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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 5 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 7 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 8 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 8 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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