Gastronomy Tourism takes center stage in the Agenda for Africa
Stories & Blogs UN Tourism (News )The 2nd UN Tourism Regional Forum on Gastronomy Tourism for Africa reinforced the region’s growing commitment to make gastronomy tourism a key driver in social and economic development.
Progress made on refugee health in 2024 at risk from funding cuts, UNHCR warns.
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Press Release )Important achievements in preventing deaths and improving access to health services for refugees are at risk from the current funding uncertainty, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning.
Funding cuts limit support for Congolese refugees in Burundi.
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (News )More than 71,000 Congolese refugees have crossed into Burundi since January, the largest influx in decades.
Electronic bills of lading can revolutionize international trade
Stories & Blogs ITC (News )Adopting electronic bills of lading offers unprecedented advancements in efficiency, security and sustainability while cutting trade costs and promoting the green economy, a new ITC paper finds.
Toward a seamless West African economy
Stories & Blogs ITC (News )It’s a tall order to promote investment and trade across a region that includes both Nigeria, the biggest economy on the continent, and Liberia – which is among the smallest.
Avocado sector platform in Uganda to propel growth and unlock global market opportunities
Stories & Blogs ITC (News )Public and private stakeholders in Uganda have validated a three-year roadmap to strengthen the avocado sector that will improve productivity, value addition, and export readiness.
Ghana and South Africa move to create truly African chocolate
Stories & Blogs ITC (ITC News )Ghana is one of the world’s biggest cocoa producers. Traditionally that cocoa is sold cocoa to Europe to create chocolate.
Analysing the potential impact of US tariffs on developing countries
Stories & Blogs ITC (News )Developing countries face some of the stiffest consequences of the latest round of the United States of America (US) tariffs announced on 2 April.
Aid cuts shut down critical services for Sudanese refugees in Chad
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Story )UNHCR and its partners are being forced to close or scale back health, education and other crucial programmes for refugees in Chad due to severe funding shortages.