Making Strides in African Trade Statistics: Insights from two years with PAS II Service Contract
Stories & Blogs African Union (News )Over the past two years, the EU-funded Pan-African Statistics Programme II (PAS II) has embarked on an ambitious journey to enhance the landscape of International Trade in Goods and Services (ITGS) statistics in African Union (AU) Member States.
Continental guidelines for collecting Informal cross border trade statistics (ICBT) in Africa
Stories & Blogs African Union (News )The development of continental methodological guidelines and frameworks is essential to make sure that International Merchandise Trade Statistics are developed on an harmonized basis across the continent
ECOSOC, UNGA Presidents Look to Summit of the Future to Accelerate SDGs
Stories & Blogs IISD (News )The UNGA President highlighted the Summit of the Future as an opportunity to scale up commitments and reinvigorate multilateralism to address today’s challenges.
“Peace is the Missing Piece”: UN Secretary-General on Priorities for 2024
Stories & Blogs IISD (News )Guterres identified the Summit of the Future as an opportunity to shape more effective and inclusive multilateralism in our increasingly multipolar world.
ECOSOC Discusses Durable Solutions, Partnerships to Reinforce 2030 Agenda
Stories & Blogs IISD (News )The ECOSOC President welcomed the Partnership Forum’s multi-stakeholder and participatory discussions that, she said, can “shine the spotlight on innovative solutions for addressing many of today’s most pressing challenges”.
IOM Expands Monitoring of People Fleeing Sudan
Stories & Blogs IOM – UN Migration (News )The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has activated its Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) at multiple Points of Entry (PoE) in countries neighbouring Sudan
Humanitarian Needs in Malawi and Mozambique Remain High Amid Cholera Outbreak
Stories & Blogs IOM – UN Migration (News )Communities in Mozambique and Malawi devastated by tropical cyclone Freddy continue to struggle in the face of an ongoing cholera outbreak due to the persistently high water levels and the destruction of homes, infrastructure, and livelihoods.
Rising Needs at Chad–Sudan Border Amid Funding Gaps
Stories & Blogs IOM – UN Migration (News )As many as 20,000 people – among them Chadians, Sudanese, and foreign nationals – fleeing the violence in Sudan have arrived so far in neighbouring Chad.