Addis Ababa, 18 March 2024 (ECA) - A joint team from the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the World Food Programme (WFP) has concluded a three-day series of strategic discussions on enhancing...
UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Updates
Search
Refine the list with filters
Search helpList
Rapport sur le développement durable en Afrique 2023
Accélérer la reprise au sortir de la pandémie de maladie à coronavirus (COVID-19) et la mise en œuvre intégrale du Programme de développement durable à l’horizon 2030 et de l’Agenda 2063 de l’Union...
2023 Africa Sustainable Development Report
Accelerating recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and African Union Agenda 2063 at all levels The year 2023...
Africa - Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2023
Alarm bells ignored as Africa continues to face deepening food crisis Amid global climate talks, joint report shows extent of hunger crisis and calls for urgent action 7 December 2023, Johannesburg -...
Ethiopia + 3 more
Building climate resilient and environmentally sustainable health systems in Africa: a summary of findings and recommendations from Climate and Health Vulnerability Assessments (CHVAs) funded by AFRI-RES across four countries
This note summarizes lessons and practices deployed in embedding climate resilience into the design of projects that received catalytic funds from The Africa Climate Resilience Investment Facility...
World + 1 more
ECA and AUC to tackle migration narrative and barriers in Africa
Addis Ababa, 29 May 2023 - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union Commission (AUC) have launched a joint project aimed at shaping a positive narrative and...
Financing climate resilience and a just transition in Africa
Addis Ababa, 20 March 2023 (ECA) - Innovative and collaborative financing models are required to urgently finance climate action, particularly in Africa and emerging markets, concluded experts...
(Blog) Forging a Social Contract for Reducing Poverty and Inequality in Africa
Africa is at a crossroad. A convergence of crises – the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ukraine war along with climate change – have exacted a huge toll on the continent’s development. The pandemic pushed 62...
Huit milliards de personnes ; une seule humanité
À la mi-novembre, le cap des 8 milliards d’habitants sur Terre sera franchi, ce qui témoigne des progrès scientifiques et des avancées en matière de nutrition, de santé publique et d’assainissement...
Eight billion people; one humanity
The world’s population will reach 8 billion in the middle of November – a testament to scientific breakthroughs and improvements in nutrition, public health and sanitation. But as our human family...
African Women Impact Fund receives USD$50 million to drive an inclusive investment environment
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Standard Bank Group, with the support of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and the African Union Commission (AUC), have announced...
ECA and UN Climate Champions host African Roundtable to mobilize investment for climate-resilient projects in Africa
Addis Ababa, 5 August 2022 (ECA) - Ahead of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the UN Climate Champions hosted the “African...
ECA inaugurates the fourth edition of Africa Climate Talks
Addis Ababa/Maputo 27 July 2022 The all-important fourth edition of the Africa Climate Talks (ACTs!), takes place in Maputo, Mozambique this week under the theme “Ensuring a just and equitable...
Improved statistics key to unlocking the development potential of migration conclude African experts
Kampala, Uganda, 22 July 2022 (ECA): The urgency of improving data and statistics to capture the benefits of migration for Africa’s prosperity and resilience was underscored at an Expert Group...
Mali + 3 more
Les acteurs sous-régionaux de l’Afrique de l’Ouest mobilisés pour une reprise économique efficace dans la sous-région menacée par la COVID-19, les conflits et la faim
DAKAR –La Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA), en partenariat avec la Communauté économique des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CEDEAO), le Programme Alimentaire Mondial (PAM)...
Mali + 3 more
West African decision-makers meet to discuss economic recovery in a region destabilised by conflict, COVID-19 and hunger crises
DAKAR –The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in partnership with the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), and the...
Health reforms are key to economic recovery in Africa
Dakar, Senegal, 16 May 2022 (ECA) - Amadou Hott, Senegalese Minister of Finance says Africa had to go through the COVID-19 crisis to realise the importance of investing in strong health systems and...
Economic Report on Africa/ERA 2021: Addressing Poverty and Vulnerability in Africa during the COVID-19 Pandemic
ECA's Economic Report on Africa addresses continent's vulnerability during COVID-19 Dakar, Senegal, May 15 2022 (ECA) - The disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic pushed an estimated 55 million...
World + 1 more
Africa launches a platform to deal with the Ukraine crisis shocks
Addis Ababa, 09 May 2022 - Two years after the emergence of COVID-19, Africa has absorbed a number of lessons which will prove crucial as the continent confronts the new food, fuel and fertilizer...
World + 10 more
Boosting Africa’s resilience to the adverse impact of the Ukraine crisis
By Hiroyuki Saito - From expanding social safety nets and improving governance to boosting intra-African trade, the chief economist of a United Nations regional body in Africa proposed a series of...