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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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This policy brief examines Africa’s progress in reducing poverty from a multidimensional perspective, using the 2024 update to the global multidimensional poverty index (MPI). Despite persistent ...

E-commerce is a key driver of global economic growth. In 2019, global online sales reached USD 26.7 trillion, reflecting a 4% increase compared to the previous year. In Africa, the sector has gained ...