The Ninth Meeting of Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) of UN agencies and organizations working in Africa in support of African Union (AU) and its NEPAD Programme was held at the UN Conference Center, Addis Ababa ...

This paper seeks to draw attention to the gender dimension of climate change and the need to integrate gender issues in climate change responses, with particular emphasis on women’s concerns. The paper is divided into four ...

This report presents the outcome of the Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting (AEGM) which was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 4 and 5 may 2009, to review the draft report on the Harmonization of NMPs in the SADC subregion. ...

The 12th APF meeting held in Rome on 10 June 2009 accepted the offer of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) to host a Special Session of the APF devoted to Climate Change. This APF decision is consistent with ...

The report proposed four main strategies that African countries could pursue to usher in “self-reinforcing process of economic, political, and social development”. These strategies were: improving governance and resolving ...

The report is a result of input solicited from Member States and regional partners, and extensive desk review of available documentation and internet resources on drought and desertification, as well as information exchange ...

The United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) at its Sixteenth Session 1. (CSD-16) to be held in 2008, will focus on the assessment of the progress made in implementing programs and actions on sustainable ...

Le présent rapport, qui est soumis à la quarante-deuxième session de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), porte sur la période allant de mai 2008 à mai 2009, et décrit les principales réalisations de son secrétariat ...

Le changement climatique apparaît comme l’une des menaces les plus sérieuses pour le développement durable en Afrique. Dans la région, les pratiques anthropiques, notamment la production et la consommation d’énergie, ont ...

This docuemnt is a Outcome statement of the African plenary on national poverty reduction strategies and the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGS).