The 8th Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
Event June 2 – 6, 2025 - Venue/Format: Geneva (Switzerland)Organizer: UN-Habitat
36th session of the United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
Event April 21 – 25, 2025 - Venue/Format: United Nations Headquarters in New York, Room CR-5Organizer: OHCHR
Africa Urban Forum : “Sustainable Urbanization for Africa’s Transformation: Agenda 2063”
Event September 4 – 6, 2024 - Venue/Format: Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)Organizer: African Union
Top official warns of weakened regional security following withdrawal from West African economic bloc by Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger
Stories & Blogs UN (story )Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger’s decision to pull out of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) “even as terrorism and transnational organized crime remain a pervasive threat”, will be damaging to regional relations all round, said the UN’s
First Webinar of Data Strategy Sprint of the United Nations Network of Economic Statisticians
Event July 17, 2024 - Venue/Format: Online eventOrganizer: UN DESA
Preparations gear up for the 10th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development in Addis Ababa
Stories & Blogs ECA (story )Addis Ababa, 8 April 2024 (ECA) - The 10th Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-10) will be held in hybrid format on 23-25 April 2024 at the headquarters of the African Union Commission (AUC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Data Access for Economic Growth in Africa
Stories & Blogs UNC (Blog post )Making administrative data more accessible across African nations would help accurately identify disparities and latent economic potential.
Survivors find strength in community after horror of Derna floods
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (story )When UNHCR’s Assistant Chief of mission in Libya visited survivors in the wake of deadly floods, she heard harrowing stories of loss but also witnessed great courage and resilience as communities rally to help.
Sudanese refugees fleeing Darfur find safety in Chad.
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (story )After fleeing horrific violence in Sudan’s West Darfur, refugees are arriving to Chad traumatized and with children who are often malnourished.
Every bit helps: How policies, governance and institutions can help us spend better for climate and development
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Blog post )To achieve resilient and decarbonized development, countries will need major structural and policy change, and investments.