Opening remarks by Mr. Antonio Pedro at the African Leadership Forum
Stories & Blogs ECA Speech (Speech )“Africa’s future depends on our ability to generate sustainable and inclusive growth that creates decent jobs for all”.
WMO confirms 2024 as warmest year on record at about 1.55°C above pre-industrial level
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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed that 2024 is the warmest year on record, based on six international datasets.
ECOSOC, UNGA Presidents Look to Summit of the Future to Accelerate SDGs
Stories & Blogs IISD (News )The UNGA President highlighted the Summit of the Future as an opportunity to scale up commitments and reinvigorate multilateralism to address today’s challenges.
“Peace is the Missing Piece”: UN Secretary-General on Priorities for 2024
Stories & Blogs IISD (News )Guterres identified the Summit of the Future as an opportunity to shape more effective and inclusive multilateralism in our increasingly multipolar world.
ECOSOC Discusses Durable Solutions, Partnerships to Reinforce 2030 Agenda
Stories & Blogs IISD (News )The ECOSOC President welcomed the Partnership Forum’s multi-stakeholder and participatory discussions that, she said, can “shine the spotlight on innovative solutions for addressing many of today’s most pressing challenges”.
State of Climate in Africa highlights water stress and hazards
Stories & Blogs WMO (Press Release )Water stress and hazards like withering droughts and devastating floods are hitting African communities, economies and ecosystems hard.
UN Report Calls for “SDG Push” to Lift Millions of Africans out of Poverty
Stories & Blogs IISD (News )without “an SDG push,” by 2030, at least 492 million people will be left in extreme poverty, and at least 350 million by 2050