Tag: Sustainable development
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12 Dec 17 NewsFeatured tweets:
@AUC_MoussaFaki: #SDGsAfricaRoundtable: Leadership in Africa must speak, act local to galvanise intra-African trade, stronger political commitment to address the ...
Commodity-dependent developing countries need to boost efforts to diversify their economies
12 Dec 17 NewsWithout policy change, commodity-dependent developing countries risk falling short of achieving sustainable development by 2030, UN report warns.
Without a renewed commitment to p...
Lift in global economy prompts opportunities to tackle deep-rooted development issues – UN
12 Dec 17 NewsA 3% upturn in the global economy has paved the way to readjust policy towards longer-term issues, such as addressing climate change, tackling existing inequalities and removing in...
Global Future Council on International Trade and Investment: Strategic brief for trade ministers on creating an inclusive trade agenda
08 Dec 17 NewsIn July 2017, acknowledging the ongoing backlash surrounding the legitimacy of globalization, the Global Future Council on International Trade and Investment outlined for G20 leade...
Final Declaration of the 5th African Union-European Union Summit
07 Dec 17 NewsInvesting in Youth for Accelerated Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development
Declaration
We, the Heads of State and Government of Member States of the African Union (AU) a...
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06 Dec 17 NewsAnthony Carroll: Forging a new era in US-South African relations (Africa Center, Atlantic Council)
This report assesses the potential role of the US in assuring South Africa’s p...
Taxes, debt and development: A one-percent rule to raise revenues in Africa
06 Dec 17 NewsTax revenues play a critical role for countries to create room in their budgets to increase spending on social services like health and education, and public investment.
At a time...
Group of WTO Members: Time to focus on gender as critical inclusion issue
06 Dec 17 NewsA coalition of developed and developing economies is expected to unveil a declaration in Buenos Aires outlining several steps they plan to take over the coming two years towards in...
Ending child marriage could generate $3 billion in annual benefits for Uganda’s population by 2030
05 Dec 17 NewsEnding child marriage today could generate $3 billion per year for Uganda by 2030, says a new report published by the World Bank. In contrast, the perpetuation of child marriage wo...
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01 Dec 17 Newstralac’s weekly e-Newsletter is posted. Featured content: (i) Preparing for Buenos Aires: can the WTO deliver on Nairobi promises?; (ii) tralac-KAM AGOA awareness workshops
An A...
5th African Union-European Union Summit: Resource box
01 Dec 17 NewsThe 5th African Union-European Union (AU-EU) Summit took place in Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire, on 29-30 November 2017 under the overarching theme “Investing in Youth for a Sustaina...
EU-Africa Business Forum underlines commitment of business to sustainable, inclusive development
01 Dec 17 NewsAt the 6th EU-Africa Business Forum, held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on 27 November 2017, business leaders and investors from Africa and Europe confirmed their commitment to sust...
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30 Nov 17 NewsIn Abidjan: 5th African Union-European Union Summit concludes: Investing in youth for a sustainable future
The 5th African Union-European Union Summit took place on 29-30 Nov...
African Union-European Union Summit: Investing in youth for a sustainable future
30 Nov 17 NewsThe 5th African Union-European Union Summit took place on 29-30 November in Abidjan, under the overarching theme of Youth. The Summit brought together leaders from 55 African Union...
Joint press release of the United Nations, the African Union and the European Union at the 5th AU-EU Summit in Abidjan
30 Nov 17 NewsAbidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, the President of the Europea...
South-South cooperation offers major opportunities to support vulnerable countries – UN official
30 Nov 17 NewsAs the most vulnerable countries continue to face serious development challenges, South-South cooperation offers enormous opportunities and potential to effectively support them in...
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29 Nov 17 NewsUpdates from the 5th AU-EU Summit in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire:
UN Secretary-General António Guterres: remarks at the Opening of the 5th African Union-European Union...
Foreign Affairs Ministers of Africa and Europe convene in Abidjan to brainstorm on joint development issues
29 Nov 17 NewsThe opening ceremony of the Joint AU-EU Ministerial Meeting was held on 28 November 2017 in the presence of AU Commissioners and high officials from the AU and the EU, ahead of the...
EU Bank financing for young entrepreneurs and private sector, as well as key services across Africa announced alongside AU-EU summit
29 Nov 17 NewsAhead of the fifth African Union-European Union summit taking place in in Abidjan this week the European Investment Bank (EIB) has formally agreed financing to support more than EU...
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28 Nov 17 NewsFeatured infographics: @TheEIU_Africa team forecasts Ethiopia as sub-Saharan Africa’s fastest growing economy in 2018. East African/Franc Zone economies feature in region’...