Secretary-General appoints Coumba D. Sow of Senegal as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Togo.
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Announcement )Ms. Sow has 20 years of experience in development and humanitarian assistance.

Ninth Meeting of Statistical Commission for Africa
Event October 28 – November 1, 2024 - Venue/Format: ECAOrganizer: ECA
Secretary-General appoints Geneviève Boutin of Canada as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Guinea-Bissau
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Announcement )Ms. Boutin brings more than 20 years of experience in development and humanitarian, peacebuilding and child rights work.
Secretary-General appoints Carol Flore-Smereczniak of Mauritius as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Burkina Faso
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Announcement )Ms. Flore-Smereczniak will also serve as the Humanitarian Coordinator for the United Nations in the country.
Africa's Trade and Future: Deputy Secretary-General Urges Bold Action on Finance and Debt
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Announcement )Message on the Occasion of the African Caucus Meeting “Facilitating Intra-African Trade - Catalyst for Sustainable Economic Growth in Africa”, in Abuja, Nigeria.
Secretary-General appoints Karl-Frédérick Paul of Haiti as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Gambia
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Announcement )United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Karl-Frédérick Paul of Haiti as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Gambia, with the host Government’s approval, starting on 16 June.

Programme Managers’ Meeting for the Elimination of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Eastern Africa
Event June 11 to 13, 2024 - Venue/Format: Radisson Hotel, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaOrganizer: WHO

Regional Meeting of West African Intergovernmental Organizations
Event June 10 to 11, 2024 - Venue/Format: Abidjan, Côte d’IvoireOrganizer: ECA

United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Non-traditional and Integrated Data for SDGs
Event July 17, 2024 - Venue/Format: UN Women BuildingOrganizer: UN DESA
UNHCR welcomes commitments at ID4Africa 2024 on digital identity gains for displaced people in Africa
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Announcement )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomed on Friday commitments made by various African countries to integrate refugees and stateless people into their national identification systems at the ID4Africa 2024 annual general meeting in Cape Town.