Introduction For a growing number of consumers, the true cost of a product goes far beyond its price tag. Driven by deep concerns over climate change and social equity, and aware that every purchase ...

47TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Statement By Mr. Claver Gatete United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA Malabo, Equatorial Guinea 10 July 2025 H.E. Mahmoud ...

Sevilla, Spain, 30 June 2025 – The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) opened today in Sevilla with the adoption of the Sevilla Commitment or Compromiso de Sevilla, an ...

Mogadishu, 23 June 2025 – At the launch of the Somalia Centennial Vision 2060 (CV2060) today, one of the top United Nations officials in Africa commended the country for the progress it has made so ...

Addis Ababa, 4 June 2025 (ECA) – Zimbabwe is overhauling how it tracks gender equality, following national consensus on a unified monitoring and reporting framework to fix fragmented systems, outdated ...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 27 May 2025 – The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) convened a Regional Dialogue on ...

FIRST AFRICAN UNION DEBT CONFERENCE Theme: Africa’s Public Debt Management Agenda in Restoring and Safeguarding Debt Sustainability Opening Remarks By Mr. Claver Gatete United Nations ...

Kampala, 7 April 2025 (ECA) - The United Nations and the African Union (AU) are creating synergy in implementing the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the UN Sustainable Development Goals for Agenda ...

Addis Ababa, 3 April 2025 (ECA) - Why borrowing is so expensive for African nations is no longer just a technical debate. It is a question with billion-dollar consequences. Imagine a scenario, as of ...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 18 March 2025 (ECA) – The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday, outlining a ...

DRAFT SPEAKING NOTES FOR HIS EXCELLENCY WAMKELE MENE SECRETARY-GENERAL, AfCFTA SECRETARIAT OPENING REMARKS CONFERENCE OF AFRICAN MINISTERS OF FINANCE, PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE THEME ...

Africa stands at a critical juncture in its development, with immense potential driven by a youthful population, rich natural resources, and expanding consumer markets. However, while economic growth ...