July 26, 2013
Africa: Ethiopia Takes Steps to Derive Benefits From U.S.-Africa Trade Pact
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), enacted in May 2001, is a signature US trade initiative that provides Sub Saharan African Countries with a most liberal access to the… Read more »
July 25, 2013
Africa: Small Island Developing States to Draw Attention to Climate Change Vulnerabilities
The Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States will be held from 1 to 4 September 2014 in Apia, Samoa, to be preceded by activities related to the conference… Read more »
Africa: Report On the Next Global Development Agenda to Be Launched in Addis Ababa
The recently released report of the High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda will be launched in Addis Ababa on 5 August 2013 by the UN Economic Commission for Africa… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Agenda 2063 to Help Address the New Growth Challenges
Amidst the new sense of optimism found in Africa's new natural resources discoveries, rapid urbanisation and increased regional integration, the tripartite partnership of the… Read more »
July 22, 2013
Africa: Africa's Institutions Chart the Way Forward to Finance Africa's Infrastructure
At the Roundtable on Financing Africa's infrastructure held on 19th July, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lopes, alongside the heads of… Read more »
July 16, 2013
Africa: African Regional Review Meeting On the Almaty Programme of Action Kicks Off in Addis Ababa
The African Regional Review Meeting on the implementation of the Almaty Programme of Action kicked off this morning at the UN Conference Centre in Addis Ababa. Read more »
July 15, 2013
Nigeria: ECA Calls for Massive Industrialization in to Boost Jobs
Nigeria and other resource-rich African countries must take advantage of current favourable prices of commodities to industrialize and diversify their economies so as to improve… Read more »
Africa: African Governance Report 2013 Elections and the Management of Diversity in Africa
Co-published with Oxford University Press, this third edition of the African Governance Report (AGR III) adopts a thematic approach with the focus on Elections and the Management… Read more »
July 11, 2013
Africa: Roundtable to Discuss Africa50fund and Other Financing Modalities
A Roundtable on the theme, "Financing Africa's Transformation" is scheduled to take place in Tunis from 19-20 July. Organized by the African Union Commission (AUC), the UN Economic… Read more »
July 10, 2013
Africa: Finance Minister Okonjo-Iweala to Launch Africa Economic Report
The 2013 Economic Report of Africa jointly produced by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union Commission (AUC) will be launched in Abuja on July 11. Read more »
July 09, 2013
Cape Verde: Nation's Development Trajectory Stands Out At Aid for Trade Global Review
In his remarks at a Round Table focusing on Cape Verde's economic success story, the Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Mr. Carlos Lopes, lauded the… Read more »
Africa: Tapping Into Global Value Chains Through Services
A session on services and global value chains for Least Developed Countries at the ongoing Fourth Global Review of Aid for Trade has underscored that in spite of being overlooked,… Read more »
July 08, 2013
Africa: Global Leaders Address Aid, Trade and the Post-2015 Development Agenda
In a panel discussion on the post-2015 development agenda at the 4th Global Review of Aid for Trade in Geneva, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA),… Read more »
Africa: Diaspora and Private Sector Major Contributors to African Industrialization
A lively discussion took place in London on the 1st of July after the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) launched the 2013 Economic Report on Africa (ERA). Read more »
Africa: ECA Renews Cooperation Agreement to Enhance Africa's Participation in Global Trade
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance Trade‑Related Technical Assistance (TRTA) and… Read more »
Africa: Experts Stress Strong Political Will and Policy Coordination in Regional Aid for Trade Efforts
A side event held at the ongoing Global Review of Aid for Trade was devoted to the analysis of Aid for Trade perspectives in Central and West Africa. The panel was organized by the… Read more »
Africa: Connecting to Global Value Chains to Boost Intra-African Trade
Moderating a roundtable on the theme, "Aid for Trade, value chains and intra-African Trade" at the ongoing Global Review of Aid for Trade, Mr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of… Read more »
July 05, 2013
Africa: ECA Engages Member States in Geneva Ahead of Aid for Trade Global Review
Ahead of the Aid for Trade Global Review, the Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) today met with the African Group of Ambassadors in Geneva for an… Read more »
Africa: Climate Scientists Prepare for Report Finish in Ethiopia
235 Authors and Review Editors of Working Group III's contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report concluded their work on the… Read more »
July 01, 2013
Africa: Climate Scientists Gather for Fourth Meeting in Addis Ababa
Scientists from around the world comprising the lead authors of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group III have commenced their fourth meeting that… Read more »
Africa: Experts to Hold Meeting On International Migration and Development in Africa
In partnership with the International Organization for Migration and the African Union Commission, the Economic Commission for Africa will hold a regional experts meeting on… Read more »
June 30, 2013
Africa: Boosting Growth-Oriented Industrialization in Africa
The emergence of poles of growth in Africa needs greater industrialization and diversification of the Continent's productive base according to Messaitfa Bashir, Algeria's Secretary… Read more »
June 28, 2013
Africa: 10-Year Review Meeting of Almaty Programme of Action to Take Place in Addis Ababa
Long delays in inland transport, customs and port handling procedures are common in developing countries across the world, especially those that are landlocked. In Africa, it takes… Read more »
West Africa: Strengthening Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in West Africa
The Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA/SRO-WA) will organize an ad hoc experts group meeting on the theme "strengthening… Read more »
June 26, 2013
Africa: Upcoming Eca Study On African SIDS to Highlight Transformative Development Opportunities in the Face of Climate Change
The Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) will be held in Apia, Samoa, in 2014 to focus the world's attention on a group of countries that remain… Read more »
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