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21 Juillet 2018
www.tekk.tv
21 Juillet 2018
www.prensa-latina.cu
La secretaria ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica de las Naciones Unidas para África (Uneca), Vera Songwe, instó hoy al continente a inspirarse una vez más en el líder sudafricano Nelson Mandela para alcanzar la paz y el crecimiento sostenible.
21 Juillet 2018
www.sierraleonetimes.com
It is not the clamour of my enemies that rattles me but the silence of my friends..
18 Juillet 2018
www.egypttoday.com
Minister of Investment and Foreign Cooperation Sahar Nasr, Minister of Planning Hala el-Saeed and Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad discussed Tuesday activating the strategic agreement between Egypt and United Nations to implement development projects worth $1.2 billion until 2022, with Deputy Secretary-General of the UN Amina Mohamed.
18 Juillet 2018
www.cepal.org
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, intervino en Nueva York en una Mesa Redonda de Alto Nivel en la que resaltó la importancia de conformar nuevos ecosistemas digitales que permitan renovar modelos educativos y reducir brechas.
18 Juillet 2018
www.herald.co.zw
THE 20th Summit of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) Heads of State and Government kicks off here today with high level discussions anchored on transforming the region’s economy through adoption of digital technologies and scaling up value addition and beneficiation.
18 Juillet 2018
www.adprensa.cl
La tecnología y la innovación son medios fundamentales para la implementación de la Agenda 2030 y la Agenda de Acción de Addis Abeba, y sus avances ofrecen grandes promesas para erradicar la pobreza y promover el desarrollo sostenible, afirmó Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante una Mesa Redonda de Alto Nivel organizada por...
17 Juillet 2018
https://africabusinesscommunities.com
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa has stressed that the aspirations of Agenda 2063 and Agenda 2030 "will require tackling the illicit financial flows that are costing the Continent a great deal of resources."
16 Juillet 2018
www.modernghana.com
New York, 13 July 2018 (ECA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Vera Songwe has welcomed the finalization of the intergovernmental negotiations on the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, which concluded in New York on 13 June 2018. The three-phase, state-driven process started with the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants started on 19...
16 Juillet 2018
www.mediaterre.org
Pour sa quatrième journée de travaux, le Forum politique de haut niveau pour le développement durable, organisé sous les auspices du Conseil économique et social (ECOSOC), s’est penché sur « l’aspect sombre » de la réalisation des objectifs de développement durable, au cours des trois tables rondes de la journée, en présence des grands groupes et autres parties prenantes.
16 Juillet 2018
www.gbcghana.com
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Vera Songwe has welcomed the finalization of the inter-governmental negotiations on the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, which concluded in New York on June 13, 2018.
16 Juillet 2018
newbusinessethiopia.com
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa has stressed that the aspirations of Agenda 2063 and Agenda 2030 “will require tackling the illicit financial flows that are costing the Continent a great deal of resources.”
15 Juillet 2018
www.thevoicenewsmagazine.com
The two-day meeting of the High-Level Panel on Migration for Africa (HLPM) held in Geneva on May 28 and 29 ended after addressing the key issues in African migration as well as where the HLPM should focus its advocacy efforts. The meeting aimed to develop recommendations to help build Africa’s case for facilitating safe, orderly and regular migration, and contribute to the implementation of the...
14 Juillet 2018
www.vivafrik.com
Le Sénégal a enregistré une participation très active dans la journée du jeudi 12 juillet 2018 au Forum Politique de Haut Niveau sur les objectifs développement durable (ODD) qui se tient présentement au Siège des Nations Unies à New York, du 09 au 18 juillet 2018.
13 Juillet 2018
www.prnewswire.com
The Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute has the pleasure to announce the participation of the President of Togo H.E. Mr. Faure Gnassingbé in the 16th Dialogue of Civilizations Rhodes Forum which will take place on October 5-6, 2018 in Rhodes, Greece.
13 Juillet 2018
www.prnewswire.com
The Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute has the pleasure to announce the participation of the President of Togo H.E. Mr. Faure Gnassingbé in the 16th Dialogue of Civilizations Rhodes Forum which will take place on October 5-6, 2018 in Rhodes, Greece.
13 Juillet 2018
afrique.latribune.fr
La Zone de libre-échange continentale (ZLEC) africaine est au cœur des 25ème Assemblées générales annuelles d’Afreximbank qui se tiennent actuellement à Abuja.
13 Juillet 2018
http://sdg.iisd.org
The 2018 meeting of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) included a series of “thematic reviews,” in addition to the in-depth reviews of several SDGs and the Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs). The thematic reviews addressed the HLPF’s 2018 theme of ‘Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies’ from several angles: Building resilience, Small island...
12 Juillet 2018
www.4-traders.com
The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres, wednesday lamented the sudden rise of armed groups and international terrorist organisations across Africa, noting that more funds would be required to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria and other terrorist groups on the continent.
Regional Access is Essential to Guaranteeing the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals
12 Juillet 2018
www.cepal.org
In a special session in the framework of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development being held through July 18 in New York, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, underlined the role of the UN’s regional commissions.
12 Juillet 2018
precision.com.do
Nueva York (CEPAL).- Las acciones impulsadas por las comisiones regionales de las Naciones Unidas son esenciales para garantizar la implementación de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), porque ayudan a contextualizarlos y a traducirlos en realidades nacionales, y contribuyen al desarrollo e implementación de estrategias conjuntas.
12 Juillet 2018
allafrica.com
The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres, wednesday lamented the sudden rise of armed groups and international terrorist organisations across Africa, noting that more funds would be required to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria and other terrorist groups on the continent.
12 Juillet 2018
vaaju.com
Secretary General António Guterres completed the Second Annual UN-African Union Conference in Addis Ababa as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the relationship between the two organizations. Held on 9-10 July, the meeting covered the issues developed in the joint AU-UN Development Framework, including peace and security.
11 Juillet 2018
www.newsghana.com.gh
Vera Songwe, ECA Executive Secretary, said the ECA was prepared to assist Kenya in developing policy and legislative initiatives that would make it harder for intellectual property abuse, and assist start-up tech companies in growing to their full potential, bringing in jobs and revenue.
11 Juillet 2018
http://thenationonlineng.net
Present and past African Heads of governments and development experts converged on Lagos to examine the contributions of the late Executive Secretary Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Prof. Adebayo Adedeji, to pan-African development and integration. Speakers at the event agreed that his ideas and dreams for the continent must outlive him.