The Department of Linguistics and Languages and the African Pragmatics Association held its  2nd African Pragmatics Conference virtually at the University of Nairobi, Kenya,on February 2 to 4, 2022.

The UN General Assembly has accepted by consensus a resolution proclaiming 2022 as the “International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development.” The resolution was presented by Honduras and co-sponsored by 36 countries, including Brazil, India, Israel, Japan, Russian Federation, South Africa, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The policy dialogue is part of the University of Nairobi's efforts to bridge the research and practice gap. The University values disseminating research findings for purposes of stimulating policy debates and more so finding solutions to development challenges.

This dialogue on social protection and informal workers is informed by research that has been running under the leadership of three universities:  the University of Nairobi, Kenya; University of Mzumbe, Tanzania; and University of Roskilde, Denmark.