Finance and foreign ministers call for remaking the international financial system in the interest of developing countries
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )First Preparatory Committee meeting of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development concludes in Addis Ababa with renewed focus on bridging gaps in SDG financing and delivering international financial architecture reform
Côte d'Ivoire: Model to follow for definitive abolition of the death penalty, says Special Rapporteur
Stories & Blogs OHCHR (Press )A UN human rights expert today welcomed Côte d'Ivoire’s ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as a definitive and irrevocable step to abolish the death penalty in the country.
A rallying call that emphasizes the pivotal role of digital integration in harmonizing civil registration and vital statistics systems with legal identity structures.
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )Strengthening the linkage of civil registration and vital statistics to legal identity systems through digitalization for enhanced inclusion
UN leaders urge ‘maximum political will’ to rescue SDGs
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )Top UN officials called for urgent reforms to the international financial system to boost efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
Industrialization will drive national and regional economic growth and development
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )Industrialization anchors economic growth, industrial development, and facilitates trade creation and special economic zones (SEZs) are a key policy tool in this endeavour.