FAO launches new portal for statistics on Food and Diet
Stories & Blogs FAOFeb 01, 2024(News )The new domain in the FAOSTAT portal will help close data gaps and contribute to better guidance for nutrition-sensitive agrifood systems policies.
Digitally deliverable services boom risks leaving least developed countries behind
Stories & Blogs UNCTADSep 28, 2023(News )UNCTAD steps up advocacy for global support to help vulnerable economies leverage digital trade for inclusive and sustainable development.
Sustainable Development Goals Require Global Rescue Plan, Secretary-General Tells Political Forum, Hailing Effort to Improve Developing Nations’ Access to Finance
Stories & Blogs UNSep 18, 2023(Press Release )“We can prevail. If we act now. If we act together. If we keep our promise to the billions of people whose hopes, dreams and futures you hold in your hands. Now is the time’ Said Antonio Guterres.
Better Data ‘Indispensable Scaffolding That Supports Progress across All Sustainable Development Goals, Stresses Deputy Secretary-General.
Stories & Blogs UNSep 17, 2023(Press Release )“Our world is confronting a cascade of crises that are undermining hard-won development gains and threatening lives and livelihoods everywhere” Amina Mohammed.
Supercharging Progress Towards the SDGs with Better Data
Stories & Blogs UNOPSJul 31, 2023(News )Geographic Information Systems may just be a secret ingredient to accelerating progress on the Sustainable Development Goals.
Harmonised methods for informal cross border trade data collection critical in monitoring intra-African Trade
Stories & Blogs ECAApr 28, 2023(Story )There are no agreed methods to accurately measure cross border trade, experts said at the first physical meeting of the ...
ECA launches program to modernize statistical production processes in Africa
Stories & Blogs ECAMar 29, 2023(Story )The program follows the road map for transformation and modernizing official statistics in Africa, which was approved by the ECA’s Conference of Ministers of Finance and Economic ...
More investment in data and statistics needed in Africa.
Stories & Blogs ECAMar 21, 2023(Story )“African countries can take action to accelerate sustainable development if they plan better and invest in effective data and statistical systems”, says Oliver Chinganya, Director of the Africa Center for Statistics (ACS) of ECA.
UN launches new portal on data and evidence on sustainable development for Africa
Stories & Blogs UNFPASep 13, 2021(Press Release )Measuring and evaluating progress on the SDGs in Africa became much easier as a group of regional UN entities launched the first online data Portal.
Poor data dents Africa’s sustainable development goals implementation
Stories & Blogs ECAMar 02, 2021(Story )Good quality data and statistics are important for informing development decisions and Africa should not be found wanting as it seeks to meet the SDGs and Africa’s Agenda ...