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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN A POST-COVID WORLD: AFRICA CONTINUES TO TRAIL OTHER REGIONS SAYS NEW REPORT

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The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Portulans Institute, a research and educational think tank based in Washington DC, have teamed up to launch the results and rankings…

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The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended congratulations to the Government and People of Barbados ahead its 54th Anniversary of Independence. Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, in a congratulatory message to Prime…

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Stronger regional cooperation strategies—including in health, trade, finance, and disaster risk—can help governments in Asia and the Pacific accelerate economic growth and a robust recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)…

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Approximately every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age of 20 was newly infected with HIV last year, bringing the total number of children living…

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The World Economic Forum convened a special dialogue with Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan and more than 70 business leaders from across the world The virtual session provided a…

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Up to 5 million deaths a year could be averted if the global population was more active. At a time when many people are home bound due to COVID-19, new…

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President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, urged African governments to put their citizens at the centre of delivering service during the Africa Delivery Exchange 2020. In remarks to open the two-day…

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The heads of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), and the World Health Organization (WHO) have launched the new…

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Kenya has suffered an unprecedented shock as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The economy has been picking up from a trough in April-May, but the normally resilient services sector…

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The Economic Commission for Africa has presented an online trading platform, that will facilitate trading between buyers and suppliers when the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement starts next…

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As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses around the world, governments are relying on geospatial information, digital solutions and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven risk analytics to enhance community resilience. A new United Nations…

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Caribbean Community Education Ministers were reminded of education’s critical role in the post COVID-19 economic recovery, during the 25th Special Meeting of CARICOM’s Council for Human and Social and Development…

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Globally, an estimated 422 million adults were living with diabetes in 2014, compared to 108 million in 1980. The global prevalence of diabetes has nearly doubled since 1980, rising from…

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The World Health Organization has announced a new Council on the Economics of Health for All, staffed by leading economists and health experts, to put “Health for All” at the centre of…

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The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) provides a critical opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including youth-led enterprises engaged in cross-border trade, to participate in the development of regional value…

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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN A POST-COVID WORLD: AFRICA CONTINUES TO TRAIL OTHER REGIONS SAYS NEW REPORT

CARICOM COMMENDS BARBADOS ON ITS COMMITMENT TO REGIONAL INTEGRATION

ASIA NEEDS TO LEVERAGE STRONGER REGIONAL COOPERATION TO BOOST COVID-19 RECOVERY

320,000 CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS NEWLY INFECTED WITH HIV IN 2019

PAKISTAN PM KHAN SPEAKS WITH GLOBAL CEOs ON STRATEGIC PRIORITIES IN POST-PANDEMIC ERA

EVERY MOVE COUNTS TOWARDS BETTER HEALTH – SAYS WHO

AFRICANS “KNOW AND UNDERSTAND WHAT DEVELOPMENT OUGHT TO LOOK LIKE,” SAYS PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA

WORLD LEADERS JOIN FORCES TO FIGHT THE ACCELERATING CRISIS OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE

IMF COMPLETES VIRTUAL MISSION TO KENYA

ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA LAUNCHES E-COMMERCE PLATFORM TO SUPPORT AfCFTA TRANSACTIONS

GEOSPATIAL DATA PROVIDING TIMELY EVIDENCE FOR COVID 19 MITIGATION IN ASIA PACIFIC

CARICOM EDUCATION MINISTERS REMINDED OF SECTOR’S IMPORTANCE IN POST COVID-19 RECOVERY

WORLD DIABETES DAY

WHO ESTABLISHES COUNCIL ON THE ECONOMICS OF HEALTH FOR ALL

AFRICA’S SUCCESS IN MOBILISING ITS YOUTH WILL DELIVER AfCFTA PROMISE

COMMONWEALTH GAMES FEDERATION AND IPC FORM NEW PARTNERSHIP

EMERGENCY ACTION REQUIRED TO AVERT MAJOR MEASLES AND POLIO EPIDEMICS

PRIME MINISTER GONSALVES WINS 5TH TERM IN VINCENTIAN ELECTIONS