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Economic Development

This beat covers micro and macro-economic issues, including policies, infrastructure, urbanization, FDI, the role of private sector, regional integration, debt, and recovery.

Two former students of the Zambian Industrial Training Academy, established with the support of UNIDO and other partners, work today at an engineering company.
Economic Development

Africa’s industrial future is within reach: What we need now is intentional investment

Social Protection With collective commitment, Africa can shift from potential to powerhouse—and reshape global industrial landscapes.
African Union Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Yusuf and UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Economic Development

AU–UN meeting focuses on reform, peace, and climate justice

Social Protection Leaders call for global reforms, peace financing, and climate justice to strengthen Africa’s role in a changing world.
Turning Vision into Action: Winners of the 2025 UN SDG Action Awards.
Economic Development

Congolese and Nigerian among 2025 UN SDG Action Award Winners

Smartel (Nigeria) and Julienne Lusenge (Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC) were among the winners of the 2025 UN SDG Action Awards honored in Rome, Italy.
Open-pit mine.
Economic Development

Africa’s critical minerals poised to power global green energy transition

At Africa Climate Summit 2025 leaders called for positioning of Africa to reap from its vast resources through value addition rather than continue with raw extraction

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Nairobi City.
Economic Development

Financial, fiscal, and budgetary planning crucial for African cities

Inside a factory.
Economic Development

New UN report: Africa's economy to improve in 2025 despite global stagnation

Fresh source.
Economic Development

Streamlining Egypt’s food value chain through technology

Epsy Barr - Chair, Forum on People of African Descent.
Economic Development

We must confront the legacy of slavery, tackle systemic racism

Solar panels and wind turbines with blue sky in distance.

The world is burning. We need a renewables revolution

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The only true path to energy security, stable power prices, prosperity and a livable planet lies in abandoning polluting fossil fuels and accelerating the renewables-based energy transition

Shallow Water Life, Mayotte Island Credit: Gaby Barathieu / Ocean Image Bank

Taking charge of Africa’s oceans and blue resources

climate changeoceansWe need to mitigate the effects of climate change, transition to clean, renewable energy, close research gap, and seek intra-governmental and regional collaboration
Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu

An all-out fight against hate speech

Engaging tech and social media companies, leaders, communities to fight vice

A family in Yemen sharing a meal.

Act now to end food, energy and finance crisis, Guterres urges world leaders

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Emma Sakala, district forestry officer, with bicycle.

Zambia's cycling city

In Chipata, now nicknamed ‘Amsterdam’, cycling is transit and livelihood

Parrotfish in seagrass in ocean.

2022: The year to stop the decline of the ocean’s health

Let us all commit to redressing our relationship with nature to one of respect and balance

Graphic of green globe and green foliage

Green bonds to serve Africa’s sustainable investment needs

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The innovative finance instrument can help fill the SDG financing gap

Strengthening resilience in nutrition and food security in Africa

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UN Secretary-General's remarks at the Africa Dialogue Series 2022

Two years after the killing of George Floyd, urgency to end racial inequalities and discrimination beckons

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Op Ed by the United Nations Senior Officials of African Descent Group (UNSAG)

Antonio Guterres

"On Africa Day, we celebrate the enormous promise and potential of this diverse and dynamic continent"

- UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

Growing hunger, high food prices in Africa don’t have to become worse tragedy

Food Agriculture

Avoiding the horseman of famine will take applying past lessons and quick action by governments, international organizations.

Wide view of Abuja, Nigeria, early evening.

UN Global Compact launches new hub for Africa

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Abuja Hub will mobilize, accelerate and scale-up responsible business across Africa

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