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Addis Ababa, 4 March 2022 (ECA) - To rapidly realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 and the targets of the African Union's Agenda 2063, local governments must provide a more prominent role in the policymaking and implementation.A panel of experts who reviewed the continent's efforts, progress, and challenges towards 2030 and 2063 emphasized the importance of

Addis Ababa, 4 March 2022 (ECA) - African governments must consider the disproportionate effects of climate change suffered by women on the continent and respond with policies and strategies that are resilient, green and inclusive.The conclusion was made during the meeting on gender equality at the African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (ARFSD) in Kigali, Rwanda.

Addis Ababa, 4 March 2022 (ECA) – President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Collen Vixen Kelapile, has implored Africa’s development partners to act on the mantra of cooperation and multilateralism as the continent recovers from the COVID pandemic.Mr Kelapile was speaking at a presentation on Africa’s sustainable recovery from the COVID 19 crisis and

Kigali, 7 March 2022 (ECA) - While domestic resources are not enough to bridge Africa’s financial gap, they still need to be on the driver’s seat as the countries strive to solve liquidity issues caused by COVID-19.Speaking at the ARFSD High-level panel on Unlocking financing to build forward better from COVID-19 and accelerate sustainable development in Africa on Wednesday 3

Kigali, 7 March 2022 (ECA) – “Partnerships come or work best when facing challenges, and Africa has been facing huge challenges even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic,” said ECA Deputy Executive Secretary Hanan Morsy on Wednesday 3 March in Kigali (Rwanda), at the ARFSD High-level panel on Unlocking financing to build forward better from COVID-19 and accelerate sustainable

Addis Ababa, 4 March 2022 (ECA) - National statistical systems in Africa have been advised to embrace non-traditional sources of data and the contributions of non-state actors in the collection and interpretation of data for practical uses in their countries.This conclusion was made by the roundtable panel on data and statistics at the African Regional Forum for Sustainable

African countries need to move forward on financing to improve their performance on the Sustainable Development Goals and Africa’s transformation Agenda 2063. This is according to panelists at a session to highlight progress made at regional and sub regional levels in the implementation of Agenda 2030 and Agenda 2063 in the context of the COVID-19 crisis.

Kigali, Rwanda, 5 March 2022 (ECA) - The Eight Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD 2022) ended on 05 March 2022, with the adoption of the Kigali Declaration on good practices and solutions to enhance implementation of the sustainable development goals in Africa.Adopted by all 54 member states in attendance, the Kigali Declaration urges African countries to link

Addis Ababa, 5 March 2022 (ECA) - African countries need to move forward on financing to improve their performance on the Sustainable Development Goals and Africa’s transformation Agenda 2063.

Addis Ababa, 3 March 2022 (ECA) - The 8th African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (ARFSD) opened with a reminder for Africa to acknowledge the progress the continent has made towards targets in 2030 and 2063 and to improve upon them.The forum is an annual event to review and catalyze actions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 and goals of