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November 20, 2020
Africa: Secretary-General's Remarks On Racism in the Workplace
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November 06, 2020
North Africa: Covid-19 At Risk of Worsening Youth Unemployment in North Africa
Rabat, November 4th (ECA) - The ECA Office for North Africa held on Tuesday, November 3rd a webinar on "Best practices on job creation in North Africa". Read more »
October 30, 2020
North Africa: Webinar - Best Practices in Job Creation in North Africa
- The ECA office for North Africa, will hold on Tuesday 3 November 2020 a webinar on "Best Practices in Job Creation in North Africa". Read more »
October 28, 2020
East Africa: Bioeconomy Offers the Opportunity to Create Many Jobs in East Africa
Many policymakers and businesses have been calling a green recovery and a "Build Back Better" strategy in the post-covid-19 era to limit the impact of future pandemics and crises… Read more »
November 06, 2019
East Africa: East Africa Needs a Better Quality of Economic Growth to Tackle the Job Challenge
With a rapidly growing population, East Africa is facing a pressing employment challenge, and the current economic growth, albeit impressive, is not enabling the creation of enough… Read more »
November 05, 2019
East Africa: Effective AfCFTA Implementation Can Create 2 Million Jobs for East Africa, Says Songwe
The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could result in welfare gains amounting to USD 1.8 billion and create two million jobs for Eastern Africa, a… Read more »
August 22, 2019
Africa: Security Chief Hails New All-Female Recruits At ECA
Michael Mcnulty who heads the security section at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has described a group of six newly recruited female security officers as… Read more »
April 24, 2019
North Africa: Better Policy Coordination Needed to Boost Job Creation in North Africa
The ECA Office for North Africa and the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) of the Kingdom of Morocco held on 24-25 April in Rabat a regional high-level dialogue on… Read more »
April 20, 2019
Africa: ECA and Cese Hold Regional Dialogue On Employment in North Africa
ECA's Office for North Africa will organize, in partnership with the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) of the Kingdom of Morocco, a regional dialogue on employment… Read more »
March 29, 2019
Africa: Preparing for Tomorrow's Employment - A Revolution of Mentalities Is Needed
Are Africa's education systems adapted to the needs of tomorrow? The answer is probably no, presently. While Africa is not the only region in the world that has to review its… Read more »
March 02, 2019
Africa: Africa Prepares Tomorrow's Employment in Marrakech
As globalization, technological breakthroughs, demography and climate change are deeply transforming the global job market, is Africa able to provide a workforce that matches the… Read more »
March 05, 2019
Africa: Innovation Key to Creating Much-Needed Jobs in Africa, Says Songwe
Africa has to innovate if the continent is to create sufficient decent jobs for its growing youthful population, Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera… Read more »
September 06, 2018
Africa: Quality of Public Policies Plays a Key Role in Structural Transformation and Job Creation
The ECA Office in North Africa initiated today in Rabat (Morocco) an expert group meeting under the theme: "Quality of institutions and structural transformation: distortions and… Read more »
May 11, 2018
Africa: In Spite of the Impressive Growth, Africa Still Needs to Curb Social Inequality and Create Decent Jobs
Addis Ababa 11 May 2018 (ECA) - Many African countries continue to sustain development, strengthening the continent growth recovery after experiencing its lowest level in 2016. Read more »
March 19, 2018
Tanzania: New Report On Tanzania Shows Income Inequality Declining As Rural-Urban Disparities Remain
A new report on the Dimensions of Inequality in Tanzania was released Monday in Dar es Salaam by the Social Development Policy Division (SDPD) of the Economic Commission for Africa… Read more »
November 05, 2017
Africa: Agribusiness Could Be the Next Gate to Youth Employment in Africa
More than ever, African youth have to overcome a long and hard journey to enter the labour market. Out of 11 million young people entering the job market in Africa every year, only… Read more »
October 05, 2017
Africa: Ghana Sows the Seeds for Growth and Jobs Through Minerals
Despite the significant contribution of the mining sector to the economy of Ghana, the country is far from tapping its full potential in creating strong and sustainable linkages,… Read more »
October 06, 2017
Africa: Youth Employment - Experts Call for a Coordination Mechanism to Share Practices
The ECA Office for North Africa concluded its 32nd Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) on "Youth employment and sustainable development" with several recommendations aimed… Read more »
October 04, 2017
Africa: CFTA Can Play a Role in Reducing Unemployment of Youth and Women - Vera Songwe
The 32nd Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE), opened in Rabat this week on the theme, "Youth employment and sustainable development". Organized by the ECA… Read more »
October 03, 2017
Africa: ECA and Partners Developing Toolbox to Respond to Needs of Africa's Youth, Says Ruzvidzo
The Economic Commission for Africa is working to develop a youth policy toolbox to support member States in developing national policies that not only meet the diverse needs of the… Read more »
September 01, 2017
Africa: Intergovernmental Meeting of Experts to Discuss Youth Employment in North Africa
The ECA Office for North Africa will hold, its 32nd Intergovernmental Committee of Experts and an Expert Group Meeting on "Youth Employment and Sustainable Development in… Read more »
May 09, 2017
Africa: Not Only Employment but a Decent Work for Our Youth
The issue of youth unemployment was at the heart of the discussions at the two-days meeting of Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development in Addis Ababa. Read more »
January 30, 2017
Africa: Idep Leads Dialogue On Youth Employment and the Demographic Dividend in Africa
The African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP), in collaboration with the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs… Read more »
September 20, 2016
North Africa: Human Exclusion - Infant Mortality and Youth Unemployment Among Top Exclusion Factors in North Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa launched today the first African Social Development Index report on North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia). The… Read more »
September 10, 2016
Africa: 10th African Development Forum to Go Beyond Sensational Debate on Migration – says ECA's Hamdok
Africa's foremost thinkers on migration will convene in Addis Ababa for the Tenth African Development Forum (ADF) in Addis Ababa Ethiopia from 15-17 November on the theme,… Read more »
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