Prior to his appointment as Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the ECA, Mr. Gatete was the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Rwanda to the United Nations in ...

The 11th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-11) Secretariat has streamlined the Exhibition and Knowledge Fair activities to enhance the conference participants experience.

Urbanization on the African continent represents a megatrend. By 2050, the percentage of people living in urban areas is predicted to rise from 47% in 2000 to around 60%. With an average annual urban ...

Since its inception in 2018, the Africa Business Forum has promoted dialogue between governments, investors, service providers, project promotors and other stakeholders on challenges, opportunities, ...

The objective of this section is to strengthen the capacity of member States to design, implement and monitor policies to promote sustainable urbanization that drives inclusive economic growth and ...

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These submission guidelines are developed in order to ensure successful organization of the award activities and the impartiality of the award itself. The Kofi Annan Road Safety Award will be in the ...

The Eleventh session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-11) will be jointly organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Government of the ...

African cities and localities are playing a growing role in the region’s progress towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and Agenda 2063 of the AU. Sub-national governments are undertaking ...

Dr. Vera Songwe is from Cameroon. She was appointed by Secretary-General António Guterres as the ninth Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) at the level of UN ...

A robust and vibrant private sector is vital for inclusive and sustained economic growth. Indeed, the private sector is the engine of economic growth. In Africa, the private sector has an immense ...

The use of exchange rate devaluation has recently re-emerged as a stabilization tool to correct macroeconomic imbalances in developing countries, as was the case under the structural adjustment ...