Fifty-seventh session of the Economic Commission for Africa: Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
Event March 12 - 18, 2025 - Venue/Format: Addis AbabaOrganizer: ECA
Africa Business Forum 2025: From Potential to Prosperity: Activating Africa’s Regional Value Chains
Event - Venue/Format: United Nations Conference Center, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaOrganizer: ECA
Global growth to remain subdued amid lingering uncertainty.
Stories & Blogs UN DESA (Story )"Countries cannot ignore these perils. In our interconnected economy, shocks on one side of the world push up prices on the other…”
Seeds of hope: Zambia’s fight against drought
Stories & Blogs OCHA (News )Zambia is enduring its worst drought in four decades, with devastating consequences for people across the country.
WMO confirms 2024 as warmest year on record at about 1.55°C above pre-industrial level
Stories & Blogs WMO (Report )
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed that 2024 is the warmest year on record, based on six international datasets.
Secretary-General's Statement on Official Confirmation of 2024 as the Hottest Year
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )We have just endured the hottest decade on record – with 2024 topping the list, and likely to be the first calendar year with a global mean temperature of more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.