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English Evaluation and Lessons Learned on World and 4 other countries about Health and Protection and Human Rights; published on 10 Jun 2021 by UNFPA ....
Lusaka, Zambia 28 May 2021 (ECA) – The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), is committed to supporting member States to domesticate the regional industrial strategies and mainstream them coherently into national development plans and policies to create a platform for the development of regional value chains. This was said Thursday by the ECA’s Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa Acting Director, Sizo Mhlanga, in his welcoming remarks during a two-day Forum on the Promotion and Implementation of Regional and National Industrialization Policies for Inclusive and Sustainable Development in Southern Africa held on Monday 27 and 28 May 2021. “As you are aware, economic growth in Southern Africa declined from 2.9 percent in 2017 to 1.9 per cent in 2018 and to only 1.4 per cent in 2019. Furthermore, the COVID-19-induced disruptions pushed the region into recession in 2020. The heavy regional dependence on primary commodities and the associated disruption in international s ....
Recovery from COVID-19 must lead to a better world Format BY Garry Conille, Jomain Mckenzie We are living in unprecedented times. COVID-19 continues to devastate health systems, cripple economies, and exacerbate inequalities across the globe. As I write these words, the Caribbean region remains a hotspot of a disease, which is highlighting a simple reality: global crises require global solutions. This pandemic is our opportunity to strengthen regional collaboration and global solidarity to address our shared challenges and move forward. This can only happen if we are courageous and dedicated enough to seize the opportunities presented to us. Where do we go from here? ....
Next-generation Regional Collaborative Platform meeting kicks off for first time with regional UN entities in Africa Format BRAZZAVILLE Africa s regional know-how, assets and policy expertise will be more systematically channeled to the Resident Coordinators and United Nations Country Teams (UNCTs) across the continent as they help countries ensure an inclusive and sustainable transition out of the COVID-19 crisis, UN Deputy Secretary-General and Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Group Amina J. Mohammed stressed as she joined the first annual meeting of the new Regional Collaborative Platform on 2 March 2021. Today marks the start of the next-generation collaboration approach for the regional UN entities to support African countries to respond and recover better from the COVID-19 pandemic and reignite the Decade of Action for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which is aligned with the Africa Union Agenda 2063, Ms. Mohammed said. ....
Africa’s regional know-how, assets and policy expertise will be more systematically channeled to the Resident Coordinators and United Nations Country Teams (UNCTs) across the continent ....