Chatterjee 5 years ago

Dusit attack: Acts of terror will not undermine our resolve

Teenage pregnancy: A crisis of health, education and opportunity

Unless bold decisions are made to implement that policy, pregnancies among our youth will continue to be a wrecking ball.

By Siddharth Chatterjee 6 years ago

Teenage pregnancy: A crisis of health, education and opportunity

Why teen pregnancy is a crisis of opportunity, education and health

That nearly one in five Kenyan teenage girls is a mother represents not only a huge cost to the health sector.

By Siddharth Chatterjee 6 years ago

Why teen pregnancy is a crisis of opportunity, education and health

Women, youth key to achieving agenda 2030

To reap demographic dividend countries need to share knowledge to leapfrog socio-economic transformation.

By Siddharth Chatterjee 6 years ago

Women, youth key to achieving agenda 2030

Youth are key to transforming Kenya's agriculture sector

“The future of Africa’s youth does not lie in migration to Europe, but in a prosperous Africa”, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB),

By Siddharth Chatterjee 6 years ago

Youth are key to transforming Kenya's agriculture sector

Shared humanity our only hope against intolerance

A Kenya that overcomes the forces of intolerance and embraces humanity will be best tribute to Mother Teresa

By Siddharth Chatterjee 6 years ago

Shared humanity our only hope against intolerance

For freedom from poverty, universal health coverage is a must

Approximately four out of every five Kenyans have no access to medical insurance, so the cruel reality is that most are just an accident or illness away from destitution.

By Siddharth Chatterjee and Dr Githinji Gitahi 6 years ago

For freedom from poverty, universal health coverage is a must

Dialogue on democracy in Africa key for all citizens

Post-election violent conflict along ethnic lines is the greatest threat to Africa’s stability and consolidation of democratic institutions and culture.

By Siddharth Chatterjee 7 years ago

Dialogue on democracy in Africa key for all citizens

President Uhuru’s engagement with the UN vital

President Uhuru Kenyatta warmly welcomed dozens of UN Agencies, development partners and senior Government officials to State House on November 2, 2016 to discuss the joint development plan from 2014 to 2018.

By Siddharth Chatterjee 7 years ago

President Uhuru’s engagement with the UN vital

Kenya has made impressive gains under new constitution, but hard work is just beginning

On August 27 Kenyans celebrated not just the promulgation of the new Constitution six years ago, but also the tangible gains made throughout the country.

By Siddharth Chatterjee 8 years ago

Kenya has made impressive gains under new constitution, but hard work is just beginning

Kenya has made impressive gains under new constitution, but the hard work is just beginning

On August 27 Kenyans will be celebrating not just the promulgation of the new Constitution six years ago, but also the tangible gains made throughout the country.

By Siddharth Chatterjee 8 years ago

Kenya has made impressive gains under new constitution, but the hard work is just beginning

Six years later, Kenya changing for better

On August 27, 2016 Kenyans celebrated not just the promulgation of the new Constitution six years ago, but tangible gains made throughout the country.

By Siddharth Chatterjee 8 years ago

Six years later, Kenya changing for better

Kenya Government keen on maternal health

The launch of the ‘Assessment of the UNFPA Campaign to End Preventable Maternal and New-born Mortality in support of the Campaign for Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa’ was on the sidelines of the 60th Session of the UN Commission of Women in New York.

By Sicily K. Kariuki and Siddharth Chatterjee 8 years ago

Kenya Government keen on maternal health

Women’s role in economic development

When President Barack Obama made his first visit to Kenya as US President last year, one of the poignant messages he left was an exhortation for communities to shun cultures that degrade women and girls.

By AMINA MOHAMED AND SIDDHARTH CHATTERJEE 8 years ago

Women’s role in economic development

Maternal and child health key to Kenya’s growth

Low education, low contraceptive use, inimical cultures such as Female Genital Mutilation and child marriage that derail women's self-determination and inadequate health services have kept the region perpetually posting poor health indicators.

By Ambassador Mette Knudsen and Siddharth Chatterjee 8 years ago

Maternal and child health key to Kenya’s growth

Maternal and child health key to growth

Two out of every three cases of maternal deaths occur in areas affected by a humanitarian crisis or fragile conditions like North-Eastern Kenya where focus is being put to give pregnant mothers a fighting chance to survive child birth.

By Ambassador Mette Knudsen and Siddharth Chatterjee 8 years ago

Maternal and child health key to growth

State should waive taxes on sanitary pads

Figures from Kenya’s Ministry of Education show that a girl in primary school loses 18 learning weeks out of 108 weeks in a year during her menses.

By Gina Din and Siddharth Chatterjee 8 years ago

State should waive taxes on sanitary pads

Better maternal health a noble goal

Mandera in north-eastern Kenya has often been described as ‘the worst place on earth to give birth’. Mandera’s maternal mortality ratio stands at 3,795 deaths per 100,000 live births; almost double that of wartime Sierra Leone at 2,000 deaths per 100,000 live births.

By Ruth Kagia and Siddharth Chatterjee 9 years ago

Better maternal health a noble goal

We can change the story of Mandera

For many women in Mandera County, a hard-to-reach, insecure and arid part of North Eastern Kenya, the story of life from childhood to adulthood is one of sheer pain and struggle for survival.

By Siddharth Chatterjee 9 years ago

We can change the story of Mandera

Kenyan women must not be left behind

Consider this: A young girl called Amina Mohamed, who is the eighth-born of nine children, from a modest Muslim home in Kakamega County in Kenya was encouraged by her parents to complete her education and pursue her dreams.

By Zebib Kavuma , Mr Siddharth Chatterjee 9 years ago

Kenyan women must not be left behind

Slowly, but surely tide turning on Female Genital Mutilation

Every year, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) scars thousands of young women and girls in Kenya physically and emotionally, for life.

By Robert F. Godec and Siddharth Chatterjee 9 years ago

Slowly, but surely tide turning on Female Genital Mutilation

No woman should die giving birth

Over 6,000 women die each year at childbirth in Kenya. At a meeting with religious leaders on March 4, President Kenyatta remarked, “Childbirth should be a joyous moment for families and communities and mothers are the gateway to family and child health”.

By Ruth Kagia and Siddharth Chatterjee 9 years ago

No woman should die giving birth

Needed: A national strategy to eliminate FGMfrom Kenya

Last year, hundreds of young Samburu girls held a march in Maralal to protest against female genital mutilation (FGM).

By Christian Turner and Siddharth Chatterjee 9 years ago

Needed: A national strategy to eliminate FGMfrom Kenya

Female Genital Mutilation in Kenya- When will it end?

Consider this: Nashiru, a practitioner of female genital mutilation (FGM) in a Maasai community in Kenya, says, "Cutting girls is something our people have done for hundreds of years. No one can convince us that it is wrong."

By Siddharth Chatterjee 10 years ago

Female Genital Mutilation in Kenya- When will it end?

Let’s tame maternal mortality

Kenya is one of the most developed economies in East and Central Africa and has demonstrated leadership in overcoming some major human development challenges that face Sub-Saharan Africa.

By Abbas Gullet and Siddharth Chatterjee 10 years ago

Let’s tame maternal mortality

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