Africa’s Blue Economy: The next frontier for economic resilience beyond natural treasures.
Stories & Blogs UNDP - Africa (Press Release )"The Africa Blue Economy Week 2025 reminds and encourages us to work collaboratively towards pooling finances and maximising the potential of the Blue Economy in Africa,” stated Dr Jihane El Gaouzi, Head of the Sustainable Environment Division at the Afri
TICAD9 Concludes in Yokohama with Bold Commitments to Africa’s Leadership in Global Solutions
Stories & Blogs UNDP - Africa (Press Release )“AI must stand for Africa Included.” With this powerful message, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres opened TICAD9
From Landlocked to Land-Linked: Unlocking Africa’s Inland Economic Powerhouses
Stories & Blogs UNDP - Africa (Press Release )Reframing Africa’s landlocked nations as strategic “land-linked” economies driving trade, innovation, and integration across the continent.
UN Global Compact and private sector move to accelerate progress on SDGs in Africa.
Stories & Blogs UN Global Compact (News )To accelerate progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa, the United Nations Global Compact hosted the SDGs Activation Day earlier this week as part of its Forward Faster Now Africa initiative.
Harnessing Financial Instruments for Impact Investing
Stories & Blogs UNDP (Blog )The way we invest is changing. Increasingly, investors demand that their money not only yields financial returns but also tackles big global challenges and drives socio-economic change.
The power of networks: building connections, building a sisterhood
Stories & Blogs UNDP (Blog )Leadership is sometimes seen as an individual pursuit: a culmination of ambition, grit and perseverance.