Africa: ICSOE 24th Meeting - Economic and Social Impacts of the Covid-19 Crisis On Eastern Africa - Strategies for Building-Back-Better

28 November 2020

Throughout the year 2019-2020 the world has been suffering from the threats of Covid-19 which has forced countries of the world to shift governance methods to tackle the pandemic and its impact on business. East African countries have been especially confronted with significant challenges as they have also been overwhelmed by locust infestation, flooding and other natural disasters this past year. To deliberate on finding ways to deal with the impacts of the disasters, East Africa's policy makers conducted their 24th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICSOE) from 24th to 25th November 2020.

The virtual meeting, which was organized by UN's Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), was attended by fourteen East African states under the theme of 'Economic and Social impacts of the Covid-19 Crisis on Eastern Africa: Strategies for Building- Back-Better.'

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