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19 December 2018
venturesafrica.com
At its 60th anniversary celebrations this week in Addis Ababa, the Economic Commission for Africa launched the Africa Poverty Clock. The clock is a customized version of the world poverty clock developed by World Data Lab, aimed at monitoring progress against extreme poverty, an aspiration of the United Nations’ first Sustainable Development Goal – SDG1. The Clock provides real-time poverty...
19 December 2018
alternativeafrica.com
On the margins of the Africa-Europe conference which took place in Vienna Tuesday, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the European Union signed a €3 million agreement aimed at supporting national implementation strategies for the continental free trade area.
19 December 2018
www.lejecos.com
Lors de la célébration de son 60ème anniversaire cette semaine à Addis-Abeba, la Commission économique pour l’Afrique a lancé l’horloge sur la pauvreté en Afrique. L’horloge est une version personnalisée de l’horloge mondiale sur la pauvreté mise au point par le World Data Lab, qui vise à surveiller les progrès accomplis dans la lutte contre la pauvreté extrême, une aspiration du premier Objectif...
19 December 2018
Daily Monitor
19 December 2018
www.commodafrica.com
La Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) demande aux pays africains de se mobiliser davantage en faveur du secteur agricole et de respecter l’engagement de Maputo où au moins 10% de budget de l’Etat doit être affecté à l’agriculture.
19 December 2018
www.yenihaberden.com
Plus de 400 millions de personnes vivent dans l’extrême pauvreté en Afrique et le continent abrite 70% des populations les plus pauvres du monde, a révélé la Commission économique pour l’Afrique dans un communiqué, diffusé mercredi.
19 December 2018
www.ethiopianreporter.com
ዋና መነሻውን ለአባል አገሮች የኢኮኖሚያዊና ማኅበራዊ ዕድገት ማስመዝገብ የሚችሉበትን መንገድ እንዲያመቻችና እንዲደግፋቸው ታስቦ በተባበሩት መንግሥታት ከ60 ዓመታት በፊት የተቋቋመው የአፍሪካ ኢኮኖሚክ ኮሚሽን፣ እ.ኤ.አ. በ1958 የተመሠረተበትንና አሁን የደረሰበትን ደረጃ ከፍተኛ ባለሥልጣናት በተገኙበት ዘክሯል፡፡
19 December 2018
fr.allafrica.com
Quand viendra le moment de célébrer les niveaux de pauvreté extrême les plus faibles de l'histoire, l'Afrique devra veiller à ce que nos peuples ne soient pas laissés pour compte.
18 December 2018
newsreeldaily.com
The Economic Commission for Africa marked its 60th anniversary this week with an official event attended by members of the Diplomatic Corps and key representatives from partner institutions, Think Tanks, Civil Society Organizations, University Students, High School Students and the Private Sector.
18 December 2018
www.2merkato.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) celebrated sixty years of presence in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. UNECA came into existence with the intent to help African nations develop relevant development policies and strategies in various sectors of the economy.
18 December 2018
vaaju.com
UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) celebrated its sixty-year presence in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. UNECA came to existence with the intention of helping African nations to develop relevant development policy strategies and strategies in different sectors of the economy.
18 December 2018
allafrica.com
Addis Ababa, 17 December 2018 (ECA) - The Economic Commission for Africa marked its 60th anniversary this week with an official event attended by members of the Diplomatic Corps and key representatives from partner institutions, Think Tanks, Civil Society Organizations, University Students, High School Students and the Private Sector.
18 December 2018
www.busiweek.com
CAIRO – Africa’s leaders should honour their commitment to allocate 10 percent of their budgets to agriculture if the continent is to improve food security, reduce poverty and spur economic growth, says Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Batanai Chikwene.
18 December 2018
www.einnews.com
Africa’s leaders should honour their commitment to allocate 10 percent of their budgets to agriculture if the continent is to improve food security, reduce poverty and spur economic growth, says Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Batanai Chikwene.
18 December 2018
www.modernghana.com
Moving into 2019, there is reason to celebrate. Latest estimates by World Data Lab show that, for the first time in history, the world will enter the new year with the lowest level of extreme poverty, at 8%. But single digit numbers hide underlying differences, especially for African countries. 600 million people globally will start 2019 living in extreme poverty and only 20 million will come out...
18 December 2018
www.pmnewsnigeria.com
Moving into 2019, there is reason to celebrate. Latest estimates by World Data Lab show that, for the first time in history, the world will enter the new year with the lowest level of extreme poverty, at 8%. But single digit numbers hide underlying differences, especially for African countries. 600 million people globally will start 2019 living in extreme poverty and only 20 million will come out...
18 December 2018
www.africa-newsroom.com
The Economic Commission for Africa marked its 60th anniversary this week with an official event attended by members of the Diplomatic Corps and key representatives from partner institutions, Think Tanks, Civil Society Organizations, University Students, High School Students and the Private Sector.
18 December 2018
www.journalducameroun.com
Africa is home to 70% of the world’s most poor people, as inequality and poverty remain persistently high, with over 400 million people living in extreme poverty, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa Vera Songwe said on Monday.
18 December 2018
www.cnbcafrica.com
The Economic Commission for Africa marked its 60th anniversary this week with an official event attended by members of the Diplomatic Corps and key representatives from partner institutions, Think Tanks, Civil Society Organizations, University Students, High School Students and the Private Sector.
18 December 2018
www.journalducameroun.com
Africa needs to create 40 million jobs every month by 2020 to absorb the number of young people entering the work force, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa Vera Songwe said on Monday.Speaking at the 60thfounding of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa Vera Songwe said current...
18 December 2018
www.pulse.ng
The Economic Commission for Africa marked its 60 th anniversary this week with an official event attended by members of the Diplomatic Corps and key representatives from partner institutions, Think Tanks, Civil Society Organizations, University Students, High School Students and the Private Sector.
18 December 2018
www.ethiofinch.com
Addis Ababa December 17/2018 Despite its immense job over the last six decades, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has to further expand and renew its critical role to realize Africa’s ambition, Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonen said.
18 December 2018
allafrica.com
The electronic investment guide (iGuide) to Ethiopia is to be officially launched in United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa (UNCC) on 19 December 2018 in the presence of Mr Shumete Gizaw, State Minister, Ministry of Innovation & Technology, Mr Fitsum Arega, Commissioner of the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) and Ms Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic...
18 December 2018
www.busiweek.com
Africa’s leaders should honour their commitment to allocate 10 percent of their budgets to agriculture if the continent is to improve food security, reduce poverty and spur economic growth, says Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Batanai Chikwene.