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As the race to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) draws to a close, the momentum will only intensify as the baton passes to the post-2015 development agenda, including global goals for people and planet to be adopted by world leaders in September at the Headquarters of the United Nations. How ready is Africa to embrace this ground-breaking universal development agenda?

Au moment où s’ouvre la conférence d’Addis Abeba sur le financement du développement, Carlos Lopes et Amina J. Mohammed plaident pour la mobilisation de ressources nouvelles, issues du secteur privé, du marché obligataire, des banques centrales ou des fonds de financement du climat.

18,000 people were involved in preparations for the conference and side events, according to Dr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.

Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to strengthen to 4.5% in 2015 and 5% in 2016 after subdued expansion in 2013 (3.5%) and 2014 (3.9%). Alongside this solid growth outlook, the global and pan-African discussions provide the continent with an unprecedented opportunity to chart a more inclusive and sustainable growth agenda for the region. In the long-term, the stakes are high...

Kampala — The Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lopes paid a visit to Kampala, Uganda at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UN Country Team to address a High Level Dialogue Session on Financing for Development together with the President of the 69th General Assembly of the United Nations, Minister Sam Kutesa.

Ahead of the three-day Addis Ababa meeting, Anadolu Agency interviewed Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), reviewed the important agenda at the Adis Ababa meeting, and explained what the new goals mean.

«L’Afrique, un géant qui refuse de naître: la solution, c’est de tout reprendre à zéro». Voilà un livre paru chez l’Harmattan et qui ne devrait pas échapper aux économistes, aux universitaires en général et à tous ceux qui s’interrogent sur les paradoxes d’un continent immensément riche mais à la population démunie.

O responsável da Comissão Económica das Nações Unidas para África (UNECA) defendeu que a África deve ter uma estratégia para a China e que não há «nada a perder por a ajuda ser interessada e interesseira».

The objective of the third ISID Forum is to demonstrate how multi-stakeholder partnerships can mobilize and upscale financing for industrial infrastructure and industrial projects of various scales

In the draft Addis Ababa Action Agenda, world leaders further recognize that “since Monterrey we have become increasingly aware of the need to take account of economic, social and environmental challenges, including the loss of biodiversity, natural disasters and climate change, and to enhance policy coherence across all three dimensions of sustainable development.”

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Carlos Lopes has lauded the tripartite free trade area agreement reached by three Regional Economic Communities (COMESA, EAC and SADC) as "a step in the right direction for the Continent."

Public Lecture at CPDR - Dr. Carlos Lopes, UN Under Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic for Africa(UNECA), delivered a public lecture

A few weeks ago, on my way from Dire Dawa to the historical city of Harar, in eastern Ethiopia, I came across a minivan that had an intriguing message on the rear window. It read as follows: “If you don’t see my mirrors, I can’t see you”. This funny message put me on a thinking tailspin, as I realized what a wonderful metaphor it was for our continent’s current moment.

Ways to mobilize and scale up financing for industrial infrastructure, as well as for industrial projects, ranging from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to international large-scale investments, will be on the agenda of an international forum to be held in the Ethiopian capital on 14 July.

Dr. Carlos Lopes, UN Under Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic for Africa(UNECA), delivered a public lecture

Le Secrétaire Exécutif de la Commission Economique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA), M.Carlos Lopes a, sur invitation de Son Excellence le Professeur Alpha Condé, Président de la République de Guinée, effectué le 27 juin 2015 une visite officielle dans ce pays.

Dr. Carlos Lopes, UN Under Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic for Africa(UNECA), will deliver a public lecture under the title “The role of higher education in African structural transformation” at the Center for Policy and Development Research (CPDR), Hawassa University on July 3, 2015 at 3:00 P.M. All interested Hawassa University Faculty & Graduate...

Após 10 anos de governação do Movimento para a Democracia, MpD, liderado por Carlos Veiga, o PAICV, que dirigiu o país de 1975 a 1991, regressou ao poder em 2001, cumprindo actualmente o seu terceiro mandato.O primeiro-ministro José Maria Neves apresentou como linha orientadora do seu Executivo a Agenda de Transformação que teve como peça-chave a infra-estruturação do país e o lançamento de bases...