COM 2026: Ministerial dialogue calls for urgent action to boost women’s financial inclusion for Africa’s growth
Stories & Blogs ECAApr 01, 2026(Story )“Inclusion will never be complete without women being part of decision-making. We will not transform our economies by including women in numbers and excluding them from power,”Ms. Nadia Alaoui, Morocco’s Minister of Economy and Finance, said.
Why is Gender Equality Crucial for Tackling Climate Change?
Stories & Blogs UNSDGMar 30, 2026(Story )Climate change can also reduce access to education. Girls are often the first to be pulled out of school after climate impacts cause families to struggle with limited resources or an increased demand for unpaid care work
High-level policy dialogue explores how innovation, data, and frontier technologies can accelerate West Africa’s economic transformation
Stories & Blogs ECAMar 13, 2026(Story )The dialogue took place at a critical time when African economies are seeking to accelerate structural transformation and build more resilient and diversified growth models.
Powering women's economic futures: energy and opportunity in Africa's inclusive industrialization transformation
Stories & Blogs ECAMar 09, 2026(Blog )industrialization transformation 9 March, 2026 [Blog] Powering women's economic futures: energy and opportunity in Africa's inclusive industrialization transformation Share this: By Towela Ngulube and Sosson Tadadjeu In Africa, women play a crucial role
GiveToGain: Promoting women's economic empowerment in Southern Africa
Stories & Blogs ECAMar 09, 2026(Blog )As part of International Women's Day 2026, ECA SRO-SA joins UN Women in supporting the GiveToGain campaign which aligns with this year's global theme: Rights, Justice, Action, For ALL women and girls.
Water, sanitation, and women’s economic empowerment across the lifecycle in Africa
Stories & Blogs ECAMar 09, 2026(Blog )Across the lifecycle, inadequate WASH services impose particularly high costs on girls and women.
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Restore Dignity for Gender-Based Violence Survivors in Uganda’s Refugee Settlements
Stories & Blogs UNSDGMar 04, 2026(Story )Under the Spotlight Initiative 2.0, over 77,000 children and youth in and out of schools across 17 districts have been reached with interventions.
At the World Health Summit, global parliamentarians meet with partners to strengthen political leadership in ending AIDS.
Stories & Blogs UNAIDSOct 13, 2025(Press Release )Parliamentarians from around the world met with policymakers and partners at the World Health Summit in Berlin to foster dialogue on how to mobilize political will, defend equal rights and build inclusive and sustainable responses to HIV.
UNAIDS releases new film about the importance of dialogue between parents and children around safe sex and HIV prevention.
Stories & Blogs UNAIDSOct 11, 2025(Press Release )UNAIDS proudly presents, ‘Ghotul,’ a short film about a conversation between a daughter and her mother about how she met her father and how she navigated dating and relationships when she was younger.
30 Years Post-Beijing: slow but steady strides in East and southern Africa, more policies and implementation needed to expedite gender equality.
Stories & Blogs ECASep 23, 2025(Story )30 years since the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA), East and southern Africa has made commendable progress in gender equality demonstrated by improved education, health, and women’s public and private sector leadership.