March 26, 2020
Africa: UN Launches Major Humanitarian Appeal to Keep Covid-19 From 'Circling Back Around the Globe'
To confront the unprecedented worldwide challenge posed by the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, top UN officials on Wednesday, launched a massive humanitarian appeal to mitigate its… Read more »
Africa: Three Things the G20 Must Do to Support Africa in Covid-19 Pandemic
This is a global crisis affecting the whole world. Africa, however, will be hit harder with a heavy and durable economic toll, which will threaten progress and prospects, widen… Read more »
March 24, 2020
Africa: Report On African Ministers of Finance Meeting
Over 41 African countries are now hit with the Coronavirus. The numbers have gone from below 70 people affected ten days ago, to over 1,200 as of March 22, 2020. Read more »
March 23, 2020
Africa: Songwe Meets General Service Staff in Coronavirus Town Hall
Executive Secretary Vera Songwe on Thursday held a town hall meeting with general service staff members on mitigation and precaution measures the United Nations is putting in place… Read more »
Africa: African Finance Ministers Call for Coordinated Covid-19 Response to Mitigate Adverse Impact On Economies and Society
African Finance Ministers met on 19 March in a virtual conference to exchange ideas on the efforts of their respective governments in dealing with the social and economic impacts… Read more »
March 17, 2020
Africa: Covid-19 - UN 'Remains Open for Business', Determined to Deliver for the People We Serve, Says UN Chief
In light of the continuing spread of the coronavirus, the UN has stepped up measures to safeguard staff and all those using its offices around the world, while at the same time… Read more »
March 13, 2020
Africa: ECA Estimates Billions Worth of Losses in Africa Due to Covid-19 Impact
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Friday warned the unfolding coronavirus crisis could seriously dent Africa's already stagnant growth with oil exporting nations losing… Read more »
Africa: Congo Gears Up for Inclusive and Diversified Growth of 9 Percent
A wide range of actors from around twenty sectors and social strata have today teamed up with the Government of the Republic of Congo and the UN Economic Commission Africa (CECA)… Read more »
Africa: Comprehensive and Complete Crvs Systems Crucial to Africa's Development, Says ECA's Chinganya
Civil registration and vital statistics systems are central to any country's development process hence the need for every African country to maintain a comprehensive and complete… Read more »
Africa: Five Things You Should Know Now About the Covid-19 Pandemic
On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) upgraded the status of the COVID-19 outbreak from epidemic to pandemic. Here are five important pieces of information on what this… Read more »
March 12, 2020
Africa: Flagship UN Study Shows Accelerating Climate Change On Land, Sea and in the Atmosphere
A wide-ranging UN climate report, released on Tuesday, shows that climate change is having a major effect on all aspects of the environment, as well as on the health and wellbeing… Read more »
March 10, 2020
Africa: UN Family Remembers Colleagues Who Perished in Ethiopian Airlines Crash
The United Nations family in Ethiopia on Tuesday held a memorial wreath-laying ceremony honoring the lives of 21 U.N. staff members who died last year when an Ethiopian Airlines… Read more »
Africa: Fcfa 595.6 Billion Required to Kick-Start Chad's Industrial Masterplan
Experts describe the new Industrialization and Economic Diversification Masterplan (PDIDE) as the necessary trigger for an economic miracle in this Sahelian country Read more »
Africa: Member States Agree to Fully Implement the Beijing Declaration On Gender Equality, Addressing Gaps That Hold Women Back
The Political Declaration adopted today is the outcome of the 64th Commission on the Status of Women, taking stock of women's rights on the 25th anniversary of the Beijing… Read more »
March 05, 2020
Africa: Statement By the Secretary-General On the Death of Javier Pérez De Cuéllar
I am profoundly saddened at the passing of my predecessor, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar. Read more »
March 04, 2020
Africa: The Gambia Validates National AfCFTA Implementation Strategy
Banjul, The Gambia 3 March 2020 - The Gambia's government, in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is holding a validation workshop on its… Read more »
March 03, 2020
Gambia: The Gambia Validates Her National AfCFTA Implementation Strategy
The government of The Gambia, in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is holding a validation workshop on the Gambia's national AfCFTA… Read more »
Kenya: Curricula Development Workshop On Land Governance in Africa Underway in Nairobi
A team of experts have gathered in Nairobi for a sensitization workshop from 3-6 March to develop guidelines for curricula development on land governance in Africa. The objective… Read more »
Gambia: UN Health Agency Warns Against Coronavirus Covid-19 Criminal Scams
The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that criminals are taking advantage of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, to steal money or sensitive information. Read more »
February 28, 2020
Gabon: African Free Trade Area - Gabon Is in the 'Mix!'
Improving the competitiveness of businesses; raising awareness of all stakeholders; setting up an active national AfCFTA implementation committee; synergy between the public and… Read more »
February 27, 2020
Africa: Last Sprint Toward Chad's New Industrial Masterplan
The Chadian Government and the Sub-Regional Office for Central Africa of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) are co-organizing a workshop to review and finalize the… Read more »
Africa: Bringing SDGs Closer to the People Through Local Reviews
Review of the implementation of the 2030 and 2063 Agendas played a central role in the African Regional Forum in Victoria Falls this week. As noted by representatives from… Read more »
Africa: At Sustainable Development Forum in Zimbabwe, Africa Agrees to Scale-Up Efforts to Achieve SDGs
The Africa Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (ARFSD 2020) ended Thursday, with delegates from all 54 African countries adopting the Victoria Falls Declaration on the… Read more »
February 26, 2020
Africa: Urban Planning and Management Can No Longer Be 'Business As Usual' - Thokozile Ruzvidzo
Local authorities have an important role to play in the achievement of Agenda 2030 for sustainable development and Africa's Agenda 2063 given the continent's rapid, unplanned and… Read more »
Africa: Regional Forum On Sustainable Development to Define a Road Map for Operationalizing Africa's Decade of Action
Over 3000 delegates descended on Victoria Falls over the weekend for the sixth Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development to review progress, share experiences… Read more »
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