BOOST FOR NIGERIA’S EFFORTS TO REDUCE POVERTY
The World Bank Group have discussed a new five-year Country Partnership Framework from 2021 to 2024 and approved a $1.5-billion package to help build a resilient recovery post-COVID19. Nigeria is…
INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCIES FROM INDIA AND RWANDA RECEIVE AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
UNCTAD has recognised the investment promotion agencies for their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. The winners were announced during the 2020 Global Investment Promotion Conference, a satellite event of…
UNDP LAUNCHES NEW COVID-19 DATA FUTURES PLATFORM
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a new COVID-19 Data Futures Platform – an open access and interactive platform that aggregates multiple sources of information across UNDP and UN agencies, academia, and…
GREEN PANDEMIC RECOVERY ESSENTIAL TO CLOSE CLIMATE ACTION GAP – UN REPORT
Green pandemic recovery can bring 2030 emissions close to levels needed for 2°C goal, with more needed for 1.5°C goal Pandemic-linked fall in 2020 emissions of up to 7% will…
ENDING DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION
With the world’s most vulnerable children and youth at risk of missing out on education as a fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, UNESCO is urging all countries to protect better…
DATA, PLATFORMS AND ANALYTICS HELPING AFRICA COMBAT COVID-19
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD) have hosted a webinar showcasing the power of data partnerships in combating the ongoing novel…
AFRICAN UNION APPROVES START OF TRADING UNDER AfCFTA ON SCHEDULE
African leaders have approved that trading should start on 1st January next year as scheduled on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement and requested African institutions to provide…