$6 Billion Needed to Support Nearly 21 Million Sudanese Facing Humanitarian Crisis of Staggering Scale, Brutality, Secretary-General Says Tells Aid Conference
Stories & Blogs ECA (Press Release )The partnership between the United Nations and the African Union has never been stronger. Together, we see an Africa brimming with hope and possibility.
ITC, UN Women call on countries to join gender-responsive public procurement campaign
Stories & Blogs ITC (Press Release )While public procurement offers small businesses a huge opportunity to grow, only 1% of government contracts go to women-owned businesses. This is despite women owning one in three firms globally.
African Ministers discuss comprehensive reform proposals for the IMF and the World Bank at the 2023 Annual Meetings
Stories & Blogs ECA (Press Release )African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development have called for key reforms of the Bretton Woods Institutions at the 2023 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund.
Effective financial markets, key to sustainable development in Africa
Stories & Blogs ECA (Press Release )Africa needs strong financial markets to unlock much needed capital to drive sustainable development on the continent, the acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Antonio Pedro, has urged.