Policy Makers and leading stakeholders from around the world have called for a united global effort to combat ongoing crises and deliver meaningful change and sustainable development. These issues were emphasized during ...

Media Advisory - 2022 Africa Day at the High-Level Political Forum on the Sustainable Development Goals takes place by the Theme of “Scaling up innovative financing and leveraging partnerships for the Africa We Want.” ...

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a great disruption of lives and livelihoods, and therefore a substantial economic shock globally. This was especially true for the countries of Africa, many of which had very low institutional ...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) should be made to work as it is the continent’s only path to sustainable development, Coordinator of the Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) African Trade Policy Centre ...

The Government of Uganda has scaled up the practice of voluntary local reviews – which monitor progress made by local governments towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – and is bringing their outcomes to the ...

Amidst a world challenged by geopolitical tensions, a persistent COVID-19 pandemic, a burgeoning climate crisis and rising poverty, world leaders are coming together at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on ...

The HLPF is an annual gathering of policy makers, civil society organizations, international organizations and private sector representatives to address the most pressing issues affecting the world and plot a course forward ...

The African Centre for Statistics of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa is pleased to announce the launch of the Africa SDGs Progress Dashboard. The tool is developed to assist evidence-based policy making ...

The Economic Commission for Africa’s Sub-regional Office for Southern Africa will continue to push for the region’s structural transformation through inclusive industrialization that is aimed at sustainable economic growth ...

The 24 Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts of Southern Africa (ICE) ended in Mauritius Friday with delegates urging member States to create stable policy environments to minimize uncertainties in order ...