President Museveni stresses value addition, expanding markets and better infrastructure for Africa’s sustainable future
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged African leaders to dismantle the continent’s bottlenecks to socio-economic transformation.
Africa's Workforce at a Crossroads: Navigating Climate Change and the Green Transition
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Uganda’s innovations and value chains take centre stage at ARFSD11 knowledge fair
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )The Eleventh Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-11) was marked by a vibrant Knowledge Fair and Exhibition jointly organized by the United Nations Agencies, Funds and Programmes and coordinated by the Knowledge Managemen
26th session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to Development
Event May 12 – 15, 2025 - Venue/Format: In-person, Tempus, Palais des Nations, GenevaOrganizer: OHCHR
4th Annual Session of the International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement
Event May 9 -10, 2025 - Venue/Format: Palais des Nations (Room III), GenevaOrganizer: OHCHR
Year of Impact: Eritrea’s Resident Coordinator on Turning Challenge into Change
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Story )One year can make an enormous difference. Having completed a year in the role of UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Eritrea, Nahla Valji reflects on the complex context of the country.
Impact of US funding cuts on the global AIDS response — 28 March 2025 update
Stories & Blogs UNAIDS (Story )Countries are continuing to adapt to the recent cuts to US funding for the global HIV response. The impacts of HIV service disruptions are being more clearly understood as more granular information becomes available.
Heading home: DRC’s conflict-displaced face spiking hunger and smashed lives
Stories & Blogs WFP (Story )As new findings show record-high hunger in Africa’s second-largest country, a severe funding crunch and insecurity hamper WFP’s efforts to reach tens of thousands of desperate people in the northeast
President Museveni stresses value addition, expanding markets and better infrastructure for Africa’s sustainable future April 7, 2025
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged African leaders to dismantle the continent’s bottlenecks to socio-economic transformation.
The UN and AU collaborate for sustainable development in Africa
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )The United Nations and the African Union (AU) are creating synergy in implementing the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the UN Sustainable Development Goals for Agenda 2030, described as "Two agendas, One framework."