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Africa's Trade and Future: Deputy Secretary-General Urges Bold Action on Finance and Debt

Stories & Blogs UNSDGAug 02, 2024(Announcement )

Message on the Occasion of the African Caucus Meeting “Facilitating Intra-African Trade - Catalyst for Sustainable Economic Growth in Africa”, in Abuja, Nigeria.

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.

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.

ECOSOC: Member States call for transformative policies and quality funding, crucial for the UN’s boost for people and planet

Stories & Blogs UNSDGMay 20, 2024(Story )

Countries’ requests for the United Nations to deliver support through these turbulent times and steer us toward a sustainable future.

Massive investment and financial reform needed to rescue SDGs

Stories & Blogs UNSDGApr 11, 2024(Story )

Financing for sustainable development is at a crossroads and without urgent investment, global efforts to achieve a more just and equitable world by 2030 will fail, the UN deputy chief warned.

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

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.

Keep Your Promise to People: UN Secretary-General's Remarks at the 2023 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.

Stories & Blogs UNSDGSep 18, 2023(News )

“At the halfway point to the SDG deadline, the eyes of the world are on you once again”, Antonio Guteres.