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 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: 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 »
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
WHAT: African Economic Conference 2020: Africa beyond COVID-19: acceleration towards inclusive sustainable development Read more »
December 01, 2020
Africa: Geospatial Information Critical for Africa's Sustainable Development
The Sixth Meeting of the Regional Committee Read more »
November 30, 2020
West Africa: Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Critical for West Africa's Successful Transformation
There can be no meaningful and successful transformational development in West Africa in the absence of inclusive growth and development, Nigeria's Minister of State for Budget and… Read more »
November 24, 2020
East Africa: East Africa's Policymakers Call for Better Coordination to Build Back Better and More Sustainably
Policymakers from 14 countries of Eastern Africa kicked off their regional meeting known as 24th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICSOE)… Read more »