
High-Level Political Forum 2024
Event July 8 to 17, 2024 - Venue/Format: New YorkOrganizer: UN-Habitat
Turning cotton to clothes could create 500,000 jobs in West Africa
Stories & Blogs ITC (Update )West Africa’s five biggest producers mostly export raw cotton that’s processed elsewhere. A new study shows that by building local industry to turn cotton into cloth and clothing, the countries could create 500,000 jobs.
The Startup Act takes shape in Côte d’Ivoire
Stories & Blogs ITC (Update )Adopted in November 2023, the Startup Act continues to roll out in Côte d’Ivoire. The Ministry of Digital Transition and Digitization organized a roundtable on implementing the Act.
UNODA convenes workshop on strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention implementation in Guinea
Stories & Blogs UNODA (Update )UNODA and COMNAT-ALPC gathered thirty national stakeholders and decision makers from twenty-four national institutions to raise awareness about the implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC).
UNODA convenes workshop on strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention implementation in Guinea
Stories & Blogs UNODA (Update )UNODA and COMNAT-ALPC gathered thirty national stakeholders and decision makers from twenty-four national institutions to raise awareness about the implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC).

2nd UN Tourism Regional Conference on Brand Africa under the theme: "Promoting Africa to unlock tourism investments and the sector’s growth potential" will be held in Livingstone, Zambia
Event July 22 – 24 - Venue/Format: Livingstone, ZambiaOrganizer: UNWTO
Acteurs et décideurs nationaux se réunissent pour faire avancer l’adhésion à la Convention sur les armes biologiques au Tchad
Stories & Blogs UNODA (Update )Si la Convention sur les armes biologiques peut se targuer d’une adhésion quasi universelle, douze États, dont le Tchad, n’y sont pas encore parties.

Landlocked Developing Countries Third UN Conference
Event June 18 – 21, 2024 - Venue/Format: Kigali, RwandaOrganizer: UN

Solutions to Address Development Challenges of Middle-Income Countries in a Changing World
Event February 5 - 6, 2024 - Venue/Format: Rabat, MoroccoOrganizer: ECA Subregional Office - North Africa