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Economic Report on Africa 2010 calls for job creation to be a priority for African countries
(2010-03)
African countries must prioritize the creation of decent jobs as a central pillar of macroeconomic policy in order to attain the millennium development goals and eradicate poverty, according to the forthcoming Economic ...
Conference endorsed as a "standing regional platform" to advance civil registration and vital statistics policies in Africa
(2010-08)
Over 40 Ministers responsible for civil registration concluded a Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with a Ministerial Declaration that resolves to advance the development of civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) ...
Poverty eradication efforts take center-stage at meeting of experts
(2010-09)
Experts meeting in Addis Ababa have expressed concern over “significant, but uneven progress on poverty reduction”. The Experts concur that even this uneven progress may now be threatened by the overlapping global crises ...
High-level ministerial forum kicks off with strong calls to improve civil registration as a development priority
(2010-08)
The Conference is the first to ever bring together over 40 Ministers from across Africa to deliberate on the way forward on civil registration and vital statistics systems. Its highlighted the challenges facing many African ...
African statisticians challenged to produce gender responsive data
(2008-12)
Speaking at the opening session of a today regional workshop on gender statistics in Addis Ababa today, the Director of the African Centre for Statistics, Mr. Ben Kirergyera, explained that “gender responsive” or “gender ...
Meeting of the commission on HIV/AIDS and governance in Africa (CHGA) on the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS and access to treatment and care
(2004-07)
The Commission for HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa (CHGA) will convene its CHGA Interactive session in Gaborone, Botswana. CHGA Interactive Botswana is the second in a series of five regional meetings the Commission will ...
Commissioner joy phumaphi opens meeting on treatment and care for persons living with HIV/AIDS
(2004-07)
The second CHGA Interactive was held in Gaborone, Botswana in 2004. During the meeting Statement given by Mrs. Phumaphi, Commissioner of the Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance, former Minister of Health of the Republic ...
Petter Hansen, of Denmark, appointed under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs
(1994-02)
This press release is describes Peter Hansen, of Denmark, appointed Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs. Mr. Hansen, a national of Denmark, has been Executive Director of the Commission on Global Governance, ...
Réunion sur les statistiques du secteur informel : expérience pays, recommandations internationales et application
(2013-04)
La Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique (CEA), conjointement avec la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) et l'Organisation internationale du travail de l'ONU (OIT), organisera une réunion technique ...
Experts agree that the future of democracy in Africa depends on the youth
(2012-11)
Experts at the International Conference on Youth and Democratization which kicked off in Addis Ababa today agreed that African youth are in the vanguard of political and governance changes in the continent. In a statement ...