Africa: Momentum On Climate Action May Be Hampered By the COVID-19 Crisis

In addition to the public health impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, there has also been a big slowdown in the global economy, resulting in improved air quality and reduced… Read more »

Africa: ECA Mourns Death of Former Chief Economist, Owodunni Teriba

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is mourning the death of one of its most distinguished Chief Economists, Mr. Owodunni Teriba, who died in Chicago, Illinois in the United… Read more »

Africa: COVID-19 Lessons Offer Hope for Global Efforts to Address Climate Change Impacts

Lessons learned from the global response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic give positive signals on how the world can deal with the devastating impacts of climate change. Read more »

Africa: COVID-19 - Civil Registration As an 'Essential Service'

African Registrar Generals responsible for civil registration met in a virtual conference organized by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Friday 24 April 2020, to assess… Read more »

Africa: UN Sets Up Regional Knowledge Hub to Fight COVID-19

As the world grapples with an unprecedented global health crisis of COVID-19, the United Nations (UN) development system stepped its concerted efforts in providing valuable… Read more »

Africa: Niger On the Way Towards the Implementation of the United Nations Legal Identity Agenda

As part of the framework of the implementation of the United Nations Legal Identity Agenda (UNLIA / IJNU), an exploratory mission was carried out in Niger, from March 9 to 13,… Read more »

Africa: Innovative Tech and Connectivity Key to Fighting COVID-19 in Africa

Dealing with the health and economic challenges of COVID-19 has made one point abundantly clear for African countries - "that we need broadband, faster, cheaper, and expanded to… Read more »

Africa: As Famines of 'Biblical Proportion' Loom, Security Council Urged to 'Act Fast'

The world is not only facing "a global health pandemic but also a global humanitarian catastrophe", the UN food relief agency chief told the Security Council on Tuesday via video… Read more »

Africa: International Mother Earth Day - 22 April

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Africa: African Union Commission, Afreximbank, Afrochampions and Uneca Joint Communique On the Need for a Holistic and Coordinated Trade and Investment Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic is a global crisis that is both unprecedented and with many ramifications. The Pandemic poses significant health and social risks to the entire globe. In… Read more »

Africa: COVID-19 - Data for a Resilient Africa

Joint press release) - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD) have unveiled an initiative to… Read more »

Africa: Put Women and Girls At the Centre of Efforts to Recover From COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic affects everyone, everywhere. Read more »

Africa: Without Adequate Protection, Estimates Show That Over 300,000 Africans Could Lose Their Lives Due to COVID-19 - ECA Report

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in a new report on the coronavirus pandemic, says over 300,000 Africans could lose their lives due to COVID-19. This, as the pandemic… Read more »

Africa: Hatred Going Viral in 'Dangerous Epidemic of Misinformation' During COVID-19 Pandemic

As the world battles the deadly COVID-19 pandemic and people are searching for clear facts and answers to questions, that could help save countless lives, "a dangerous epidemic of… Read more »

Africa: ECA - Africa's Response to COVID-19 - Key Messages for IMF and WBG Meetings

COVID-19 is a global crisis affecting the whole world. As the days go by the impact of the crisis becomes more visible and more general. Though hit later, Africa is already facing… Read more »

Africa: The Economic Impact of COVID-19 On African Cities Likely to Be Acute Through a Sharp Decline in Productivity, Jobs and Revenues, Says ECA

As part of its analysis to inform COVID-19 policy responses, the Economic Commission for Africa, is calling for adequate consideration of the vulnerability of city economies as… Read more »

Africa: António Guterres (UN Secretary-General) Video Message On COVID-19 and Misinformation

As the world fights the deadly COVID-19 pandemic - the most challenging crisis we have faced since the Second World War - we are also seeing another epidemic -- a dangerous… Read more »

Africa: Secretary-General's Message to Mark Easter, Passover and Ramadan

Today, I want to make a special appeal to religious leaders of all faiths to join forces to work for peace around the world and focus on our common battle to defeat COVID19. Read more »

Africa: 60 International Agencies Urge Rapid, Coordinated Response As Pandemic Threatens to Destabilize Poor Countries' Finances

Governments must take immediate steps to prevent a potentially devastating debt crisis and address the economic and financial havoc wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic - says a new… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Response to COVID-19 - Key Messages for IMF and Wbg Meetings

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Africa: Put Women and Girls At Centre of COVID-19 Recovery - UN Secretary-General

Limited gains in gender equality and women's rights made over the decades are in danger of being rolled back due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Secretary-General said on… Read more »

Africa: World Health Organization 'Absolutely Critical' to Neutralizing Coronavirus Threat - UN Chief

The World Health Organization (WHO) must be supported across the world, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, describing the UN health agency,… Read more »

West Africa: The ECA and the Ecowas Join Forces to Strengthen the Commission's Leadership and Management Capacities for Development

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its Sub-Regional Office for West Africa, and the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States… Read more »

Rwanda: 'Say No to Hate Speech and Xenophobia', Urges Guterres, Marking 26 Years Since Genocide in Rwanda

Remembering the more than one million people who over the course of just 100 days, were systematically killed in Rwanda, 26 years ago, the UN chief underscored on Tuesday that "we… Read more »

Africa: ECA Policy Brief Spotlights Women's Wellbeing and Health Care Systems Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

African countries need to do more to upgrade the continent's fragile health delivery systems if they are to cope with pandemics such as the coronavirus which within weeks, has… Read more »