Tag: Sustainable development

The Africa Ministerial Pre-Consultative Meeting convened in Addis Ababa to prepare for the upcoming 61st session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61) concluded succe...

A Daily Nation primer for today’s AU Heads of State Summit: The schedule and what to expect in Addis Ababa Assembly of Heads of State: remarks by Chairperson of the African Unio...

Demand for international tourism remained robust in 2016 despite challenges. International tourist arrivals grew by 3.9% to reach a total of 1,235 million, according to the l...

IMF Chief Christine Lagarde, in a public lecture on 27 January 2017 in Kampala, said that Uganda needs more infrastructure investment. “Under-developed infrastructure is ...

Against a backdrop of growing international tension over trade, agriculture ministers from the G-20 coalition of major advanced and emerging economies agreed to improve the sustain...

The world needs to take urgent action to mobilise the estimated US$265 billion a year needed to achieve the first two Sustainable Development Goals to end poverty and hunger by 203...

AU Summit briefings today in Addis: Mrs Rhoda Peace Tumusiime (Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture): Strengthening mutual accountability to achieve CAADP/Malabo go...

A groundbreaking new report, Reviving the Western Indian Ocean Economy: Actions for a Sustainable Future, finds the ocean assets of the Western Indian Ocean region are valued ...

Highlighting growing challenges, such as climate change and natural resource scarcity, facing small farmers in developing countries, the head of the United Nations agricultural age...

Profiled, forthcoming events: Regional trade in Africa: drivers, trends and opportunities (3 February, ACP Secretariat, Brussels); 2017 African Economic Platform (20-22 March, Maur...

The inaugural United Nations (UN) World Data Forum concluded on Wednesday with the launch of a global plan for better data to improve people’s lives, and new ideas and solutions ...

Europe readies its ‘Marshall Plan’ for Africa (Politico) If Europe wants to tackle the root causes of the migration crisis, the head of the European Investment Bank says it mu...

With only 41 per cent of countries regularly producing data on violence against women and only 13 per cent of countries having a dedicated gender statistics budget, the first-ever ...

Message from Mr. Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs and Secretary-General of the Ocean Conference I wish to thank UNCTAD for organizing the briefin...

With the statistical community facing myriad challenges as countries begin to implement the new 15-year global plan for sustainable development, it is imperative to modernize, impr...

The 7th meeting of Continental Free Trade Area Continental Task force took place last week in Nairobi Mr Nadir Merah, Acting Director and Head of Trade Division of the Department ...

New report shows next decade critical for companies to open 60 key market “hot spots,” tackle social, environmental challenges, and re-build trust with society More ...

The inaugural United Nations World Data Forum kicked off yesterday in the South African city of Cape Town, bringing together more than 1,500 data experts from more than 100 countri...

The inaugural United Nations World Data Forum, taking place in Cape Town, South Africa, on 15-18 January 2017, is set to kick off with an ambitious and innovative programme and ros...

Low-income countries should build more infrastructure to strengthen growth. A new IMF analysis looks at ways to overcome obstacles. The clock is now ticking on the 2030 Agend...