“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”.
Energy Modelling Platform for Africa (EMP-A) 2024
Event May 13 -31, 2024 - Venue/Format: Accra, GhanaOrganizer: ECA - African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC)
Virtual High-Level Policy Dialogue for Southern Africa on 56th Session of UNECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
Event February 8, 2024 - Venue/Format: VirtualOrganizer: ECA - Subregional Office - Southern Africa
Ad hoc Committee of the General Assembly for the announcement of voluntary contributions to the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for 2023 (pledging conference)
Event December 5, 2023 - Venue/Format: Palais des Nations - Room XIXOrganizer: UNHCR
Unstoppable Africa 2023: Shaping A Future Of Prosperity And Innovation
Stories & Blogs UN Global Compact (News )Boosting Africa’s standing in the global economy and establish the continent as the foremost destination for business, trade, and investment
Digitally deliverable services boom risks leaving least developed countries behind
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )UNCTAD steps up advocacy for global support to help vulnerable economies leverage digital trade for inclusive and sustainable development.
Call to innovators to join innovation challenge on AI for climate resilience in rural areas
Stories & Blogs IFAD (News )Moonshots for Development (M4D), the alliance of innovation labs and venture arms of several multilateral development banks, launched the groundbreaking AI for Climate Resilience in Rural Areas Innovation Challenge
Sudan: We cannot go home. What do we do?
Stories & Blogs OCHA (News )Port Sudan: Imagine having to leave your home country because of conflict. But in country after country, conflict chases you for months on end, with no reprieve.
Commodity dependence: 5 things you need to know
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )Agriculture, energy and mining products underpin global trade, but too much dependence on them can leave an economy vulnerable and people poor, especially in developing countries.