Media Briefing on Ghana’s efforts to improve credit ratings and access to funding.
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )Credit ratings provide an essential measure of relative credit risk, facilitating the efficient issuance and purchase of bonds and other debt instrument.
As Africa’s Population Crosses 1.5 Billion, The Demographic Window Is Opening; Getting The Dividend Requires More Time And Stronger Effort
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )On the World Population Day 2024, the United Nations’ Population Division released the 28th edition of official World Population Prospects (WPP) and forecast.
How a teenage mother in Cameroon triumphed over child marriage and sexual violence amid conflict
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )UNFPA has deployed 34 midwives and a team of social workers offering life-saving health care and protection services to vulnerable women and girls in remote and hard-to-reach areas of the Far North Region in Cameroon.
Empowering Tunisian Female Entrepreneurs in Natural Cosmetics to Access International Markets
Stories & Blogs UNIDO (Story )Demand for natural and organic cosmetics is increasing globally, and Tunisia is witnessing a surge in demand for natural and organic products, contributing to its socio-economic development
Famine risk is real for 14 areas of Sudan amid ongoing fighting
Stories & Blogs UN (Story )The risk of widespread famine in Sudan caused by war there was confirmed on Thursday by leading hunger experts who warned that the country faces “the worst levels of acute food insecurity ever recorded”, with no less than 14 areas at the highest level of
OCHA urges Security Council to act on Sudan humanitarian crisis
Stories & Blogs OCHA (News )Briefing to the Security Council on the Humanitarian Situation in Sudan by Edem Wosornu, Director, Operations and Advocacy for OCHA, on behalf of Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
Sexual violence and conflict in Sudan: A war on the bodies of women and girls
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )The conflict in Sudan has ground on for over a year and spiralled into a humanitarian catastrophe. Estimates are that up to 12 million people have fled their homes
Launch of the 2024 Survey of Research and Development (R&D) Statistics for SDG 9.5.
Stories & Blogs UNESCO (News )The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) launch the 2024 Survey of Research and Development (R&D) Statistics. This survey collects data to support the global monitoring of SDG Target 9.5.
Africa: Foreign investment in clean energy boosts sustainability momentum
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )Foreign investment flows to Africa slightly declined in 2023, but significant investments in the clean energy sector offered a positive highlight.
UN Gender Data Gap
Stories & Blogs UNSTATS (News )The UN Gender Data Hub has recently gone through its yearly comprehensive update that includes the latest data and metadata.