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Sustainable Development workshop on the road to Rio+20 kicks off
(2011-03)
The workshop on Institutional and Strategic Frameworks for Sustainable Development kicked off at the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC) in Addis Ababa. The workshop is part of the Africa Regional Preparatory process ...
Economic growth has to be balanced with human and natural capital says Ban ki-Moon
(2011-01)
UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon said in Addis Ababa today that although the first Earth Summit had provided vision for achieving the economic, social and environmental pillars of sustainable development, the world was yet ...
Vers des engagements ministériels en matière de développement, statistiques et migration
(2016-04)
La rencontre des experts organisée dans le cadre de la Conférence des ministres a conclu ses travaux dans la soirée du dimanche par une série de recommandations sur les problématiques prioritaires à soumettre lundi et mardi ...
Johannesburg to host meeting on interface between mining and manufacturing
(2013-08)
Government officials and experts from several sectors of the South African economy are scheduled to meet in Johannesburg on Aug. 22 to discuss ways of expanding commodity-based manufacturing to increase the value of its ...
La visite officielle au Niger souligne le rôle de la CEA dans la transformation de l'Afrique
(2014-05)
Ce communiqué de presse s’agit d’une visite officielle du Secrétaire exécutif de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), M.Carlos Lopes au Niger en mai à l’invitation du Président Issoufou Mahamadou. Pendant son ...
Inclusive growth, job creation and attention to human needs underpins UNCTADXIII conclusions
(2012-04)
The Thirteenth Ministerial Meeting of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD XIII) closed in Doha, Qatar, today with a call to orient financial flows towards supporting inclusive and sustainable ...
A new strategy for financing integration in North Africa
(2014-03)
One of the major reasons the integration process in Africa is lagging behind relates to the insufficient or irregular resources mobilized for the regional cooperation. Given the lack of the necessary financial means, the ...
5th Climate Change and Development Conference in Africa (CCDAV), Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 28-30 October, 2015
(2015-10)
The fifth Climate Change and Development Conference in Africa (CCDAV), Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 28-30 October, 2015. ClimDev- Africa partners: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA); African Union Commission ...
Climate change, agriculture and food security : issue paper 2
(2010-10)
Climate change poses important challenges for agriculture and food security in Africa. It directly affects food production through changes in afro-ecological conditions and indirectly affects growth and distribution of ...
Climate change, economic growth, and poverty reduction in Africa : issue paper 12
(2010-10)
There is consensus that climate change is a critical issue for Africa and indeed its greatest challenge in the 21st century along with poverty climate change is likely to disproportionably affect the contains development ...