The Economic Commission for Africa collaborated with the National Planning Commission of Malawi, to carry out a four-day applied training on the ECA’s Integrated Planning and Reporting Toolkit (IPRT) from 2 – 6 July 2024 in Lilongwe. The IPRT is a web-based tool that enables the digitalization, monitoring, integration and alignment of development plans to the 2030 Agenda, Agenda 2063, and the Doha Programme of Action for Least Developed Countries, and the strengthening of planning and financial frameworks.

Organized by the Macroeconomics, Finance, and Governance Division (MFGD), in partnership with the ECA Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa, the training brought together about thirty-five government representatives from key ministries including Agriculture, Energy, Finance, Health, Local Government, Unity and Culture, the National Local Government Finance Committee, and Salima District Council, as well as United Nations representatives in Malawi. Bartholomew Armah, Chief of the Development Planning Section notes that “the training is important in strengthening Malawi’s capacity to accelerate progress on the implementation of its national development plan.”