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Addis Ababa, 21 April 2024 (ECA) - Africa is making progress in 12 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but the current pace of progress is insufficient to achieve the goals by 2030, according to an experts report on the progress on Africa Sustainable Development.

Addis Ababa, 19 April 2024 (ECA) - Development experts are calling for political support to accelerate investment in effective civil registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems that will give legal identity to all members of the population.During a webinar on “Africa’s Progress Towards SDG Target 16.9: Legal Identity for All Including Birth Registration by 2030”, hosted

Addis Ababa, 8 April 2024 (ECA) - The 10th Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-10) will be held in hybrid format on 23-25 April 2024 at the headquarters of the African Union Commission (AUC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.The theme of the forum is “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063 and eradicating poverty in

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Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 28 February 2024 (ECA) - The 42nd meeting of the Committee of Experts of the Conference of Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (COM2024) kicked off today in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe with a call for countries to transition into inclusive, low carbon, and resource-efficient economies by tapping into home-grown innovative solutions

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Addis Ababa, 20 February 2024 (ECA) - Countries implementing digital identity could unlock value equivalent to 3 to 7 percent of GDP, says statistics and data experts at the 12th StatsTalk-Africa Webinar in Addis Ababa Ethiopia on 20 February 2024.The monthly webinar was organized by the African Centre of Statistics (ACS) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa on

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Addis Ababa, 19 February 2024 (ECA) - “Our conversations should not only be about how many are schooled, but rather how many are skilled,” said Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).Speaking at the 2024 edition of the annual ECA Africa Business Forum (ABF2024), held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 19 February 2024, he highlighted the