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Reducing Africa's Skills gap (Media invitation)
No full textThe webinar on “Reducing Africa's Skills Gap” is being organized as part of the ECA Dialogue Series held across Africa in preparation for the upcoming 55th Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development scheduled on 15-21 March 2023 in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and online, under the theme “Fostering recovery and transformation in Africa to reduce inequalities and vulnerabilities.
La ZLECAf Tout ce que vous devez savoir: foire aux questions et réponses
No full textDans l’exercice de ses missions de promotion du développement économique et social de ses États membres et de facilitation de l’intégration intra-africaine, la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA) a toujours soutenu les efforts visant à mettre en place et opérationnaliser la zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLECAf) depuis que l’idée de sa création a germé en 2012. L’appui de la CEA au projet ZLECAf est principalement piloté par la Division de l’intégration régionale et du commerce (RITD), qui travaille en étroite collaboration avec toutes les autres divisions de la CEA, les bureaux sous-régionaux (SRO) et l’Institut africain de développement économique et de planification (IDEP). Pour cette raison, la CEA a le plaisir de lancer cette brochure d’information, intitulée La ZLECAf : Tout ce que vous devez savoir, qui pose des questions parfois très techniques sur la ZLECAf et tente d’y répondre de manière précise mais dans un langage ordinaire et accessible. L’objectif général de cette brochure d’information est d’aider à mieux faire connaître la ZLECAf aux milieux des affaires et au grand public
L’élan se renforce pour la libre circulation dans le cadre de la ZLECAf
No full textCe présent rapport de mission s’agit de l’élan se renforce pour la libre circulation dans le cadre de la ZLECAf. Des experts commerciaux, des chefs d’entreprise et des défenseurs de la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLECAf) de tout le continent ont exprimé leur inquiétude quant à la lenteur des progrès dans la ratification du Protocole sur la circulation des personnes. Le document final contient également un engagement à « ratifier le protocole de l’UA sur la libre circulation des personnes et à sélectionner un champion pour en assurer l’entrée en vigueur rapide
African regional overview of food security and nutrition 2023 :statistics and trends
No full textAfrica is facing a food crisis of unprecedented proportions. Millions are expected to be at risk of worsening hunger soon due to the rippling effects of the war in Ukraine, which are compounding the devastating impacts that conflicts, climate variability and extremes, economic slowdowns and downturns, and the aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic are having on the most vulnerable. Despite efforts made in several countries, the African continent is not on track to meet the food security and nutrition targets of the Sustainable Development Goal 2 on Zero Hunger for 2030, and certainly the Malabo targets of ending hunger and all forms of malnutrition by 2025. Progress towards achieving the global nutrition targets by 2030 remains slow. In addition to hunger, millions of Africans suffer from widespread micronutrient deficiencies. Overweight and obesity are already significant public health concerns in many countries. The present edition of the report presents the latest analysis of the prevalence and trends in undernourishment, food insecurity and malnutrition. In addition, it includes, for the first time, estimates of the cost and affordability of a healthy diet, which are useful indicators of people’s economic access to nutritious foods and healthy diets
Évolution récente de la situation économique et sociale en Afrique
No full textLe présent document s’agit de la pauvreté et les inégalités étaient à un niveau élevé en Afrique avant même les récentes crises mondiales. La pauvreté qui s’aggrave et les inégalités qui se creusent dans un contexte de crises concomitantes menacent de réduire à néant les progrès accomplis pendant deux décennies pour les combattre. Se remettre des répercussions négatives de ces crises peut prendre des années, si des mesures urgentes ne sont pas prises aux niveaux mondial et national. Il est particulièrement alarmant de constater que les non-pauvres en Afrique courent un risque élevé de basculer dans la pauvreté dès qu’il y a des chocs. Des facteurs tant structurels qu’émergents contribuent à ce qui est devenu un problème majeur de politique publique. Les États africains doivent redoubler d’efforts pour concevoir et mettre en œuvre des cadres macroéconomiques crédibles qui soient à même de stimuler la transformation socio-économique de manière à renforcer les capacités de production, à réduire les coûts de transaction et à promouvoir la transformation structurelle. De même, la réduction de la dépendance à l’égard de la dette exige qu’ils redoublent d’efforts pour mobiliser les ressources nationales grâce à des politiques fiscales efficaces et à d’autres mécanismes et instruments innovants permettant de réduire le coût du crédit
Road map for the transformation and modernization of official statistics in Africa, 2023–2030
No full textOfficial statistics are essential to policymaking and wider decision-making efforts to achieve sustainable development across Africa. The road map is a first step towards supporting African countries in better planning for and carrying out the transformation and modernization of official statistics in the face of common challenges and opportunities. In the road map, principles and priorities for transformation and modernization across a wide range of data ecosystems in modern Africa are defined and actions at the continental level to support this process are identified. Targeted actions need to be further developed and implemented to make the road map fully effective. The implementation of international standards, the harmonization of outputs and the provision of mutual support for the development of official statistics will continue to be essential. That said, each African country needs to develop its own road map on the basis of the present road map, in accordance with national circumstances and development priorities
Environmental action plan 2030
No full textThe Earth is facing a triple crisis of climate change, natural habitat and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste. Funds, programs and specialized agencies of the United Nations system are at the forefront of the multilateral efforts to address those pressing issues. Entities of the United Nations need to adopt sustainable business processes that have a reduced impact on the planet. By becoming part of the solution, the United Nations can speak to its stakeholders with integrity. In recent years, efforts in this regard have accelerated. In 2019 the High-level Committee on Management of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination endorsed phase 1, on environmental management, of the Strategy for Sustainability Management in the United Nations System, 2020–2030. In addition, the United Nations Secretariat has endorsed an environmental policy and a climate action plan
Rising to the challenge: socioeconomic development opportunities in Lesotho
No full textThe present report contains a multidimensional diagnostic evaluation of the national development context of Lesotho. Key trends in the social and economic development of the country over the past two decades are highlighted in order to identify areas of progress and opportunities, as well as the gaps and bottlenecks that Lesotho is facing in confronting and overcoming its socioeconomic development challenges. The present report shows that gender inequality in households shapes the terms and conditions under which women and men engage in work and care and how that inequality structures the operation of the economy in Lesotho. The report shows that this productivity record is replicated in industry, in textile and apparel manufacturing and in services. Poor productivity performance is largely responsible for poverty in Lesotho and the country’s inadequate social development during the first two decades of the twenty-first century. Lying behind this economic record has been a marked deterioration in governance since 2012. In this context, the present report provides an outline of a comprehensive package of economic reforms that could improve social and human development in Lesotho. The report provides five specific objectives for government policy and contains suggestions for short, medium and long-term policy interventions that could meet the challenges relating to the country’s socioeconomic development by unlocking opportunities to improve the livelihoods of the people of Lesotho. It observes that the National Strategic Development Plan II Strategic Focus 2023/24–2027/28 offers a route out of development distress and notes the significant opportunities to place Lesotho on a socioeconomic growth path that is consistent with the Sustainable Development Goals
Opportunities for Micro-small and Medium-sized Enterprises within the Green and Blue Economies: Case of the Southern African Development Community
No full textMicro-small and medium-sized enterprises dominate the economies of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) in terms of their numbers, although not in value. Most, however, are micro- and informal enterprises and are largely cut off from opportunities to improve their capabilities. They mainly operate in the agriculture, fisheries, forestry, wholesale and retail trade sectors. Manufacturing micro-small and medium-sized enterprises are relatively few and data on medium-sized firms are sparse. In SADC countries, micro-small and medium-sized enterprises do not substantially participate in existing regional value chains, which are mainly composed of unbeneficiated natural resources. One large and buoyant market in SADC countries is the role of informal cross-border traders, who mainly trade food items, handicrafts and clothing. Many traders are women, and this trade plays an important role in food security and small-scale access to goods. The adoption of the green and blue economies by SADC countries needs to be context specific. In this regard, and as one example, SADC policy will need to manage the tensions between green and blue economy efforts on the one hand, which support the millions of small-scale farmers, fishers, harvesters and sellers of bio-economy products, with efforts geared towards mega-projects driven by large enterprises. Green and blue economy policies and plans will also have to be sufficiently geared towards addressing rural development needs and seizing the potential of a rapidly urbanizing population. The present report demonstrates the many opportunities available to micro-small and medium-sized enterprises in the green and blue economies in SADC countries. Realizing this potential requires a number of actions to be taken
Conference on biodiversity kicks off in Addis Ababa
No full textThe Africa, Caribbean and pacific conference on the implementation of the outcomes of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP15 and Nineteenth Conference of the Parties (COP19) to the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) kicked off yesterday the 30 May 2023 at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia