July 21, 2023
Africa: Statement by ECA Acting Executive Secretary Antonio Pedro at the 2023 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
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July 14, 2023
Africa: Mauritius' researchers and policy makers undergo training on ECA's forecasting and policy simulation tool
Port Louis, Mauritius, 14 July 2023 (ECA) -The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in collaboration with Maurice Stratégie, convened a training workshop in Port Louis from… Read more »
July 06, 2023
Africa: Harnessing the demographic dividend in West Africa and contributing to the achievement of the SDGs
Niamey (Niger), July 04, 2023 - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), through its Sub-Regional Office for West Africa, in collaboration with the Regional… Read more »
June 27, 2023
Africa: In Paris, African Leaders call for affordable financing to recover economies and put the SDGs back on track
Paris, France, 26 June 2023 (ECA) - Developing country leaders rallied in Paris, highlighting the urgency for reform of the global financial architecture to counteract economic,… Read more »
June 26, 2023
Africa: Experts convene to review upcoming African Women's Report on costing SDG 5
Addis Ababa, 23 June 2023 – The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) hosted an expert group meeting in Addis Ababa this week, bringing together policy… Read more »
Africa: The United Nations and intergovernmental organizations in West Africa join forces for the sustainable development of the sub-region
Dakar (Senegal), 22 June 2023 - The Government of Senegal, through the Ministry of the Economy, Planning and Cooperation, launched, on Thursday in Dakar, the work of the Regional… Read more »
June 13, 2023
Africa: ECA and IMF engage UNZA students and lecturers to tackle the issue of financial challenges deterring the achievement of SDGs in ZAMBIA
Lusaka, Zambia, 9 June 2023 - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Sub regional Office for Southern Africa (SRO-SA), in collaboration with the University of… Read more »
June 06, 2023
Africa: West African sub-regional actors mobilize for sustainable development of the sub-region
Dakar, Senegal – 02 June 2023 - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), through its Sub-Regional Office for West Africa, in partnership with the Senegalese… Read more »
June 01, 2023
Africa: ECA calls for an Inclusive Tax System as Part of a Global Deal to Secure Sustainable Development Goals
Addis Ababa, 31 May 2023 – The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has called for an inclusive international tax system and an overhaul of the global… Read more »
May 31, 2023
Africa: Do not leave us behind, landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), plead
Gaborone, Botswana, 30 May 2023 (ECA) - Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) need global support to turn around their social and economic fortunes to achieve sustainable… Read more »
May 30, 2023
Africa: Call for Accelerated Action to Support Structural Transformation of Landlocked Developing Countries
29 May 2023 (ECA) - Landlocked Developing Countries, currently experiencing economic and infrastructural challenges, need increased technical and financial support to achieve… Read more »
May 15, 2023
Africa: ECA's Antonio Pedro calls for investments in infrastructure to accelerate the implementation of the AfCFTA
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, 12 May 2023 (ECA) - Africa should promote supportive policies and infrastructure development to attract green investment and boost trade through… Read more »
April 26, 2023
Africa: ECA's Antonio Pedro urges Africa to cooperate for sustainable development
Maputo, Mozambique, 24 April 2023 (ECA) - United Nations agencies should cooperate and coordinate their work to help member countries achieve sustainable development, the Economic… Read more »
April 18, 2023
Africa: Supporting African States to design and implement sustainable and resilient development plans to crisis
Since 3 April 2023, more than 100 participants from 25 African countries (Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic… Read more »
April 06, 2023
Africa: UN: New green industrial age can be the breakthrough for Sustainable Development Goals
NEW YORK, 5 April 2023 – Amid growing food and energy crises, an uncertain global economic outlook, and the escalating impacts of climate change, the UN today said… Read more »
March 28, 2023
Africa: Namibia applauds ECA for supporting the development of the country's Draft National Trade Policy
Windhoek, Namibia, 27 March 2023 - The Namibian Government through the Ministry of Industrialization and Trade, in collaboration with the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the… Read more »
March 21, 2023
Africa: Rising poverty, inequalities threaten Sustainable Development Goals
Addis Ababa, 21 March 2023 (ECA) - Development experts have warned that persistent poverty and inequality are likely to undermine prosperity, peace and security in Africa unless… Read more »
March 03, 2023
Africa: Fresh commitment, investment needed to achieve SDGs in Africa
Niamey, Niger, 2 March 2023 (ECA) - Africa needs a paradigm shift to deliver sustainable development by making a fresh commitment and increasing investment to realize the SDGs, the… Read more »
Africa: Africa's sustainable growth hinges on science, technology, and innovation
Niamey 3 March 2023 (ECA) - Achieving the ambitious targets of the 2030 and 2063 Agendas requires leveraging the power of science, technology, and innovation (STI) to fight… Read more »
February 27, 2023
Africa: Research and development: key to Africa's industrialization and economic diversification
Niamey, 26 February 2023 (ECA) - Investing in research and development by African countries will deliver sustainable industrialization and economic diversification on the… Read more »
December 21, 2022
Africa: It is now or never to save nature and secure sustainable development
Montreal, Canada, 15 December 2022 (ECA) - The United Nations Regional Economic Commissions (RECs) say that securing an equitable framework for biodiversity is humanity’s… Read more »
November 09, 2022
Africa: Secure statistics vital in achieving SDGs
Addis Ababa, 09 November 2022 (ECA) - Africa - on the verge of economic transformation - needs high quality statistics to inform development planning and to monitor progress on… Read more »
November 01, 2021
Congo-Kinshasa: Moving Africa up the Ladder in the Battery, Electric Vehicle (BEV) and Renewable Energy Value Chain and Market
President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will, from 24 to 25 November 2021, host and officiate a… Read more »
July 21, 2021
Central Africa: Using What You Have to Get What You Want: Why Central African Countries Must Put Natural Capital Accounting at the Centre of Their Development
By Nadia Ouedraogo, Issoufou Seidou, Abel Akara Ticha and Antonio Pedro* Read more »
December 06, 2020
Africa: African Economic Conference 2020 - Africa Beyond Covid-19: Acceleration Towards Inclusive Sustainable Development
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