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).
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.
Empowering young Tanzanians to choose their own paths.Empowering young Tanzanians to choose their own paths.
Stories & Blogs UNFPAOct 08, 2024(News )Melania Zambiliti wanted something more for herself and her family; working part-time as a cleaner at a local restaurant in her village in the Kakonko District, the young mother of two was living with her in-laws and struggling to make ends meet.
Youth perspective: What do young people know about the digital divide?
Stories & Blogs UNFPAOct 07, 2024(News )While questions about Internet usage, the digital divide, and AI garnered significant interest, space technology received notably less attention.
Female genital mutilation leads to death in childbirth, a preventable tragedy Ugandan community members assert.
Stories & Blogs UNFPAOct 03, 2024(News )“My sister should not have passed away in the way she did,” Josephine Telo told a group of women who had survived female genital mutilation. This was the practice – the mutilation of a woman or girl’s genitals for no medical reason – that killed her sist
Boosting trust and skilled birth attendance in Cameroon’s health facilities.
Stories & Blogs UNFPAOct 02, 2024(News )Toukam Mirabelle had been told that twin pregnancies hardly ever go beyond eight and half months, yet she was past even her regular due date.
A rallying call that emphasizes the pivotal role of digital integration in harmonizing civil registration and vital statistics systems with legal identity structures.
Stories & Blogs ECAJul 30, 2024(Story )Strengthening the linkage of civil registration and vital statistics to legal identity systems through digitalization for enhanced inclusion
“Bringing smiles to mothers and babies”: Midwives promote safe births at Nimbo health centre in Côte D’Ivoire.
Stories & Blogs UNFPAJul 30, 2024(News )For millions of women, midwives are their first line of defence against preventable maternal death.
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.
Women, Girls in Focus as AU, SADC Stress Financing Gender Data for Development.
Stories & Blogs ECAJul 08, 2024(Story )African policymakers, gender experts, and development actors are calling on countries and the region to invest and collaborate more to finance the production and use of gender data to improve the lives of women and girls.