Africa: Ambassador Sahlework Zewde Appointed First Female President of Ethiopia

In a historic move, Ethiopia's parliament has unanimously elected Ambassador Sahlework Zewde as the next President of Ethiopia, replacing outgoing president Mulatu Teshome, on… Read more »

Africa: Countries Must Focus On Macroeconomic, Trade and Gender Policies in Agriculture to Achieve the SDGs - ECA Chief

The food market will remain the biggest market in the world and Africa will be the biggest producer if we get our macroeconomic and fiscal policies, trade and gender policies… Read more »

Africa: Supporting Uganda's Vision 2040 With Gender Equality and Demographic Dividend

The African Center for Gender in partnership with the Population and Youth Section of the social Development Policy Division at Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) launched the… Read more »

Africa: African Women Leadership Fund to Bolster Women-Owned Businesses

ECA's Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe announced that plans are underway to set up the African Women Leadership Fund to help speed up the growth of women-led businesses around the… Read more »

Africa: New Fund to Support African Women Entrepreneurs On the Way, Says Vera Songwe

The African Women's Leadership Network's second Women Leaders Forum for Africa's Transformation ended in Addis Ababa Thursday with Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive… Read more »

Africa: EcCA Chief Puts Women's Day Spotlight On Administrative Assistants

"Sometimes you may feel forgotten but we do know that you are part of the engine that runs this place," said Vera Songwe , Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic… Read more »

Africa: ECA Marks International Women's Day With Seminar On Rural Women

The United Nations family in Ethiopia on Thursday marked International Women's Day with a panel discussion on rural and urban activists transforming women's lives. Read more »

Africa: The UN Secretary-General's Message On International Women's Day

We are at a pivotal moment for women's rights. The historical and structural inequalities that have allowed oppression and discrimination to flourish are being exposed like never… Read more »

Africa: International Women's Day 2018 - Message From the Executive Secretary

Today on March 8th, 2018, we join the entire world, in celebrating the International Women's Day with the theme of "Time is Now: Rural and Urban activists transforming women's… Read more »

Africa: Guterres Committed to Continuing Empowerment of Women Leaders in the United Nations

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres says gender equality and women's participation and leadership are essential to conflict and crisis prevention and for building and… Read more »

Africa: Message From ECA Executive Secretary On 16 Days Activism On Violence Against Women

MESSAGE FROM VERA SONGWE, ECA EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Read more »

Africa: Unite to End Violence Against Women Campaign's Commemoration

16 DAYS ACTIVISM ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Read more »

Africa: UN Launches the Women and Girls Startup Challenge

The Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Ms. Vera Songwe has called on countries to give female creativity and innovation “all the… Read more »

Africa: Vera Songwe Launches the Women and Girls Startup Challenge to Promote Digital Entrepreneurship

Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire) November 28, 2017 (ECA) - The Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Ms. Vera Songwe has called on countries to give female… Read more »

Africa: Families Should Take a Lead Role in Curbing Gender-Based Violence

The Zambian Government has urged families to take the lead role in curbing gender-based violence (GBV). Read more »

Africa: Journalists Receive Training On Writing Punchy Women's Land Rights Stories

Journalists covering the ongoing 2017 conference on land policy in Africa on Thursday were trained on how to write about women's land rights in a session organized by the Economic… Read more »

Africa: Women and Resources in Eastern and Southern Africa Urged to Work With Small Scale Farmers

Speaking at the official opening of the workshop on women and youth in agriculture in Zambia, Minister of Agriculture, Honourable Dora Siliya, urged Women and Resources in Eastern… Read more »

Africa: A Transformative Continental Free Trade Area Requires Inclusion of Women

A group of experts met in Addis Ababa for the 2017 edition of the continental workshop on trade and gender under the theme; "The role of regional economic communities in supporting… Read more »

Africa: ECA Finalizing Gender Development Report and Index Following Review

A two-day meeting to review a Regional Report of the African Gender and Development Index ended Tuesday in Addis Ababa with participants providing recommendations crucial for the… Read more »

Africa: States to Review Gender Development Report and Index

A two-day meeting to review a Regional Report of the African Gender and Development Index ended Tuesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Once finalized, the report is intended to guide… Read more »

Africa: Kicking Off 'Africa Week'. Guterres Says Women and Youth Can Unleash Continent's Potential

Kicking off 'Africa Week' at UN, Guterres says women and youths can unleash continent's potential Africa must focus on young people, empower women and girls, and be innovative in… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Gender and Development Report Nears Completion

The African Centre for Gender is holding an expert group meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to finalize a Regional Report of the African Gender and Development (AGDI). Read more »

Africa: Gender, Social Progress Focus of Committee

Implementing progressive global and regional gender and social agendas to advance inclusive and sustainable development will be the focus when the second session of the Committee… Read more »

Africa: CFTA Can Play a Role in Reducing Unemployment of Youth and Women - Vera Songwe

The 32nd Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE), opened in Rabat this week on the theme, "Youth employment and sustainable development". Organized by the ECA… Read more »

Africa: IDEP Organises a Dialogue On « Gender and Climate Change in Africa»

Within the framework of the African Institute for economic development and planning (IDEP) development seminars series, a high level round table dialogue on « Gender and… Read more »