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.
Desert locust movements in Northwest Africa raise concern amid spring breeding season.
Stories & Blogs FAO (News )FAO calls to enhance monitoring and initiate early control measures in affected countries
Sudanese aid worker: “It feels like someone turned off the light on us”
Stories & Blogs OCHA (News )When the world stops looking, we stop living,” Mokhtar said.
Middle Income Countries (MICs) can lead shift to green industrial development
Stories & Blogs UNIDO (News )Middle-income countries (MICs) can increase their competitiveness and lead the global shift towards a green industrial system…
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.
Joint Communiqué: United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security Holds its Twenty Fourth Consultative Meeting
Stories & Blogs UNOAU (Communiqué )The meeting reviewed the status of the partnership between the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) with an update on the implementation of the Joint UN-AU Framework for Enhanced Partnership in Peace and Security.
Millions in Central Sahel and Nigeria at risk of food cuts as the World Food Programme faces severe funding crisis
Stories & Blogs WFP (News )The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central Sahel and Nigeria will halt in April 2025 without urgent funding.
Global trade in 2025: Resilience under pressure
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )As trade uncertainty grows, global cooperation and balanced policies will be key to preventing economic fragmentation and safeguarding long-term growth.
“Life is dangerous for women in this camp”: In the Central African Republic, survivors of sexual violence lose critical support as funding is slashed
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )The Korsi refugee camp in Birao, in northern Central African Republic, is home to around 18,000 refugees as well as returnees fleeing the conflict in Sudan.