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Making African Continental Free Trade Area Work for Women in a Post-COVID-19 World
Jan 6 2021 (IPS) – On 1st January 2021, trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement commenced after months of delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The AfCFTA aims to bring together 1.3 billion people in a $3.4 trillion economic...
Cultivation of Resilience
By Cao Xi, policy & partnerships consultant for the International Fund for Agricultural Development, and Duncan Chando, South-South and triangular cooperation consultant for the International Labour Organization. Although many African countries have been proactive...
Message by Mr. Carlos Correa, Executive Director, South Centre: Enhance SSC in the Era of COVID-19 & the Recovery Process
Message by Mr. Carlos Correa, Executive Director of South Centre on the 2020 UN Day for South-South Cooperation 12 September 2020 – On the occasion of the 42nd anniversary of the United Nations (UN) South-South Cooperation (SSC) Day, we should celebrate the...
IAEA Provides Vital Rapid Detection Equipment & Technical Support to Help Countries Against COVID-19
31 August 2020 – There has been a great global demand to quickly build national capacities to detect and monitor COVID-19 infections in the combat against the pandemic. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has provided its expertise and international...