80TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY As we convene, the global economy, though recovering from successive shocks, is weighed down by debt, inequality and the existential threat of ...

That means investing in sustainable infrastructure, green energy and regional value chains that generate jobs and prosperity for Africa’s youth. Excellencies, the G20 represents 85% of global GDP.

Issued by: Communications Section Economic Commission for Africa PO Box 3001 Addis Ababa Ethiopia Tel: +251 11 551 5826 E-mail: [email protected] ...

This year’s International Day of Peace urges each of us to give voice to that call. Around the world lives are being ripped apart, childhoods extinguished, and basic human dignity discarded, amidst ...

Home » Stories » 30 Years Post-Beijing: slow but steady strides in East and southern Africa, more policies and implementation needed to expedite gender equality.

Eliminating poverty in all its forms and everywhere is a not only key goal of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, but also a central element of the Political Declaration for the upcoming ...

Building on the achievements and lessons of the Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa (IDDA III), the upcoming IDDA ...

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), and the Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network will host a high-level ...

Addis Ababa, 23 September 2025 (ECA) - Hundreds of millions of Africans still live without electricity, relying on kerosene, candles and firewood. The cost is measured in stalled growth, missed ...

Lusaka, Zambia – 17 September 2025 (ECA) — The three-day Regional Workshop on the Accelerated Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement concluded in Lusaka, Zambia, ...

Kigali, Rwanda, 15 September 2025 (ECA) -The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its Eastern Africa Office, hosted a delegation of 14 university students from across Kenya, representing ...

Lusaka, 29th April 2022 – Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has signed a historical cooperation agreement to facilitate the development of value chain in electric battery and clean ...