New Africa Sustainable Development Report Shows Critical Importance of Scaled-Up Development Financing
Stories & Blogs ECAJul 16, 2024(Story )UNDP, ECA, and AfDB presented the 2024 Africa Sustainable Development Report (ASDR)
As Africa’s Population Crosses 1.5 Billion, The Demographic Window Is Opening; Getting The Dividend Requires More Time And Stronger Effort
Stories & Blogs ECAJul 12, 2024(Story )On the World Population Day 2024, the United Nations’ Population Division released the 28th edition of official World Population Prospects (WPP) and forecast.
UNIDO publishes the Industrial Development Report (IDR) 2024
Stories & Blogs UNIDOJun 18, 2024(News )UNIDO’s new flagship publication shows the transformative potential of modern industrial policies to offer novel solutions to current global challenges
AFCFTA: Towards the establishment of a framework for sharing best practices for the implementation of the AfCFTA in West and North Africa
Stories & Blogs ECAMay 21, 2024(Story )A mutual capitalization workshop on regional experiences in the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in West and North Africa.
Sixth Africa Climate Resilient Investment Summit (ACRIS VI)
Stories & Blogs ECAMar 13, 2024(Story )ACRIS is a flagship event of the Africa Climate Resilient Investment Facility (AFRI-RES) – a joint initiative of the Economic Commission for Africa, the African Union Commission, and the World Bank with initial funding support from the Nordic Development
Morocco: developing an industrial decarbonization roadmap framework
Stories & Blogs UNIDOFeb 06, 2024(Story )No country will be able to slash greenhouse gas emissions and meet its nationally determined contributions without decarbonizing its industries.
De-risking investments in Africa to unlock the continent’s full potential of public private partnerships
Stories & Blogs ECAJan 31, 2024(Story )“Up to 80 per cent of the initiated infrastructure projects across Africa fail at the feasibility and planning stages,” noted Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
African Ministers discuss comprehensive reform proposals for the IMF and the World Bank at the 2023 Annual Meetings
Stories & Blogs ECAOct 10, 2023(Press Release )African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development have called for key reforms of the Bretton Woods Institutions at the 2023 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund.
Africa must harness green resources to boost energy security and sustainable development – Antonio Pedro
Stories & Blogs ECASep 01, 2023(Story )Africa must swiftly harness its rich mineral and natural resources to drive a clean energy revolution and accelerate sustainable development amidst the current climate crisis, the Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Ant