African ministers call for international financial system remaking
Dozens of finance and foreign ministers met this week to call for radical action to reform the international…
SDGs
Report urges better resource management for attaining SDGs
The UN Environment Program’s (UNEP) International Resource Panel (IRP) has published the second edition of its Global Resources…
Digital technologies benefit 70% of SDG targets
More than two-thirds of the UN’s targets for sustainable development can benefit directly from digital technologies, according to…
Over 122 million people face hunger since 2019 – UN
Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and…
France vows to ensure long-term global food security, stability
The Government of France announced it will champion International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD’s) current resource mobilization efforts…
UN agency calls for global financial system overhaul
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has called for an inclusive international tax system and an…
African companies won Milken-Motsepe Prize in AgriTech
Three African companies from Tanzania, Uganda and South Africa today won the Milken-Motsepe Prize in AgriTech by the…
Rising poverty, inequalities threaten Sustainable Development Goals
Development experts have warned that persistent poverty and inequality are likely to undermine prosperity, peace and security in…
Africa urged to invest more in data, statistics to attain SDGs
Africa is set to miss most of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a result of lack of…
Transformative change in SDG implementation vital
African leaders have made the case for increased investment in technology and innovation to accelerate the implementation of…
Africa needs fresh commitment, investment to achieve SDGs
Africa needs a paradigm shift to deliver sustainable development by making a fresh commitment and increasing investment to…
Taking stock of progress on SDGs implementation
African countries should learn from the experience of each other including successes, challenges and lessons learned, with a…
Ethiopia, most African nations offtrack of achieving SDGs
Ethiopia and most African countries are not on track of attaining any of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals…
Ethiopia set to host African youth summit
Ethiopia is set to host the 4th African Youth Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Summit scheduled to take place…
Africa to build on progress towards Agenda 2063
The 8th African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (ARFSD) opened with a reminder for Africa to acknowledge the…
Kigali set to host regional forum on sustainable development
The capital of Rwanda, Kigali is set to host the 8th Session of Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable…
Initiative to help entrepreneurs in Ethiopia get seed money
A new global initiative, The Generation Unlimited Youth Challenge is set to help young entrepreneurs in Ethiopia get…
Report finds stark disparities in COVID-19 impacts
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today launched its fifth annual Goalkeepers Report, featuring an updated global dataset…
UNDP, ITC to raise African business opportunities
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) team up to empower African small…
Morocco, UN celebrate first-ever international Argan Tree Day
Morocco and the United Nations will be marking the first-ever International Argan Tree Day on May 10th, 2021.
Africa’s economic downturn affects SDGs progress
Before the onset of the deadly novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Africa was recording positive growth rates but not enough…
UN agency launches Africa green recovery report
The Economic Commission for Africa on Monday launched the Building Forward for an African Green Recovery report which…
COVIS-19 stops 20 years progress of Sustainable Development Goals
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today launched its fourth annual Goalkeepers Report, featuring new data showing how…
Zimbabwe to host sustainable development forum
Zimbabwe is ready to host the Sixth Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) that will be held…
Displaced populations secure support at Global Refugee Forum
Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) are stepping up their support for refugees and people affected by forced displacement, including…
UN report points how African governments boost revenue
A new report by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) points out how Africa government can boost…
Knowledgeable mayors drive change in Ethiopia’s cities
A three-day multi-stakeholder capacity development meeting to support the building of effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all…
257 million people in Africa undernourished, UN says
A new UN report reveals 257 million Africans (20 percent of the population of the continent) are undernourished.…
Kenya’s 100,000 green homes initiative moves forward
UNOPS landmark affordable housing agreement with the government of Kenya has taken a major step forward this week,…
Data revolution key to sustainable development in Africa
The success of the sustainable development agenda calls for a data revolution to support Africa’s developmental endeavors at…