Broad consensus is emerging around the silver-lining opportunity to “build back better” from the COVID-19 crisis by creating more sustainable, resilient and inclusive societies.
But in the broader context of climate change, what does this mean for Africa, which produces just 2-3% of global carbon dioxide emissions from energy and industrial processes?
Addis Ababa, 5 October 2020 (ECA) - The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) today hosted the first of a series of five virtual experts group review meetings on innovative new research on preferential trade arrangements in Africa. The project is in partnership with the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP).
Addis Ababa, 3 October 2020 (ECA) – The report on “Identifying Priority Products and Value Chains for Standards Harmonization in Africa” jointly published by the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO) and the African Union Commission (AUC) was launched during a webinar to launch a series of Pan African Quality Infrastructure (PAQI) publications in support of AfCFTA implementation.
The Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area entered into force on 30 May 2019. The operational phase of the Agreement was launched on 7 July 2019 and tariff dismantlement will begin on 1 July 2020. To date, 54 member States of the African Union have signed the Agreement and 30 of these have deposited official instruments of ratification.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September 24, 2020 (ECA) – Member States are continuing negotiations on phase 1 issues of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) despite the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, says Economic Commission for Africa’s Stephen Karingi.
| Type : | Short Term Course |
| Programme Area : | Gender, trade |
| Beginning of the course : | 18 September 2020 |
| Duration : | 4 weeks |
| Language : | Bilingual (English & French) |
| Location : | Web Based E-Learning |
| Fee : | Covered by UNECA/EU/RITD/ATPC |
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Addis Ababa, 28 September 2020 (ECA) – In an effort to enhance the knowledge of policy makers and other key stakeholders on how to advance gender-equal outcomes in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) today kicked off a four-week online course entitled: “A Guide to Gender Mainstreaming in National AfCFTA Strategies”.