JOINT PRESS RELEASE 1 July 2025 (Seville, Spain) – A coalition of governments, international development partners and private sector groups including the UN Capital Development Fund, UN Economic ...

FFD4 HIGH-LEVEL SIDE EVENT Session: Mobilizing Finance for Sustainable Development Statement By Mr. Claver Gatete United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA Seville, Spain ...

IntroductionIntroduction The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) presents a critical opportunity to explore strategies for mobilizing the much-needed financial ...

Lusaka, Zambia, 12 June 2025 (ECA) – The Permanent Secretary, Zambia Ministry of Commerce Trade and Industry (MCTI), Mrs Lillian Bwalya said, the workshop takes place at a pivotal moment as Africa ...

Freetown, Sierra Leone | 10–13 June 2025 The Ministry of Trade and Industry of Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and the United Nations ...

Addis Ababa, 4 June 2025 (ECA) – Zimbabwe is overhauling how it tracks gender equality, following national consensus on a unified monitoring and reporting framework to fix fragmented systems, outdated ...

Harare, 30 May 2025 (ECA) - "Migration is not a problem to solve, but an opportunity to seize," says Walter Kasempa, AU/IOM Migration Ambassador.As the most mobile and fastest-growing demographic on ...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 27 May 2025 – The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) convened a Regional Dialogue on ...

RETREAT OF THE UN DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL WITH RESIDENT COORDINATORS IN AFRICA Opening Session: Countdown To 2030: State of the World and Delivering the SDGs Keynote Remarks (Virtual) By Mr. Claver ...

Addis Ababa, 9 May 2025 – Between the 21 April and 9 May 2025, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in collaboration with various international and regional partners conducted training for 66 ...

Addis Ababa, 13 May 2025 - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Government of Japan represented by the Mission of Japan to the African Union have officially launched their ...

Lomé, Togo, 12 May 2025 – Over 500 delegates, including Heads of State, Ministers of Finance, Central Bank Governors, development partners, and civil society organizations gathered in Lomé for the ...