Tag: Sustainable development
Hunger on the rise in Africa, new UN report reveals
13 Feb 19 NewsA new joint United Nations report reveals that hunger is on the rise in Africa following years of decline due to a number of reasons, including difficult global economic conditions...
International push to improve food safety
12 Feb 19 NewsInternational Food Safety Conference opens with call for greater global cooperation
Greater international cooperation is needed to prevent unsafe food from causing ill health and ...
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01 Feb 19 News20th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State of the East African Community: Joint Communiqué
Highlights: The Summit received a progress report on the Review of the East African De...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s first State Visit to India
29 Jan 19 NewsPresident Cyril Ramaphosa, during his media remarks on 25 January 2019 following his first State Visit to India as President of the Republic of South Africa, said that fruitfu...
African policymakers must pay more attention to counterfeit drugs
29 Jan 19 NewsA new study shows that poor and vulnerable populations, especially in Africa, suffer the most.
Substandard and fake medicines pose a significant threat to Africa. These products c...
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28 Jan 19 NewsEvents listing, Part II
Profiled trade and development event listings: events happening outside of Africa
ITC and Commonwealth Secretariat: Women in the digital economy and inter...
EU-AU Ministers of Foreign Affairs Meeting: Joint Communiqué
28 Jan 19 NewsEurope and Africa are each other’s closest neighbours. What happens in Africa matters in Europe, and vice versa.
As equal partners with mutual interests, the two sides are worki...
Signs suggest global economic growth spurt has peaked but will remain steady at 3 percent in 2019-2020
22 Jan 19 NewsEconomic prospects threatened by weakened support for multilateralism, tightening of financial conditions and heightened trade tensions
The global economy will continue to grow at...
tralac’s final Daily News Selection 2018
18 Dec 18 NewsToday in Vienna: The High-Level Forum Africa-Europe
President Kagame and Chancellor Kurz decided to call for a High-Level Forum to provide a space for European and African leaders...
Murky climate deal lets down poor countries
18 Dec 18 NewsThe international deal hammered out during last-minute talks at the 24th UN climate change conference (COP 24) has been lambasted for failing to address crucial issues related to r...
Reflections on COP24
11 Dec 18 BlogThe 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (COP24) is currently taking place in Katowice, Poland from 2-14 December 2018. COP24 is hosted ...
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07 Dec 18 News2018 African Economic Conference: outcomes
Economic integration is seen as a game-changer for achieving inclusive sustainable development. Read more in the Overview of Conference ...
At closing of the 2018 African Economic Conference, economic integration is seen as a game-changer for achieving inclusive sustainable development
07 Dec 18 NewsEconomic integration is a game-changing reality and African countries must fully embrace it to achieve sustainable and inclusive development that reduce poverty and inequality in a...
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05 Dec 18 Newstralac in the news at AEC2018: ”We have learned a lot of lessons,” Trudi Hartzenberg, Executive Director of the Trade Law Centre, said. “We have a window to build capaci...
AGR-V launched in Kigali; emphasises need to improve governance of Africa’s abundant natural resources
05 Dec 18 NewsThe fifth edition of the African Governance Report (AGR-V) was launched and discussed by delegates attending the 2018 African Economic Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, on Tuesday.
Th...
2018 African SDG report calls for critical investments in urbanization
05 Dec 18 NewsThe 2018 Africa Sustainable Development Report calls on African governments to prioritize investments in water, sanitation and urbanization in order to leverage the health outcomes...
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04 Dec 18 NewsSome keynote, Q1 2019, African trade policy discussions to diarise:
Trade Policy Review for the East African Community (20, 22 March 2019, Geneva). This will be the only Afric...
Success and challenges in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Middle Income Countries
04 Dec 18 NewsHigh level meeting on middle income countries
Remarks delivered by Abdoulaye Mar Dieye, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the UNDP Bureau for Policy and P...
COP24: Paris Agreement takes center stage as climate negotiations open in Poland
04 Dec 18 NewsThe core business of the 24th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) opened on Monday, 3 December 2018 i...
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03 Dec 18 NewsAfrican trade events to diarise: African Ministers of Trade meeting (12-13 December, Cairo); 1st SADCSTAN workshop to adopt Harmonised Transport Standards (10-14 December, South Af...