Addis Ababa, 15 November 2024 (ECA) The Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) Secretariat, in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Ministry of Innovation ...

Climate change has significant implications for both development and migration in Africa. African countries are particularly vulnerable to the impact of climate change, which can have far-reaching ...

The Paris Agreement, adopted in 2015, sets the goal of limiting global warming to well below 2°C and continuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Article 6 of the Paris ...

There has been growing interest in carbon trading as a solution for both climate mitigation and adaptation. In Africa, this interest has been driven largely by the limited availability of public ...

It is an honour to join you on this Africa Day at COP29 to deliberate on the vital theme of “Scaling up Financing for Climate Adaptation and Green Growth in Africa.” I wish to begin by extending my ...

The Paris Agreement, adopted in 2015, aims to limit global warming to well below 2°C and to continue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Article 6 of the agreement emphasizes the ...

Baku, 14 November 2024 (ECA) - As world leaders gathered at COP29, amid a flurry of ambitious pledges and somber warnings, one message stood out in a moment that captured the urgency felt by many: ...

Exercising its mandate to promote the economic and social development of its member States and foster intra-African integration, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has been ...

With the adoption of the Paris Agreement, and more particularly the Article 6 related to the international cooperation between the Parties for the achievement of their NDCs for a higher ambition in ...

Rabat, 12 November 2024 (ECA) – The sub regional Offices for West and North Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) are jointly organizing the 39th and 27th sessions of the ...

This report on Recent Social and Economic Conditions in Southern Africa is presented annually to the ICSOE of Southern Africa. Its objectives are to provide member States with an update on the social ...

This report serves as an instrument by which member States, through the ICSOE, assess the relevance of the work of the ECA’s SRO-SA, and provide guidance for the future work of ECA in the subregion.