February 20, 2020
Africa: Gender, Youth, Human Rights and Climate Change At the Heart of the 5th ATPC Steering Committee Meeting
The Fifth Steering Committee Meeting (SCM) of the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) was hosted by the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat in Arusha, Tanzania from 19 to 20… Read more »
February 09, 2020
Africa: More Needs to Be Done to Ensure Women's Equal Participation in Peace Processes, UN Chief Says
The world needs to do more to ensure women's equal participation in peace processes, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Saturday night. Read more »
February 06, 2020
Africa: Launch of the Commemorative Book Recognising African Women Who Have Exceptionally Advanced the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
What: The launch of the book "She Stands For Peace: 20 Years, 20 Journeys" Read more »
December 17, 2019
Africa: Reducing the Gender Gap for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development - AfDB and Eca Launch the 2019 Report On the Status of Gender Equality in Africa
The joint African Development Bank and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa's Gender Index provides useful tools not only for engaging with stakeholders but also as a tool… Read more »
November 22, 2019
Africa: Women On a Mission for Peace
A joint United Nations and African Union Solidarity Mission: Women, peace and security for development in the Horn of Africa Read more »
October 31, 2019
Africa: Women's Advancement in All Areas of the Beijing Platform for Action Must Be Seized By a Sense of Urgency
With 10 years to the SDGs implementation deadline, Africa's agenda for women's advancement in all the areas of the Beijing platform for action must be seized by a sense of urgency… Read more »
October 30, 2019
Africa: To Achieve Greater Gender Equality, Transformative Policies & Results Needed, Says ECA's Ruzvidzo
Next year the global community will mark the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995). Read more »
October 21, 2019
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Launches Local Chapter of the African Women Leaders Network
The Ethiopian Chapter of the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) was launched Monday at an event attended by United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed, President… Read more »
Ethiopia: UN Deputy Chief Meets Women Peacekeepers in Addis Ababa
United Nations Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed, on Monday met with a number of women peacekeepers from Ethiopia to discuss the challenges they face in the field and come up… Read more »
Africa: Deputy UN Chief Hails Ethiopia for Exceptional Leadership in Women's Advancement
Kickstarting a joint solidarity mission to the Horn of Africa with the African Union's Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security, Ms. Bineta Diop, Deputy UN Chief, Amina J.… Read more »
October 01, 2019
Africa: Trade for Her Conference - Empowering Women Through International Trade
September 30, 2019, Brussels, Belgium - ECA Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, joined a panel of the Opening Session, Empowering Women through International Trade - challenges and… Read more »
August 22, 2019
Africa: Security Chief Hails New All-Female Recruits At ECA
Michael Mcnulty who heads the security section at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has described a group of six newly recruited female security officers as… Read more »
June 26, 2019
Africa: Launch of the African Women Leadership Fund (Awlf) Online Platform
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is pleased to launch the online platform for the African Women Leadership Fund (AWLF). AWLF is an innovative impact investment fund with… Read more »
April 25, 2019
Africa: ECA and Partners in Innovative Project to Harness Demographic Dividend and Gender Equality
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), with the support of the United Nations Population fund (UNFPA),… Read more »
April 16, 2019
Africa: ECA Launches African Women Leadership Fund in Morocco
The Economic Commission for Africa will carry out the Morocco launch of the African Women Leadership Fund on 16 April 2019, on the sidelines of the African Regional Forum for… Read more »
April 17, 2019
Africa: Women can change face of Africa with enough access to finance
Marrakech, 16 April (ECA)- Access to finance by women in Africa is critical if the continent is to attain the sustainable development goals, Economic Commission for Africa’s… Read more »
March 02, 2019
Africa: Can Gender Budgeting Finance Inclusive Development in Africa?
The Economic Commission for Africa will organize, in partnership with UN Women and the Ministry of Finance of the Kingdom of Morocco, a meeting on "Gender-sensitive budgeting: a… Read more »
March 07, 2019
Africa: ECA Chief Says World Loses Trillions to Gender Inequality
Addis Ababa 7 March 2019 (ECA) "When you have women in positions of leadership, business does better and there's more innovation, more value creation and more profit," said Vera… Read more »
February 15, 2019
Ethiopia: Forum Focuses On Ethiopian Women's Health - Agrees There's Need to Increase Funding for Sector
The Economic Commission for Africa and the World Health Organization on Friday hosted a meeting in Addis Ababa to discuss women's health issues in Ethiopia. Read more »
February 09, 2019
Africa: Bridging the Gender Gap - Guterres Urges More Girls to Take Up Tech Studies
Power relations in the world will remain male-dominated if girls and women do not strongly get involved in technological professions, United Nations Secretary General, Antonio… Read more »
December 31, 2018
Africa: Empowering Women and Youth in the New Afcfta Era Crucial
The Economic Commission for Africa's African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) recently held a workshop to discuss how women and the youth can be empowered in the new African Continental… Read more »
December 16, 2018
Africa: ECA Hosts Trade Finance for Female Entrepreneurs Workshop At Iatf 2018
Female entrepreneurs around the globe typically face greater barriers to accessing trade finance than their male counterparts, more so in the developing world where cultural norms… Read more »
November 29, 2018
Africa: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence - November 25 - December 10, 2018
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an international UNiTE advocacy campaign to challenge violence against women and girls. Read more »
November 21, 2018
Africa: Continent Free Trade Area Should Help Close Gender Equality Gaps in Africa
The signing of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in March 2018 in Kigali set the stage for the integration of the African continent into a single market. Read more »
November 13, 2018
Ethiopia: Vera Songwe Discusses Women's Empowerment With Ethiopia's New President
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, on Tuesday met with the new Ethiopian President, Sahle-Work Zewde, and discussed a number of issues, in… Read more »
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