Transforming Somalia: Infrastructure and job initiatives empower displaced people and local communities
Stories & Blogs ILOApr 02, 2025(Article )Through employment-intensive infrastructure projects, thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, and host community members are gaining access to improved roads, better job opportunities, and a brighter future.
Demand for training and learning for African member states exceeds expectations.
Stories & Blogs ECAMar 17, 2025(Story )“We will launch the ECA School of Thought and Practice to provide a platform to learn from each other’s successes and failures, and the African Development Impact Forum to give member states a platform to discuss how to transform strategies into tangible
30 years after Beijing: High-level dialogue calls for urgent action on gender equality
Stories & Blogs ECAMar 10, 2025(Story )The regional commissions of the United Nations convened a high-level interactive dialogue at the United Nations Headquarters to present the outcomes of the regional Beijing+30 reviews and outline next steps to accelerate gender equality.
US funding cuts threaten global health response, WHO chief warns.
Stories & Blogs United NationsFeb 12, 2025(Story )The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed deep concern over the impact of US funding cuts on critical global health initiatives, warning they pose a direct threat to public health efforts worldwide.
African ministers convene in Zambia to tackle labour informality
Stories & Blogs ILOFeb 11, 2025(News )The 51st African Regional Labour Administration Centre (ARLAC) Governing Council Meeting for Ministers Responsible for Labour/ Employment/ Manpower issues in Africa and High-Level Symposium on ‘Innovative approaches to tackling informality and promoting t
ECA must continue to support our countries in facing AfCFTA implementation challenges (outgoing ICSOE chair)
Stories & Blogs ECANov 20, 2024(Story )The offices for North and West Africa of the UN Economic Commission for Africa launched Tuesday the 39th and 27th sessions of the Intergovernmental Committees of Senior Officials and Experts for North Africa and West Africa (ICSOE).
Time to dismantle legacies of slavery and colonialism impacting African diaspora
Stories & Blogs United NationsNov 08, 2024(Story )Despite progress over the past 10 years to promote and protect the human rights of Black people worldwide, racism and discrimination persist, the President of the UN General Assembly President said on Friday.
Sudan launches first malaria vaccine in landmark child health initiative.
Stories & Blogs United NationsNov 05, 2024(Story )In a historic health milestone, Sudan has launched its first malaria vaccination campaign amid 18 months of civil conflict, aiming to protect thousands of children from the deadly disease.
Hunger and cholera crises escalate in South Sudan, as needs surge
Stories & Blogs United NationsNov 01, 2024(Story )South Sudan is facing a spiralling humanitarian crisis with hunger and cholera cases escalating in several parts of the country. UN agencies on Friday called for more international support and interventions to ease the widespread suffering.
African Social Security Systems Must Allow the Portability of Benefits Across Borders – ECA’s Gatete
Stories & Blogs ECAOct 10, 2024(Story )Africa’s second review of the Global Compact for Migration kicked off on Tuesday 9 October in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) with a focus on how to strengthen coordination, establish joint, regional frameworks to leverage migration as a driver of growth.