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Statement by Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA at the Special African Statistics Day 2006 7 December 2006, Luanda, Angola :: Top officials celebrate African Statistics Week in Angola Luanda, 7 December 2006 |
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Welcoming remarks by Mr. Yousif Suliman, OIC of the Commission on behalf of Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, Executive Secretary of ECA at the Regional Forum on Reinventing Government in Africa |
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African knowledge networking experts to convene in Ethiopia next week. ECA Press release Addis Ababa, 6 December 2006 (ECA) -- Knowledge networking experts from across the continent will convene at the Addis Ababa headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on 12-13 December for the third Africa Knowledge Networks Forum (AKNF 3). |
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Can aid alone boost much-needed public service delivery? Addis Ababa, 1 December - Improved public service delivery in Africa is vital for meeting the Millennium Development Goals. And in principle aid makes more money available for public spending in crucial areas such as health, education and infrastructure. But does it really solve the problem? |
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Statement by Mr. Abdoulie Janneh United Nations Under-Secretary- General and Executive Secretary of ECA at the Second Conference of African Union Ministers of the Economy and Finance (CAMEF II) 23 November 2006, Yaoundé, Cameroon |
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ECA Business Plan Launched November 22, 2006 The new 2007-9 ECA Business Plan was officially launched on 16th November 2006 in Addis Ababa. :: ECA Business Plan 2007-2009 :: Repositioning ECA : Harnessing Regional Resources to meet Africa's Development Priorities |
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Youth forum ends with pledge to boost youth potential Addis Ababa, 18 November - The African Development Forum (ADF-V) closed on Saturday with the adoption of a consensus statement vowing, among other issues, to enhance youth capacity and empowerment. |
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UN agencies come together to support NEPAD |
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African Statistics Day 2006 |
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Janneh talks about private sector and development in Africa The Executive Secretary of ECA, Mr. Abdoulie Janneh delivered the Keynote address on Nov 11 at the annual conference of the Development Studies Association (DSA) of the UK and Ireland. The one-day conference, held at the University of Reading, Reading, England was on the theme "The Private Sector, Poverty Reduction and International Development." :: The full Lecture by Mr. Abdoulie Janneh |
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Rwandan Cabinet Approves Second NICI policy and plan 13 November 2006 Rwanda is one country on the continent that has made progress in developing an all-encompassing ICT-led social and economic development framework, based the ECA-led African Information Society Initiative (AISI). Rwanda with the assistance of ECA began formulating its first ICT policy in 1998, championed by President Paul Kagame. This is part of a series of documents, spanning the 20 years required to realize Rwanda’s Vision 2020. |
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Africa participates in the Canadian Government Technology Exhibition and Conference (GTEC) for the second year 24 October 2006 The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with the Canadian ePolicy Resource Centre (CePRC) and under the Global ePolicy Resource Network (ePol-NET), facilitated the participation of over 54 e-Government and ICT Policy makers from 25 African countries in the Canadian Government Technology Exhibition and Conference Week (GTEC) 2006. GTEC Week, which has just concluded, was held from 23 – 27 October 2006 in Ottawa, Canada. |
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First session of the Internet Governance Forum opened on 30 October in Athens 02 November 2006 One of the outcomes of the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS), which took place in Tunis from 16 to 18 November 2005, was the creation of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The main purpose of the IGF is to discuss a wide range of issues related to Internet Governance. |
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Presentation by Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA Executive Secretaries' interactive dialogue with the Second Committee Fostering Knowledge and Innovation for Development in a Globalizing World: Regional Perspectives "Nurturing alliances for regional and interregional cooperation in science and technology ” . 18 October 2006, United Nations, New York , USA |
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Wish lists, no concrete NEPAD infrastructure projects in many areas, says Study Group |
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Economic and Social Conditions in North Africa: A Mid-Decade Assessment April 2006 This mid-decade (2000-2004) assessment of the structural evolution of North African economies raises various questions relating to: - Advances in economic policy and growth; - The need for a deeper understanding of the meaning of development as it relates to human and social development; - The rise of information technology and use of the Internet; and - Integration into an increasingly globalized world economy. |
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Sustainable Energy: A Framework for New and Renewable Energy in Southern Africa March 2006 |
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Opening Remarks by Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary at the joint ECA/AERC “Conference on Poverty, Inequality and Labour Markets” 11 October 2006, United Nations Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia :: Conference Programme |
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:: Growing Asian influence in Africa under discussion Addis Ababa, 9 October – ECA, together with the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), is holding a two-day meeting to discuss the growing importance of Asian countries for sub-Saharan Africa. :: Opening Remarks by Mr. Abdoulie Janneh :: Meeting Programme :: Overview Report |
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Experts to assess ways of improving service delivery in Africa ECA Press Release Addis Ababa, 5 October – The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is to host a meeting to examine the management of public expenditure in Africa in a bid to make service delivery more efficient. :: Meeting website |
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Janneh, Mandelson call for development-led economic agreements Addis Ababa, 5 October – ECA and the EU have called for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and African countries that can be used as an effective tool for Africa’s development. |
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ECA Update - September 2006 Volume 2, issue 9 ECA Update is a retrospective monthly look at ECA's main activities. |
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African experts analyse potential adjustment strategies to EPAs Addis Ababa, 2 October - African trade experts met in Cairo last month to review ways of mitigating the costs of signing economic partnership agreements (EPAs) with European countries. :: Meeting Conclusions [ Français ] - Ad-Hoc Expert Group Meeting on Economic Partnership Agreements and How African Countries Can Adjust |
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UN report urges changes in aid to Africa Addis Ababa, 21 September 2006 - A UN report has called for a new approach in overseas aid to Africa, saying that not only should it be dramatically increased but it should also be depoliticised and distributed multilaterally. |
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ECA Update - August 2006 Volume 2, issue 8 ECA Update is a retrospective monthly look at ECA's main activities. |
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Africa harbors 17 million international migrants; but only five million Africans live outside Addis Ababa, September 13, 2006: About 17.1 million international migrants live in Africa, but only five million Africans live outside the continent, according to a new report by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) launched today as preliminary activities for the high level dialogue on migration and development kicked off in New York. :: International Migration and Development: Implications for Africa |
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African Journalists receive Information Society awards Addis Ababa, September 12, 2006: The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its partners will award deserving African journalists for reporting on the effective use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in development on the continent. |
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Coercive migration policies harm peace and security, says new ECA report on international migration and development Addis Ababa, September 8, 2006: A new report on international migration and development published by the Economic Commission for Africa, (ECA) says the elimination of coercive migration policies would enhance the contribution of migrants and their families to international development. |
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ECA hosts ECOWAS statistics meeting Addis Ababa, 28 August 2006 - A fourth meeting of statistics officials the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) began today under the auspices of the United Nations to boost statistics in the West Africa sub-region. Opening Statement by Dimitri SANGA, O.I.C, African Centre for Statistics :: For more information click here |
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Africa must use the Doha stalemate to improve intra-African trade, says Janneh Addis Ababa, 18 August 2006: African countries should use the Doha Round stalemate to increase intra-African trade for the sustainable development of the continent, said UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of ECA, Abdoulie Janneh. 2006 SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government: Statement by the ECA Executive Secretary |
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ECA Update - July 2006 Volume 2, issue 7 ECA Update is a retrospective monthly look at ECA's main activities. It contains news from the Commission, development briefs, new publications and list of upcoming events. |
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New report urges developing national productive capacities to stem poverty |
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Trade and Regional Integration Newsletter August 2006 In this issue: Diversification of African economies key to development. |
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Second report on Assessing Regional Integration in Africa launched Addis-Ababa, 07 July 2006 (ECA) -- The African Union (AU) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) launched their second joint report on regional integration in Africa during the African Union summit of heads of states in Banjul, The Gambia from 1 – 2 July. :: Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA) II :: Statement by the ECA Executive Secretary on Regional Integration |
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Trade and Regional Integration Newsletter July 2006 |
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ECA Update - June 2006 Volume 2, issue 6 ECA Update is a retrospective monthly look at ECA's main activities. It contains news from the Commission, development briefs, new publications and list of upcoming events. |
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The 17th Meeting of the Conference of African Ministers of Industry: Statement by Ms. Josephine Ouedraogo, Acting Deputy Executive Secretary of ECA |
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Trade and Regional Integration Newsletter - June 2006 This month's edition leads with the Global Economic Analysis conference, which was held in Africa for the first time in its nine-year history. |
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Global Economic Analysis Conference opens in Addis Ababa Addis Ababa, 15 June - Leading economists and other interested parties met in Addis Ababa on Thursday for a global economic analysis conference, the first time such a gathering has been held in Africa. :: For more information, click here to visit the conference website. |
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Experts call for more ECA and ATPC support on trade policy issues Addis Ababa, 8 June - African trade experts have called on the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC), to continue providing much needed technical assistance to enable member States mainstream trade in their national development plans. |
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ECA helps promote capital market integration in Africa BUJUMBURA, 7 June - Participants from some 20 francophone countries in central and west Africa met in the Burundi capital Bujumbura on 6 June for a three-day workshop aimed at boosting the efficiency of capital markets operators and regulators. |
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Globalization needs better negotiating skills in Africa Addis Ababa, 5 June - Issues such as globalization mean that African trade and environment policymakers need to boost their knowledge and negotiating capacities, according to the director of ECA's Sustainable Development Division. |
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Agreement reached to speed up liberalisation of African air transport 06 June 2006 A high level meeting of policy-makers and chief executives representing various African airlines has agreed to develop comprehensive competition rules to speed up the liberalisation of Africa's skies. :: Strategies for the Development of the Airline Transport Industry in Africa, Statement by the ECA Executive Secretary at the High Level Meeting of African Airlines Companies that was held in Tunis, Tunisia from 29 - 30 May 2006. |
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Ethiopia encourages more dialogue between university, industry and government By Cristina Müller, 29 May 2006 In a meeting of university, private sector and government professionals from Ethiopia and partners of various nations, Ethiopian President Girma Giorgis on Monday called for greater communication between the three areas, in order to enhance the utility of the university in the development of the country. |
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ECA Update - May 2006 Volume 2, issue 5 ECA Update is a retrospective monthly look at ECA's main activities. |
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Africa must meet its basic needs without undermining the environment, says Dione By Yinka Adeyemi, 29 May 2006. Africa must find a way to meet its basic needs, extricate itself from poverty and mainstream itself in the global economy, without undermining the very resources and environment on which it depends for survival, ECA’s Director of Sustainable Development Division, Josue Dione, said in Addis Ababa today. :: Full text of the statement by Mr. Josué Dioné, Director of ECA's Sustainable Development Division at the High-level Launch of the African 10-Year Framework Programme (10YFP) on Sustainable Consumption and Production, 29 May 2006. |
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Ghana’s
Finance Minister calls for harmonized regulatory frameworks
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Catching
up on e-learning; a must for African universities By Mercy Wambui, 26 May 2006 Education is key to Africa's information society and knowledge economy By Mercy Wambui, 25 May 2006 Opening Speech by Ms. Josephine Ouédraogo, Acting Deputy Executive Secretary of ECA, 25 May 2006 Policies and Partnerships essential for e-learning growth By Mercy Wambui, 25 May 2006 :: Conference update |
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Access
of Africa's poor to energy must remain a priority, says Dione By Yinka Adeyemi, 24 May 2006 ECA's Director of Sustainable Development Division, Josue Dione, today in Addis Ababa urged the constituent members of UN-Energy/Africa to address the challenge of improved energy access in Africa as part of the efforts to achieve key MDGs. |
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UN
Organizations review activities in support of NEPAD Infrastructure
programme |
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Trade
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Infrastructure
“missing component” in Africa’s development |
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African
Ministerial Conference on Financing for Development: Brief Remarks
by Mr. Abdoulie Janneh,
UN Under Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Abuja, Nigeria, May 21-22, 2006 |
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ECA
Workshop Adopts Natural Resources Cluster Development By Yinka Adeyemi, 18 May 2006 A workshop aimed at disseminating the findings of ECA’s landmark cluster study of South Africa and Mozambique, has ended in Maputo with broad recommendations on a better and integrated understanding of the mineral resources sector and what it takes to maximize its linkages with local economies and improve its legacy beyond the currency of mining. |
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Governance
forum ends with call for speedier implementation of APRM |
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ECA
Update - April 2006 Volume 2, issue 4 ECA Update is a retrospective monthly look at ECA's main activities. |
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Trade
and Regional Integration Newsletter - April 2006 African Ministers of trade met in Nairobi, Kenya from 12 – 14 April to review progress on measures taken to increase intra-African trade; current negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO); and negotiations for the new Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the European Union. This edition of TRIDNews leads with details of the ministerial discussion, and also includes an article on the current direction of EPAs negotiations. |
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Janneh
calls for strategies to help African farmers cope with climate change
By Yinka Adeyemi, 19 April 2006 Addis Ababa, April 18: UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa today called on climate experts to devise appropriate strategies to help African farmers cope with problems associated with climate change, such as drought and floods. :: Statement by Abdoulie Janneh UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary at the Workshop on climate information for development in Africa 18 April 2006, UNCC, Addis Ababa |
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African
Trade Policy Centre Holds Partnership Roundtable |
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ECA
and World Bank hold policy discussion on trade support By Andrew Allimadi, 11 April 2006 The Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank held a policy-debate with Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on the World Bank report Assessing World Bank Support for Trade, 1987-2004. |
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ECA/SA:
Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts |
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Janneh
reaffirms ECA's commitment to trade By Andrew Alamadi, 17 April 2006 The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, has reaffirmed the importance ECA attaches to trade and its commitment to working with partners to increase Africa 's gains from trade. Related documents |
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Align
budget allocations between prevention and treatment, Janneh urges
African Countries By Yinka Adeyemi, 12 April 2006 Stating that HIV/AIDS was a "critical emergency" for Africa, UN-Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of ECA, Abdoulie Janneh, yesterday called on African countries to scale up the collective efforts to stop the spread of HIV, which, he said, had already claimed the lives 22 million Africans. |
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ECA
to hold annual Conference of Ministers in Burkina Faso in May Press Advisory Addis Ababa, 7 April 2006 - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), which has its headquarters in Addis Ababa, will hold the 39 th Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in Ougadougou, Burkina Faso from 10 to 15 May 2006. |
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Poverty
Reduction Strategies: African ministers chart a new way forward
ECA Press Release No. 06/2006, 28 March 2006 Meeting says Africa will further enhance education, infrastructure and private sector development, gender, science and technology to reach the MDGs. Meeting website: African Plenary on National Strategies for Poverty Reduction and Implementation of the MDGs 26 - 28 March 2006, Cairo, Egypt |
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Trade
and Regional Integration Newsletter - March 2006 This month's edition focuses on the ECA trade team's technical assistance missions to Senegal and Gabon. |
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ECA
Briefs African Ambassadors on Doha Round Simulations By Andrew Allimadi, 04 April 2006 The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) held a briefing session for African Ambassadors and trade negotiators based in Geneva, Switzerland, on the results of ECA simulations based on the conclusions of the Hong Kong World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Meeting in December last year. |
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ECA
trade assistance team visits Gabon By Andrew Allimadi, 31 March 2006 The trade and regional integration division (TRID) of ECA and the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC), in collaboration with the ECA Central Africa Sub-regional Office conducted a technical assistance mission to Libreville, Gabon from 27 – 30 March at the request of the Gabonese Development Bank (BGD). |
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Consultative
Workshop on Land Reform in Africa Opens; Regional Organizations
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ECA
Update - March 2006 Volume 2, issue 3 ECA Update is a retrospective monthly look at ECA's main activities. |
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ECA
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Press
Release: African Water Ministers call for early warning system to
mitigate water-related disasters Mexico City, 19 March 2006: African water ministers attending the World Water Forum in Mexico City today said they would promote cooperation on the development of effective early warning system for the prevention and mitigation of water-related disasters and called on development partners to support Africa’s efforts in this regard. :: ECA @ the 4th World Water Forum 16 - 22 March 2006, Mexico City, Mexico |
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Media
training workshop opens at ECA By Andrew Allimadi, 21 March 2006 A one-week regional media training for trainers workshop opened Monday 20 March at the ECA's head office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The workshop will train trainers working on media-related courses in institutions of higher learning and journalists on the role ICTs can play in the development of African countries and share country experiences. |
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Forum
on ICTs, Trade and Economic Growth “excellent starting point”, as
delegates look towards future ECA Press Release No. 03/2006, 17 March 2006 The forum on ICTs, Trade and Economic Growth, hosted by ECA, concluded Thursday 16 March with recommendations on developing the policy, legal and regulatory frameworks; accelerating skills development; and ensuring the security of electronic transactions. Related links: :: Forum on ICT, Trade and Economic Growth ECA Press Release No. 02/2006 :: Website of the eTrade Forum |
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Statement by Abdoulie Janneh, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA at the Regional Review Meeting of the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001-2010, 04 March 2006. | ||||||||||
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Ethiopia
to establish e-health strategy By Mercy Wambui, 13 March 2006 A two-day “ICT for Health” workshop, held from 9 to 10 March 2006 at the UN Conference Centre in Addis Ababa concluded with a set of recommendations on the “immediate need for developing and formulating a national e-Health strategy for Ethiopia”. The strategy will serve as the basis for coordinating and streamlining the various initiatives underway in this sector. |
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ECA
report says African governance improving but could be better ECA Press Release No. 01/2006, 09 March 2006 A new ECA report concludes that overall governance is improving in Africa but stresses that major challenges still remain. African Governance Report 2005 |
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ECA
to host Forum on ICT, Trade and Economic Growth By Mercy Wambui, 10 March 2006 ECA will be hosting a forum on Information and Communication Technologies and their impact on Trade and Economic Growth next week under the auspices of the African Node of the Global ePolicy Resource Network (ePol-NET) supported by the Government of Canada . Approximately 100 delegates working in the field of ICTs and Trade are expected to attend. |
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Meeting
to propose strategy for Ethiopia's ehealth programme By Mercy Wambui, 10 March 2006. The Economic Commission for Africa, in collaboration with the Ethiopian Telecommunication Corporation (ETC), the Ethiopian ICT Development Agency (EICTDA) and the Ministry of Health are holding a workshop from 9-10 March, 2006 on ICTs and Health aimed at laying the foundations for the introduction of a comprehensive eHealth strategy and programme for Ethiopia. |
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Africa's
main regional organisations pledge to strengthen ties By Max Jarrett, 06 March 2006 The Chief Executives of the African Development (ADB) Group, the African Union (AU) Commission and ECA, met at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, on 24th February, for a brainstorming session on how to jointly work for a more united, integrated and prosperous Africa. |
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Brazzaville
Commitment: African countries task ECA, others on Universal Access
to HIV Treatment, Prevention, Care and Support By Yinka Adeyemi in Brazzaville, 08 March 2006 About 250 delegates from 53 African countries today ended a three-day consultative meeting in Brazzaville after adopting the “Brazzaville Commitment”, a broad list of 26 action recommendations which, they hoped, would help African countries towards meeting the goal of universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, care and support. The meeting was organized by the African Union, with the support of UNAIDS, ECA, WHO and DFID. |
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Trade
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ECA
Update - February 2006 Volume 2, issue 2 ECA Update is a retrospective monthly look at ECA's main activities. |
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ECA
Hosts Workshop on regional economic communities By Andrew Allimadi, 28 February 2006 ECA hosted a one-day high-level workshop on Saturday 25 February 2006 to discuss the capacity needs of Africa’s regional economic communities (RECs). :: Speech by the ECA Executive Secretary |
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LDCs
call for economic speed up for Africa By Cristina Müller, 27 February 2006 Economic growth needs to speed up in Africa, with attention to poverty reduction, concluded finance and planning ministry officials from 34 Least Developed Countries on the continent, at the close of a three-day intergovernmental meeting held at the ECA headquarters, in the Ethiopian capital. |
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Training
Workshop on WTO Negotiations By Andrew Allimadi, 24 February 2006 The African Trade Policy Centre will hold a training workshop on World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations for African embassies based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Monday 27 February 2006. :: Presentations (27 February 2006) |
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African
Trade Negotiators Define post-Hong Kong Strategy By Andrew Allimadi, 22 February 2006 ECA and the African Union jointly organized a retreat for African Ambassadors and Trade Negotiators from the 17 – 18 February in Montreux, Switzerland. |
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ECA
Meeting for Least Developed Countries in Africa opens in Addis By Cristina Müller, 21 February 2006 ECA and the Office of the High Representative for the LDCs, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) opened on Tuesday a regional meeting in preparation for a global review of an action programme for least developed countries at ECA headquarters in Addis Ababa. :: Meeting website |
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Workshop
on Trade and Environment Opens in ECA By Andrew Allimadi, 15 February 2006 A regional workshop on trade and environment for African countries opened today at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Opening Statement by Josué Dioné, Director of Sustainable Development Division of ECA. Related story: African experts to examine the linkage between trade and environment ByYinka Adeyemi, with Andrew Allimadi, 13 February 2006 :: Meeting Website |
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Forum
for African Statistical Development (FASDEV II) 09 - 10 February 2005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia :: FASDEV II Newsletters [10 February 2006, 9 February 2006] At a crossroads, meeting heightens African statistics By Cristina Müller, 10 February 2006 Africa health statistics receives a boost By Cristina Müller, 10 February 2006 Opening Statement by Abdoulie Janneh, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA at the FASDEV II Forum.09 February, 2006. |
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New
African Trade Policy work in progress documents published 09 February 2006 The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of ECA has published seven new work in progress documents, some of them in English and others in French. The work in progress series presents initial findings of on-going research on trade-related issues in ECA for wider circulation to encourage comments and feedback. |
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E-security;
an emerging concern for Africa's digital revolution By Mercy Wambui, 08 February 2006 “As African governments begin to implement e-government and e-commerce initiatives, the new terrain will be a haven for malicious hackers, who want bragging rights for bringing these sites down,” cautioned a consultant who facilitated discussions at a workshop on the Economics of E-security. |
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ECA
holds briefing for African Embassies in Addis Ababa By Andrew Allimadi, 07 February 2006 The Economic Commission for Africa held a briefing for all African embassies based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Monday 6 February 2006. The briefing covered activities of the Afric | ||||||||||
