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Ibrahim Mayaki (right) is interviewed by Jocelyne Sambira of UN Radio. Photo; NEPAD

Africa has made “huge step forward” in developing its infrastructure

12 October 2016
General News

Africa has made a “huge step forward” in developing its infrastructure from building roads to power grids, according to the CEO of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).

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Aeneas Chuma
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

Labour rights a must for future US-Africa trade deals

5 October 2016
General News

Future trade agreements between the US and Sub-Saharan African countries could become a “powerful” tool to enforce labour standards, a senior UN official has said.

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Trade agreements should mainstream human rights – UN expert urges

13 September 2016
A United Nations independent expert today called on States and Parliaments to ensure that all future trade agreements stipulate the primacy of human rights and to align existing treaties with the duty of States to fulfill binding human rights treaties and meet environmental and health goals.
Manufacturing of plywood - one of the types of wood-based panels - in Hainan province, China.
FAO/Arvydas Lebedys

Manufacturing growth expected to remain low in 2016 – UN report

6 September 2016
A new United Nations report has indicated that global manufacturing growth is expected to remain low in 2016 due to weakened financial support for productive activities.
Making cash transfer payments to women in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
World Bank/Dominic Chavez

Africa should avoid debt, find new ways to finance its development

21 July 2016
General News

Africa should avoid debt and find new ways to finance its development, a new report by the UN trade and development agency (UNCTAD) h

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Africa’s youth is key to strengthening agricultural economy. File
FAO/Giampiero Diana

Kenyan student urges youth to “take agriculture seriously”

21 July 2016
General News

Young people looking to become “the next billionaire” are being encouraged to consider a career in agriculture.

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Ahmad Alhendawi.
UN Photo

Youth still struggling to be heard by governments and private sector

20 July 2016
General News

With half of the world’s population under 25 years old, it is crucial that young people have a say in global trade and development issues.

That message comes from the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth.

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Port scenes, Antwerp, 2013. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
IMO

On World Day, Ban spotlights role of seafarers in meeting sustainable agenda targets

25 June 2016
Marking the Day of the Seafarer, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon highlighted the role of the shipping industry in moving forward the international agenda on sustainable development and climate change.
A man heading to the market in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan.
UN/Valeria Bove

Boosting least developed countries could “really lift the world up”

25 May 2016
General News

There is a “huge opportunity” in the next 20 years to really change our world, according to a senior UN official who focuses on the development of least developed countries, or

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Net fishing in Colombia.
World Bank/Edwin Huffman

New treaty tackles illegal and unregulated fishing

16 May 2016
General News

Selling fish that was caught illegally will become more difficult when a new international treaty comes into effect in June, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Monday.

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