World leaders rally for ‘full-speed’ climate action ahead of COP30
Stories & Blogs UN (UN Story )At a high-stakes virtual summit on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva brought together 17 national leaders from major economies and climate-vulnerable countries.
UNHCR: Rapid influx of Congolese refugees strains Uganda’s threadbare resources
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Briefing Notes )Uganda, Africa’s largest refugee host, is witnessing a sharp increase in the number of Congolese refugees crossing its western border due to increased insecurity in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
UNHCR seeks urgent support as violence in eastern DR Congo leaves hundreds of thousands without shelter
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Briefing Notes )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed by the rapidly worsening humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Cross-Border E-commerce in Africa: Benefits, Barriers and Businesses with a focus on Portuguese speaking Countries
Event 27 September - 25 October, 2023 - Venue/Format: OnlineOrganizer: ECA
Regional training on evidence-based policymaking (Cote d’Ivoire, Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Togo)
Event September 4 – 8, 2023 - Venue/Format: Face-to-Face, AbidjanOrganizer: ILO
New SDG indicator and framework to measure South-South cooperation with data of the South
Event 13:15 - 14:30 hrs - Venue/Format:Organizer: UNCTAD