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.
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.
In Burkina Faso, the ‘Mother of the Sahel’ brings education and hope to forcibly displaced children.
Stories & Blogs UNHCROct 09, 2024(Story )As conflict forced thousands of children to flee to the safety of her hometown, Maimouna Ba rallied the community to provide support and education.
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
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.
UN Gender Data Gap
Stories & Blogs UNSTATSJun 21, 2024(News )The UN Gender Data Hub has recently gone through its yearly comprehensive update that includes the latest data and metadata.
UNHCR welcomes commitments at ID4Africa 2024 on digital identity gains for displaced people in Africa
Stories & Blogs UNHCRMay 27, 2024(Announcement )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomed on Friday commitments made by various African countries to integrate refugees and stateless people into their national identification systems at the ID4Africa 2024 annual general meeting in Cape Town.