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Digital trade regulatory integration Country profile: Mozambique
No full textThis country profile is based on observations from two datasets developed from the DTRI initiative. The first includes information on restrictions to digital services trade from 2014 to 2021 and is modelled after the Digital STRI. The second covers measures related to digital trade integration, beginning with the effective date of each measure, and reflects the latest available information. The legal and regulatory measures researched are categorized into policy areas in both digital services trade restrictions and digital trade integration, and the results are presented in the corresponding section of the profile. Where policy areas overlap, the profile presents results only once, to the extent possible
The Secretary-General’s Message for World Wildlife Day
No full textOn World Wildlife Day, we reflect on our responsibility to protect the magnificent diversity of life on our planet. Human activities are laying waste to once-thriving forests, jungles, farmland, oceans, rivers, seas, and lakes. One million species teeter on the brink of extinction, due to habitat destruction, fossil fuel pollution and the worsening climate crisis
Recycling special drawing rights for post-pandemic recovery in Africa
No full textThe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is expected to have a long-lasting impact on the developing world. At the onset of the global health crisis, it quickly became clear that, without adequate support for vulnerable economies, the shock of the pandemic would further widen the development gap between advanced and developing countries. In Africa, the socioeconomic consequences of COVID-19, including negative impacts on the health sector, disruptions in supply and demand and the ensuing job losses, have dampened the effects of the previous two decades of growth and progress on poverty reduction. The pandemic has also exacerbated the continent’s liquidity problems and other finance issues. In the present paper, the merits and feasibility of alternative mechanisms for recycling SDRs from developed economies to low and middle-income countries in Africa are discussed, as is the significance of such resources in the context of the continent navigating COVID-19 and other external shocks, including climate change and the conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine. In section 2 of the paper, background on the recent general allocation of SDRs and the advantages of that instrument compared with other financing sources is provided, and SDR utilization across countries and the implications of the current allocation for highly indebted economies are discussed. In section 3, an overview of proposed SDR recycling mechanisms and their feasibility in African countries is provided, while section 4 concludes with a number of policy implications and recommendations
La Banque de Tanzanie, la CEA et Frontclear lancent des efforts pour renforcer la résilience du marché intérieur
No full textLe communiqué de presse concerne l'UNECA, en collaboration avec la Banque de Tanzanie et Frontclear, qui a organisé un atelier de deux jours pour lancer la faisabilité d'un mécanisme de garantie parapluie (UGF) pour le marché tanzanien
ECA launches program to modernize statistical production processes in Africa
No full textTwo workshops are currently underway to kickstart the process in Cameroon and Uganda. The workshops are co-organized by ECA’s African Centre for Statistics (ACS) and national statistical offices in collaboration with the offices of the UN Resident
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Momentum builds for free movement under AfCFTA
No full textTrade experts, business executives, and advocates of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) from across the continent have expressed concerns about the slow progress on the ratification of the Protocol on the movement of people. In a document released at the end of a three-day Africa Prosperity Dialogue held in Ghana from 26 to 28 January on the theme “AfCFTA: From Ambition to Action-Delivering Prosperity Through Continental Trade,” African countries are called upon to “accelerate the ratification of the Protocol.
Inclusion and equity tops agenda as ECA celebrates Spanish Language Day
No full textIn an effort to promote cultural exchange and mutual learning among civilizations, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa celebrated Spanish Language Day on April 26 at the Commission’s headquarters in Addis Ababa. The pomp and fanfare event offered a variety of spaces in which interaction was encouraged to ask and learn about the rich Hispanic culture, language, and the importance of multilingualism to preserve linguistic and cultural traditions while also fostering harmony and peace
ECA and Uganda SDG Secretariat host training-of-trainers to utilize Africa regional VLR guidelines
No full textThe training will help further the ‘localization’ of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063 of the African Union at the municipal level
Validation of the report on the development of local content thresholds for the pharmaceutical, fertilizer and packaging sub sectors
No full textThe meeting, to be attended by key stakeholders in the three sub sectors, aims to review and validate the findings and recommendations of the local content thresholds study for completeness and amenability to implementation. Specifically, the review is focused on the adequacy of the methodology used to gather information on the three sub-sectors, the recommendations proffered and the feasibility of attaining and sustaining the local content thresholds
Draft resolution on accelerating food systems transformation in Africa
No full textRecognizing that food systems transformation provides a pathway to achieving development goals in Africa, including the eradication of poverty, the elimination of hunger and malnutrition, gender equality, youth employment, climate resilience and sustainable water and land management