Togo: ECA and UNFPA provide high-level technical support to strengthen the integration of demographic dividend-sensitive expenditures into the 2027 National Budget

Lomé (Togo), 15 July 2026 - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its Subregional Office for West Africa, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), is providing technical assistance to the Togolese government from 15 to 16 July 2026 to strengthen expenditure that is more sensitive to the demographic dividend (BSDD) in the national budget for the 2027 fiscal year.

This technical support, organized at the request and under the leadership of the Ministry of Economy and Finance through the Directorate General of Budget and Finance, brings together around one hundred experts from sectoral ministries and public institutions involved in the preparation and execution of the State budget.

With a predominantly young population, Togo continues to make progress toward economic and social transformation by leveraging its demographic dividend as a key driver of sustainable development.

The BSDD approach will help direct greater public investment toward strategic sectors such as education, health, youth employment, social protection, and women's empowerment.

According to Ngone Diop, Director of the ECA Subregional Office for West Africa: "These efforts will help consolidate the achievements already made while also strengthening the ownership of this approach by all the institutions concerned."

She added: "Institutionalizing the BSDD approach will enable Togo to maximize the impact of public resources on the living conditions of the population, particularly young people and women, in line with the fundamental principle of leaving no one behind."

This technical assistance is part of the ongoing efforts by ECA and UNFPA to support Togo in operationalizing the BSDD approach. The progress achieved has already enabled the integration of this approach into national budget documents, including the Multiannual Expenditure Programming Document (DPPD) and the annexes to the draft finance law.

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Economic Commission for Africa
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