World leaders rally for ‘full-speed’ climate action ahead of COP30
Stories & Blogs UN (UN Story )At a high-stakes virtual summit on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva brought together 17 national leaders from major economies and climate-vulnerable countries.

CSTD consultation in the African Region on WSIS at 20: Successes, failures and future expectations
Event October 11, 2024 - Venue/Format: Julius Nyerere International Conference Centre (JNICC), Dar es Salaam, United Republic of TanzaniaOrganizer: UNCTAD & UNECA
Digital Transformation Drives Development in Africa
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Results Briefs )In the last decade, the region has made substantial strides toward digital transformation, with hundreds of millions of people gaining access to the internet and productively utilizing a wide variety of digital services.