Remarks by ASG Oscar Fernandez-Taranco on funding the UN development system and the implementation of the Funding Compact
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Story )First, the objective of the Funding Compact holds true. Adjusting the quantity and quality of funding does have a multiplier effect on the implementation of the SDGs.
Harmonised methods for informal cross border trade data collection critical in monitoring intra-African Trade
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )There are no agreed methods to accurately measure cross border trade, experts said at the first physical meeting of the ...
Access to justice for women and girls: UNDP and UN Women launch the Gender Justice Platform
Stories & Blogs UNDP (Press Release )On International Women’s Day, UNDP and UN Women launched the Gender Justice Platform to leverage their partnership on gender justice.
State and community action needed to achieve racial justice
Stories & Blogs OHCHR (Story )UN Human Rights issued a seminal Agenda towards transformative change for racial justice and equality that offered a way forward for States to reverse cultures of denial, dismantle systemic racism and accelerate the pace of action.
Deputy relief chief: Urgent support needed for Horn of Africa's people
Stories & Blogs OCHA (Story )Remarks by Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Joyce Msuya at the Horn of Africa Pledging Conference 2023
Harmonised methods for informal cross border trade data collection critical in monitoring intra-African Trade
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )There are no agreed methods to accurately measure cross border trade, experts said at the first physical meeting of the ...
ECA and Afreximbank sign Framework Agreement to establish Special Economic Zones for the production of battery Electric Vehicles in DRC and Zambia
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )As producers of over 70% of the world’s cobalt, and 10% of global copper, experts agree that DRC and Zambia are in a unique position to move from exporters of raw materials to becoming regional and global manufacturers and suppliers of the battery precurs
State of Climate in Africa highlights water stress and hazards
Stories & Blogs WMO (Press Release )Water stress and hazards like withering droughts and devastating floods are hitting African communities, economies and ecosystems hard.
A liveable future for all is possible, if we take urgent climate action: flagship UN report
Stories & Blogs UN (Story )A major UN “report of reports” from outlines the many options that can be taken now, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to human-caused climate change.
Urgent climate action can secure a liveable future for all.
Stories & Blogs IPCC (Press Release )“Mainstreaming effective and equitable climate action will not only reduce losses and damages for nature and people, it will also provide wider benefits,” said IPCC Chair Hoesung Lee