November 03, 2016
Africa: Experts Get Early Preview of the ECA's 2017 Economic Report On Africa
Experts attending the 3rd Annual Senior Experts Dialogue on Science, Technology and the African Transformation Agenda on Thursday got a snippet preview of the ECA's flagship… Read more »
November 08, 2016
Africa: Abdalla Hamdok Leads Eca Delegation to "Cop of Action"
Preparations are in high gear for the participation of a delegation from the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) at the 22th session of the Conference of Parties (COP22) of the… Read more »
November 04, 2016
Africa: Language Should Not Be Barrier of Innovation, Experts Say
African innovators should not confine themselves to one language to develop innovations aimed at addressing local needs facing Africa. Read more »
November 03, 2016
Africa: Africa's Cities Urged to Bring Technology to the Masses
The annual Senior Experts Dialogue on Science, Technology and the African Transformation Agenda continued in South Africa Thursday with participants agreeing on the need for local… Read more »
November 02, 2016
Africa: Experts Dialogue On Science, Technology, Innovation and African Cities Begins in S. Africa
The 3rd Annual Senior Experts Dialogue on Science, Technology and the African Transformation Agenda opened in Pretoria Wednesday with the Economic Commission for Africa's New… Read more »
November 01, 2016
Africa: Gender Mainstreaming Into Development Interventions
Within the framework of accelerating the implementation of gender equality and equity as an essential basis for Development interventions, the ECA through its Sub-Regional Office… Read more »
October 20, 2016
Africa: Habitat III Ends With Adoption of New Urban Agenda
The United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Development, Habitat III, has ended with the adoption of a New Urban Agenda, which will be implemented over the next 20… Read more »
October 28, 2016
Africa: Lopes Calls It a Day After 28 Years With the United Nations
Carlos Lopes was on Thursday given a huge, emotional send-off as he left the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) where he served asUnder Secretary-General and Executive Secretary… Read more »
October 31, 2016
Africa: Abdallah Hamdok Appointed Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has designated Abdalla Hamdok of Sudan as Acting Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Read more »
October 28, 2016
Africa: Lopes Awarded Certificate of Appreciation for Service to Ethiopia and Africa
Outgoing Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Carlos Lopes, on Saturday received a certificate of appreciation from Ethiopia's ministry of foreign affairs for… Read more »
October 31, 2016
Africa: All Set for ECA's Third Senior Experts Dialogue On Science, Technology, Innovation & Africa's Transformation Agenda
South Africa is this week hosting the third Senior Experts Dialogue on Science, Technology and Innovation and the African Transformation Agenda (SED 2016) which, among other… Read more »
October 08, 2016
Africa: Measurement of Corruption in Africa Needs to Be Revisited - ECA Report
Existing measures of corruption in Africa are predominantly perception-based, and ignore the international dimension of corrupt acts and practices, such as illicit financial… Read more »
Africa: For an Integrated Approach to the SDGs and Agenda 2063
Africa needs an integrated approach to implement its development agenda. The year 2016 marks a double transition period, from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the… Read more »
Africa: Collaboration, Not Competition, Is Key to a Successful Regional Integration
Africa's progress towards regional and global economic integration was the theme of a policy dialogue organized at Kigali Convention Centre by the Eastern African Office of ECA,… Read more »
October 07, 2016
Africa: Conciliating Sustainable Development and Growth - Implications for Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa, the WTO Chair of the Mohammed V University of Rabat and LEAD (University of Toulon Laboratory for Applied Economic Research in Development),… Read more »
October 04, 2016
Africa: International Colloquium of Rabat to Study Links Between Trade, Investment and Sustainable Development
The Economic Commission for Africa is organizing, in partnership with the WTO Chair of the Mohammed V University of Rabat and LEAD (University of Toulon Laboratory for Applied… Read more »
October 09, 2016
Africa: Lopes Bids Farewell to Ethiopia's Leaders
Outgoing Economic Commission for Africa's Executive Secretary, Carlos Lopes, this week bade farewell to Ethiopia's Prime Minister and President respectively as he nears the end of… Read more »
Africa: ECA Rebrands - Introduces New Visual Identity
The Economic Commission for Africa has unveiled new guidelines on the proper use of its brand identity. The guidelines are contained in a brand book launched on Monday and aimed at… Read more »
October 08, 2016
Africa: Africa Urged to Address Challenges That May Affect Paris Agreement Implementation
There is an urgent need for African countries to review and revise their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) to address challenges that can affect the… Read more »
October 09, 2016
Africa: Cameroon and ECA Hitch Horses for Further Development Cooperation
The Government of Cameroon and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) have recommitted to work hand in glove for both the structural transformation of the country and the… Read more »
October 19, 2016
Africa: African Leaders Hail Lopes for Championing Continent's Development
African Heads of State and Government at the weekend lauded Mr. Carlos Lopes of the Economic Commission for Africa for his active role in promoting and strengthening of African… Read more »
October 07, 2016
Africa: Statistics Officers Attend Population Estimates & Demographic Indicators Workshop
As part of its capacity building programme, the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) of the United Nations Population Division, in partnership with the Economic… Read more »
Africa: A New Urban Agenda for Africa's Structural Transformation
A New Urban Agenda is set for adoption during the third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Development (Habitat III) in Quito, Ecuador, from 17 - 20 October 2016. Read more »
October 03, 2016
Africa: Africa's Economic Progress Requires Investment in People, Says Hamdok
Addressing a high-level segment of the inaugural session of a series of events focused on Africa at the UN headquarters in New York, ECA Deputy Executive Secretary, Abdalla Hamdok… Read more »
October 12, 2016
Africa: Launch of the MDGs to Agenda 2063/SDGs Transition Report 2016
ECA and its partners (AUC, AfDB and UNDP-RBA) will on October 2 launch a report, which looks at Africa's performance on the MDGs to date. The report is the last in a series of MDGs… Read more »
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