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Key Strategies Proposed in Banjul for Governments to Further Empower African Women
ECA Press Release No. 67/2009
Banjul, The Gambia, 18 November 2009 (ECA) – A wide cross section of experts, civil society organizations and key stakeholders with an interest in women’s empowerment and gender equality agreed on a way forward to improve the lives of African women. |
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Conference Celebrates 30 Years of UN Convention to Eliminate Discrimination Against Women
ECA Press Release No. 66/2009
Banjul, The Gambia, 18 November 2009 (ECA) – Participants of the Eighth African Regional Conference on Women celebrated in words and songs the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). They also urged full adoption of the Convention. |
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Gender Experts Urged to Recommit to Improving the Lives of African Women
ECA Press Release No. 65/2009
Banjul, The Gambia , 16 November 2009 (ECA) – Gender experts, civil society organizations and governments representatives were urged to commit themselves to action towards equality and empowerment of African women. |
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Banjul Hosts a Landmark Conference To Assess Progress in Achieving Gender Equality in Africa
ECA Press Release No. 64/2009
Addis Ababa, 12 November 2009 (ECA) - Over 28 African ministers in charge of gender affairs and high level participants from over 43 African countries will gather in Banjul, The Gambia, to attend the 8th African Regional Conference on Women (Beijing+15) that the Gambian government is hosting from 16-20 November. They will be joined by a wide cross section of various key stakeholders including regional and international organizations and representatives of the civil society. |
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The UN Economic Commission for Africa to Establish a Network of Trade and Environment Experts in North Africa
ECA Press Release No. 63/2009
Addis Ababa, 06 November (ECA) -
The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is in the process of establishing a network of policy makers, researchers, academia, civil society and private sectors representatives dealing with trade and environment issues in North Africa Region. |
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Delivering as One: UN organizations discuss how to help Africa achieve MDGs
ECA Press Release No. 62/2009
Addis Ababa, 5 November (ECA): The broad effects of climate change and the global financial crisis have overshadowed the impressive economic growth rates brought by prudent macroeconomic policies, improved governance and private sector reforms in many African countries, UN Deputy Secretary -General, Asha-Rose Migiro today in Addis Ababa today. |
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Address by Ms. Asha Rose Migiro, Deputy Secretary General of the UN
10th Session of Regional Coordination Mechanism of United Nations Agencies and Organizations Working in Africa in Support of the African Union and its NEPAD Programme
05 November 2009 |
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Welcome Remarks by Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA
10th Session of Regional Coordination Mechanism of United Nations Agencies and Organizations Working in Africa in Support of the African Union and its NEPAD Programme
05 November 2009 |
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The next session of the West Africa Intergovernmental Committee of Experts to focus on food security
ECA Press Release No. 61/2009
Niamey, 05 November, 2009 (ECA) – The Twelfth Session of the West Africa Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) will be held on 12 and 13 November, 2009 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The Session, to be held under the theme, “Food Security in West Africa”, will examine ways and means of dealing with the economic and social challenges posed in the subregion by economic and food crises. |
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Health experts agree on steps for achieving Universal Access to HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria services
ECA Press Release No. 60/2009
Addis Ababa, 02 November 2009 (ECA) - About 50 experts in HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria who met here last week at the 3rd inter-agency meeting on coordination and harmonization of HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria Strategies, have agreed on broad steps for the final push for action for achieving the Abuja Call for Universal Access to HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria Services by 2010. |
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African Countries Must be Mindful of the Trade and Environment Linkages in Policy Making, says ECA’s Official at the Third Forum for Development in North Africa
ECA Press Release No. 59/2009
Rabat, 30 October 2009 (ECA) -“Environmental policies and the related regulations on quality control could potentially affect exports competitiveness and export promotion strategies in African countries”, warned Ms. Amal Nagah Elbeshbishi, Regional Adviser on Trade at the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). She was addressing the third Forum for Development in North Africa, which is taking place from 29 to 31 October 2009 in Rabat, Morocco. |
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South Africa elected chair of the Bureau of the 6th Session of Committee on Food Security and Sustainable Development
ECA Press Release No. 58/2009
Addis Ababa, 27 October 2009 (ECA) - African countries attending the Sixth Session of the Committee on Food Security and Sustainable Development (CFSSD-6) have elected South Africa as the Chair of its Bureau and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the First Chair for 2009/2010 as the Committee’s meeting opened today in Addis Ababa. |
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Development and Financial Crisis to Dominate Discussions at the 4th African Economic Conference
Press Release No. 58/2009
Addis Ababa, 23 October 2009 (ECA) – More than three hundred policy-makers, development experts and economists will attend the fourth annual African Economic Conference (AEC), taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from November 11-13, 2009. The theme of this year’s conference is: “Fostering Development in an Era of Financial crisis.” |
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Statement by Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA
International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD +15) Ministerial Conference
23 October 2009, Addis Ababa |
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Africa Calls For a Fair, Inclusive, Effective and Equitable New Agreement in Copenhagen
ECA Press Release No. 56/2009
Addis Ababa/Nairobi, 23 October 2009 - Africa should be equitably compensated, in the context of environmental justice, for environmental resources, economic and social loses considering developed countries historical responsibilities on climate change. In this respect, Africa requires new, sustained and scaled-up finance, technology and capacity for adaptation and risk management. |
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Population and Development Ministers Recommit to Full Implementation of ICPD Programme of Action
ECA Press Release No. 55/2009
Addis Ababa, 23 October 2009 (ECA) – African ministers responsible for population and development have re-committed themselves to fully implement the 20-year Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD PoA) by the time it expires in five years. |
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Launch of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) “Information Economy Report 2009”
Addis Ababa 22 October 2009 (ECA) – The UNCTAD Information Economy Report (IER) 2009 was launched today, the 22nd of October at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa. The report was launched in collaboration with the ECA’s ICT, Science and Technology Division (ISTD) at a function attended by the Africa Union Commission (AUC) Human Resources, Science and Technology Division, international media personnel, media institutions in Addis Ababa, statisticians from the Ethiopian National Statistics Office (NSO), academics from the University of Addis Ababa, representatives of IT institutions, representatives from UN Agencies in Ethiopia (WHO and UNDP) and ECA staff. |
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African civil society organizations demand to be given a bigger role
in regional evaluation reviews
ECA Press Release No. 54/2009
Addis Ababa 22 October 2009 (ECA) – In a statement issued on the second day of the ICPD+15 expert meeting gathered in Addis Abeba to review progress achieved in the implementation of ICPD Plan of Action, members of the civil society attending the meeting made a number of observations and recommendations for the improvement of the final phase of implementation of ICPD Programme of Action (PoA). |
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Good Governance is Everyone’s Responsibility, ECA Official Says
ECA Press Release No. 53/2009
Addis Ababa 21 October 2009 (ECA) – Good governance in Africa is everyone’s job, not just the compliers of reports or even government officials, a governance expert said.
“The burden is upon all of us to claim ownership of this report,” said Mr. Said Adejumobi, chief of the Public Administration Section of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. “So go ahead, take it! It’s yours!” |
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Experts gathered in Addis Ababa hear daunting assessment on population and development in Africa
ECA Press Release No. 52/2009
Addis Ababa 20 October 2009 – Africa has made laudable progress towards the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD/PoA) and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), according to a review of the ICPD/PoA published here today. |
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Experts to Evaluate 15 years of Population Development in Africa Ahead of MDGs Deadline
ECA Press Release No. 51/2009
Addis Ababa 20 October 2009 – Fifteen years after the adoption in 1994 of the Plan of Action (ICPD PoA) of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD + 15) in Cairo, Egypt, African Ministers and experts in population and social development are currently meeting at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to review the progress made by African Governments in the implementation of the ICPD.
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Opening Remarks by Ms. Lalla Ben Barka,
Deputy Executive Secretary of ECA
Regional Ministerial Review Conference on Implementation of the Dakar/Ngor Declaration and the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development
20 October 2009 |
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Africa must accelerate efforts to achieve social and human development goals, ECA committee concludes
ECA Press Release No. 50/2009
Addis Ababa, 19 October 2009 (ECA) - Experts attending the inaugural meeting of the ECA Committee on Human & Social Development ended their meeting today with a commitment to scale up efforts to accelerate progress toward the achievement of the millennium development goals (MDGs) and the Plan of Action of International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Africa. There is an urgency in light of the slow rate of progress of in social development in Africa, with just 5 years to the end date of ICPD and 6 years to the 2015 target date for the MDGs. |
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Delegates from 26 African countries conclude gender and climate change sensitization training
ECA Press Release No. 49/2009
Addis Ababa, 19 October 2009 (ECA) -Delegates from 26 African countries, plus Canada, Jamaica and Philippines, today in Addis Ababa concluded a three-day sensitization training on gender and climate change, resolving to put necessary pressure on political leaders and African lead negotiators to integrate gender issues in climate change negotiations ahead of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. |
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Africa Climate Change Talks Enter Decisive Week as Lead Negotiators and High Level Experts Gather to Refine Climate Platform and Position Towards Copenhagen
ECA Press Release No. 48/2009
Addis Ababa/Nairobi, 19 October 2009 - About 150 African lead negotiators and high level experts on climate change from all African countries gather for their Second Technical Meeting in Addis Ababa to map out the region’s climate platform, barely 44 days before the crucial negotiations in Copenhagen. |
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United Nations Ethiopia Staff Stand Up Against Poverty
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 16 October 2009 -- More than 300 members of the United Nations staff in Ethiopia took a stand against poverty during the annual “Stand Up and Take Action” event. |
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The Second African Governance Report shows marginal progress and urges for scaled up efforts
ECA Press Release No. 47/2009
Addis Ababa, 16 October 2009 (ECA) - African countries have made marginal progress of an average of 2% in the core areas of governance over the last 4 years , says the second edition of the African Governance Report (AGR II) released recently by the Economic Commission for Africa. |
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Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA)
Seminar on Transnational Trafficking and Political Instability in Africa
Addis Ababa, 16 October 2009 (ECA) -The Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA) is convening a seminar on "Transnational Trafficking and Political Instability in Africa"in Abuja, Nigeria, on 22-23 October 2009, in partnership with the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission. |
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African Governments Urged to Recommit to People-Centred Development
Joint Press Release No. 46/2009
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 13 October 2009 – With the deadline of achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) close at hand, African governments need to recommit to pushing forward policies that address population and other critical social development issues, especially the health and rights of African women, a review report from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) states. |
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African experts to address the low level of implementation of regional integration initiatives on the continent
ECA Press Release No. 45/2009
Addis Ababa, 13 October 2009 (ECA) - The Committee on Trade, Regional Cooperation and Integration (CTRI)-a subsidiary body of the Economic Commission for Africa- opened its 6th session today in Addis with calls to fast track the effective implementation of regional integration instruments at national level. |
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Experts to formulate strategies for mainstreaming Africa’s regional integration agenda at national level
ECA Press Release No. 44/2009
Addis Ababa, 09 October 2009 (ECA) - Senior officials from African countries and experts representing pan-African institutions and Regional Economic Communities (RECs) will convene next week in Addis Ababa to devise strategies to translate commitments to regional integration into concrete actions at national level. Discussions will be held under the framework of the sixth Committee on Trade, Regional Cooperation and Integration (CTRI) which is being organized by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) from 13 to 15 October 2009. |
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Women to Be Seen as Partners, Rather Than Victims in Peace and Security Management, UNECA Chief Says.
Addis Ababa, 08 October, 2009 ( ECA) - Women should play an important role in resolving peace and security challenges in Africa as this is the best way for achieving lasting solutions, according to United Nations Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Mr Abdoulie Janneh. |
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"The e-SADC initiative launch meeting” opens in Gaborone, Botswana, 05-06 October 2009
Addis Ababa, 06 October, 2009 ( ECA) - eSADC is a joint United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Open Society Initiative of Southern Africa (OSISA) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) initiative. Twenty-five participants drawn from NICI National Focal Points from eight SADC member States, Southern African Postal Operators’ Association (SAPOA), Southern Africa Telecommunications Association (SATA), Communications Regulators’ Association of Southern Africa (CRASA), NEPAD e-Africa Commission, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and e-SADC consultants are attending a two-day technical meeting to launch the e-SADC initiative - a framework for the implementation of the Information Society in the sub-region at the Grand Palm Hotel in Gaborone, Botswana. The member States in attendance are Botswana, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia. |
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ECA’s work on sustainable development in line with Africa’s priority, says Dione
Addis Ababa, 01 October, 2009 ( ECA) - The Director of Food and Sustainable Development Division at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Dr. Josue Dione said today in Addis Ababa that the Commission’s work, especially in land policy, agriculture and climate change, were in line with the most serious development challenges faced by Africa. |
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Joint Press Release: UNCTAD and UNECA Subregional Office for Eastern Africa
Press Release No. 43/2009
Kigali, 28 September 2009 (UNCTAD/UNECA): “Although external assistance will continue to play an essential role in Africa’s development, a focus on domestic resources to meet the medium- to long‑term development needs of African countries is justified” outlines the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’ s policy Handbook on Enhancing the Role of Domestic Financial Resources in Africa’s Development. The launching of the handbook took place on Monday, 28 September 2009 in Kigali, Rwanda during a ceremony jointly organized by UNCTAD in collaboration with the ECA Sub-regional Office for Eastern Africa (UNECA/SRO-EA). |
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African Women Professionals Asked to Submit CVs for Compendium
Press Release No. 42/2009
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 15 September 2009 – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) along with the African Union (AU) are seeking curriculum vitae (CVs) from African women professionals. |
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ECA Sub-Regional Office for Eastern Africa and ICGLR Joint Press Communiqué
Press Release No. 41/2009
Bujumbura, 14 September 2009 - The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) in collaboration with the Eastern Africa Sub-Regional Office of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) is organising a Workshop for Partners on the Feasibility and Implementation of the Joint Program on Food Security in Eastern Africa, in Bujumbura, Burundi, from 14 to 15 September 2009. The Partners include the ICGLR, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the East African Community (EAC) and the Economic Community for the Great Lakes Region (CEPGL). |
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Meeting Concludes with a Firm Strategy on Future Negotiations on the Doha Round.
ECA Press Release No. 40/2009
Nairobi, 08 September 2009 (ECA) -
The African Group of trade negotiators and experts concluded their two-day meeting in Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday 8th September with a firm commitment to work towards the resolution of the Doha Round of trade negotiations by the end of next year. However, the group cautioned that even though deadlines are important, the negotiations will remain content driven, rather than time driven. |
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ECA hosts special session on Africa’s climate change concerns and expectations
ECA Press Release No. 39/2009
Addis Ababa, 01 September 2009 (ECA) - About 100 experts and stakeholders from Africa and OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries will hold a one-day high level session of the Africa Partnership Forum (APF) on September 3 in Addis Ababa to reinforce the concerns and expectations of Africa on climate change as global negotiations continue towards a new agreement in Copenhagen in December 2009. |
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The 57th Session of the International Statistical Institute Concludes in Durban to Resounding Acclaim.
Addis Ababa, 26 August 2009 (ECA) - The 57th Session of the International Statistical Institute (ISI) 2009 concluded in Durban South Africa on the 22nd August to widespread acclaim from the statistical fraternity. The session lasted from 16th August and was held in sub-Saharan Africa for the first time in the institutes 124 year history. |
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African Partnership Forum co-chairs meet to prepare for the Special Session on Climate Change
Addis Ababa, 19 August 2009 (ECA) - Representatives of The African Union Commission, the NEPAD Secretariat, the Economic Commission for Africa and the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation gathered today in Addis Ababa to finalize the preparations for the African Partnership Forum (APF) special session on climate change which is scheduled on 3 September 2009 in Addis Ababa. |
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ECA Sub-Regional Office for East Africaand the Government of Rwanda Launch Three Economic Reports.
Kigali, 18 August 2009 (ECA) -The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Sub-Regional Office for East Africa (SRO-EA), in collaboration with the government of the Republic of Rwanda jointly launched three economic reports in Kigali, Rwanda on Friday 14 August. |
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ECA to Host International GIS Conference
Addis Ababa, 12 August 2009 (ECA) - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Society of Ethiopia and ESRI Eastern Africa, is organizing the Fourth Annual ESRI Users Conference taking place for the first time in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 24- 25 September this year. |
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South Africa to host the International Statistics Institute 2009.
Addis Ababa, 06 August 2008 (ECA) - The Republic of South Africa is hosting the 57th Session of the International Statistical Institute (ISI) 2009, from 16 – 22 August in Durban, South Africa. This is the first time in the history of ISI - which stretches back to 1885 - that this premier event for statisticians world-wide is being hosted in sub-Saharan Africa. The theme of ISI 2009 is Statistics: Our Past, Present & future. |
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Promoting agro-industry in Africa is essential for development – experts.
Addis Ababa, 23 July 2009 (ECA) -A group of experts meeting at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, have called for the promotion of agro-businesses as an essential element to Africa’s industrialization efforts.
:: Opening Remarks by Dr. Josue Dioné, Director, Food Security and Sustainable Development Division (FSSDD), ECA |
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ECA and its partners building ICT measurement capacity in Africa
Addis Ababa, 13 July 2009 (ECA) - A two-week training course on “Measuring ICT Use and Access in Households and Business” opened in Addis Ababa today to build the capacity of African National Statistical Offices (NSOs) in measuring ICTs. |
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Seminar to promote road safety in Africa as a development priority
Addis Ababa, 8 July 2009, (ECA)- Road traffic deaths and injuries are rising. Africa records 28 deaths on the road per 100,000 populations, the highest in the world and yet road safety is not considered as a sustainable development issue. |
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Conference Calls on ECA to Establish an African Digital Library and Archives Programme.
ECA Press Release No. 38/2009
Addis Ababa, 06 July 2009 (ECA) - The First International Conference on African Digital Libraries and Archives, has called on the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) to establish an African Digital Library and Archives Programme as a matter of urgency. The call came at the end of the conference that took place at ECA head office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 1 – 3 July. |
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Janneh calls for Second Review of Aid for Trade to Ensure Commitments lead to Action.
Addis Ababa, 03 July 2009 (ECA) - United Nations Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, has said that ECA will continue to closely monitor the implementation of the Aid for Trade initiative in order to maximize the benefits accruing to African countries. |
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Conference Calls for an Emphasis on Knowledge for Development in Africa.
ECA Press Release No. 37/2009
Addis Ababa, 01 July 2009 (ECA) - The Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Ms Lalla Ben Barka, has called for the promotion of knowledge as an essential element in the development process. |
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International Experts Meet on Improving Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems in Africa
Addis Ababa, 01 July 2009 (ECA) - Few countries in Africa and Asia have complete civil registration systems. The Working Group on Monitoring Vital events has called this “A scandal of Invisibility” because “Most people in Africa and Asia are born and die without leaving a trace in any legal record or official statistics. |
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Addis Ababa hosts African Innovation Framework Workshop
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 29 June 2009 (ECA) - A two-day consultative workshop on developing an African Innovation Framework opened in Addis Ababa, today to chart the way towards developing a concrete and “implementable” framework to guide Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) development in the continent. The second objective of the workshop is to focus on the opportunities and challenges for the development of African innovation strategy to complement national, sub-regional and sectoral ICT, Science and Technology policies and strategies. |
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Statement by Mr. Abdoulie Janneh to the 15th Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council
28 June 2009, Sirte, Libya |
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Experts adopt report calling for increased productivity and competitiveness.
ECA Press Release No. 36/2009
Lusaka, 25 June 2009 (ECA) –
Experts called on Southern African governments to adopt innovative ways of increasing productivity and improving business competitiveness. The call was made in the final report of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts meeting of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Southern Africa office, which closed in Lusaka, Zambia on Thursday 25 June. |
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Current crisis could wash away years of achievements, says new report
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 24 June 2009 (ECA) - The 2009 edition of the African Economic Outlook (AEO) was launched at the UNECA Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this morning with renewed warning that the results of 8 years of economic growth in Africa could be entirely consumed by the current global downturn. |
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Report Highlights Differences in the Way Crisis Affects African Regions.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 24 June 2009 (ECA) – The 2009 edition of the African Economic Outlook report provides an useful snapshot of how the current economic crisis is affecting different regions of Africa, it is learned in Addis Ababa this morning. |
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Experts call on Governments to Domesticate the Development Agenda.
ECA Press Release No. 35/2009
Lusaka, 24 June 2009 (ECA) – African governments must design and implement policies that trigger a process of capital accumulation in their countries, according to Mr. Emmanuel Ngulube, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and National Planning of the Republic of Zambia. |
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ECA lecture series revisits the Stern Review on Climate Change, stresses why Africa should care
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 22 June 2009 (ECA) – The effects of climate change would cost the world an estimated loss of at least 5% of global gross domestic product (GDP) each year, if nothing is done, Mr Kwadwo Tutu, Economic Affairs Officer at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) said in Addis Ababa today, citing the famous Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change. |
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African Ministers of Economy, Finance and Planning call for bold action to tackle the financial crisis
Joint AU/ECA Press Release
Addis Ababa, 10 June 2009 –Africa must take “bold and swift” action in order to cushion the impact of the financial and economic crisis currently affecting the continent. |
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Conference of Ministers of Finance Opens in Cairo with a Call to Use Economic Crisis to Reshape Policies
Joint AU/ECA Press Release
Cairo 7 June 2009 – A good crisis should not go unexploited, and Africa should exploit the current crisis to reshape its dealings with the outside world, reshape African policies towards its poor, and reshape the continent's potential for future growth. |
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Experts
Call on African Governments to Work with Development Partners to Combat
Capital Flight and Recover Embezzled Assets Outside Africa
Joint AU/ECAPress Release
Cairo 6 June 2009 |
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Experts Debate Policy Options for Beating Economic Crisis
Joint AU/ECA Press Release
Cairo, 4 June 2009 - African experts on economic issues held a day-long debate Wednesday 3rd June on policy measures necessary to tackle the current economic crisis.
:: Opening Remarks by Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA |
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African
Experts Meet in Cairo to Discuss Fiscal Policy for Domestic
Resource Mobilization
Joint AU/ECA Press Release
2 June 2009 |
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The five United Nations regional commissions cooperate on energy efficiency
ECA Press Release
5 June 2009 |
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Experts
urge caution on African public-private partnerships that are
not "people-centred"
Addis Ababa, 29 May 2009 (ECA) - Experts examining the role
of the private sector and the civil society in the implementation
of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)
today ended a two-day workshop in Addis Ababa and called on
African countries to be careful with forging frivolous public
private partnerships (PPP) that are not “people-centered”.. |
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ERA
2009 Calls for stronger emphasis on agriculture
Addis Ababa, 29 May 2009 (ECA) - The Economic Report on Africa
2009 calls for African countries to pay special attention to
the agriculture sector as a basis for long-term growth and development. |
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Experts
to define private sector, civil society roles in NEPAD programme
implementation.
ECA Press Release No. 27/2009
Addis Ababa, 28 May 2009 (ECA) – An expert group meeting
on the role of the private sector and civil society organizations
in the implementation of NEPAD programmes and projects is underway
in Addis Ababa today to identify challenges hindering the process. |
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Forthcoming
ERA 2009 calls for big-push on agriculture
Joint Press Release
Addis Ababa, 22 May 2009 (ECA) - The global economic crisis
will hit African economies hard during the course of 2009, according
to the forthcoming Economic Report on Africa 2009. The report,
jointly published by the United Nations Economic Commission
for Africa (ECA) and the African Union Commission (AU), will
be launched on Thursday May 28. The theme of this year’s
report is: “Developing African Agriculture through
Regional Value Chains.” |
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Ethiopia-based
UN Staff Learn to be prepared for Influenza A H1N1
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 19 May 2009 (ECA) – Ethiopia-based
UN Staff learned about measures being taken to protect themselves
and their families against the Influenza A H1N1 pandemic should
it occur here, during a Town Hall meeting, on Tuesday 19 May
2009. |
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African
Ministers of Finance to Meet in Cairo to discuss Impact of
the Global Economic Crisis on Africa
ECA Press Release No. 25/2009
Addis Ababa, 18 May 2009 (ECA) - African ministers of finance,
planning and economic development will meet in Cairo, Egypt
from 6 to 7 June 2009, to discuss measures for dealing with
the global economic crisis. |
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Big
challenges face a United States of Africa, ECA Governance panel
conclude
Addis Ababa, 07 May 2009 (ECA) - Although the arguments for
a United States of Africa are self evident, the challenges to
realizing it remain “pernicious and resilient,”
said Professor Okey Onyejekwe, a senior UN official today in
Addis Ababa. |
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Ten
African countries win awards for using ICT to improve public
service delivery
Addis Ababa, 4 May 2009 (ECA) – Twelve innovative projects
from 10 African countries have won the 2009 Technology in Government
in Africa (TIGA) awards in recognition of achievements that
led to changes in the use of ICTs for public service delivery,
according to an announcement last Thursday in Addis Ababa by
the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its partners, the
Governments of Canada and Finland. |
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Science
and innovation can help Africa thrive in coming decades, says
Janneh
ECA Press Release No. 24/2009
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 01 May 2009 (ECA) - Science, knowledge
and innovation can help Africa survive the global financial
crisis and thrive in the coming decades, United Nations Under
Secretary-General and the Executive Secretary of the Economic
Commission for Africa, Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, said in Addis Ababa
today. |
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Governance
experts to examine issues related to the United States of Africa
Addis Ababa, 31 April 2009 (ECA) - A high level panel of governance
experts will on May 7 in Addis Ababa examine issues and challenges
related to the idea of a United States of Africa at the African
Governance Roundtable, according to a statement from the Governance
and Public Administration Division (GPAD) of the Economic Commission
for Africa. |
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Economic
crisis: Janneh shares Africa’s response with Asian, Pacific
countries
Bangkok, Thailand, 29
April 2009 (ECA) – UN Under Secretary-General and Executive
Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Abdoulie
Janneh, has said that the current economic downturn could cost
the African continent $251 billion in 2009 and $277 billion
in 2010 in export earnings, despite earlier predictions that
the continent would not be hard hit. |
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ECA
calls on African scientists to use ICT to shield continent from
global crisis, initiate growth
Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia, 29 April 2009 (ECA) - A senior official of
the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) today called on African
scientists to develop scientific proposals on how governments
of the continent could cope with the current economic crisis
and initiate growth. |
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Geographic
information systems: a new weapon in the fight against HIV/AIDS
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 27 April 2009 (ECA) – Some 150
participants attending an international workshop on the use
of geographic information systems in the fight against the HIV/AIDS
pandemic today identified at least four key areas in which national
mapping agencies can contribute to the fight against the spread
of HIV/AIDS and improve health delivery in Africa. |
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ECA
reiterates SG’s commitment to involve staff in review
of UN Secretariat regulations
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 27 April 2009 (ECA) - The
XXIV session of the General Assembly of the UN global staff
federation (CCISUA) kicked off in Addis Ababa today with assurances
that the staff union would be fully involved in the current
review of UN Secretariat regulations. |
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Experts
to discuss role of subnational entities in efforts to achieve
MDGs
26 April 2009 |
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500
scientists set to examine Africa’s technology, innovation
performance
ECA Press Release No.
23/2009
24 April 2009 |
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The
Ethiopian Minister of Agriculture urges African Leaders to endorse
the Continental Framework and Guidelines for Land Policy
ECA Press Release No. 22/2009
24 April 2009 |
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A
new ECA Report proposes ways to mainstream health equity in
the development agenda
ECA Press Release No. 21/2009
22 April 2009 |
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Gender
Mainstreaming Workshop Opens at ECA
21 April 2009 |
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Experts
review draft Framework and Guidelines on Land Policy in Africa
ECA Press Release No. 20/2009
20 April 2009 |
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ECA
Eastern Africa office bills experts’ meeting for April
27 in Victoria, Seychelles
ECA Press Release No. 19/2009
16 April 2009 |
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Development
Partners Commit over $US1 billion of Funding at North-South
Corridor Conference
ECA Press Release No. 18/2009 |
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Africa
is making progress, but the pace is still slow, says the 2009
MDGs Report
ECA Press Release No. 17/2009 |
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New
NEPAD official says integration into African Union on course
Addis Ababa, 27 March 2009 - The newly appointed Chief Executive
Officer of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development
(NEPAD) has revealed that studies on the integration of the
development framework into the African Union structures shall
be completed by the end of April 2009. |
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Mutual
review report hailed as important contribution to governance
ECA Press Release No. 15/2008 |
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ECA
hails launch of Pan African Alliance on E-Commerce
Addis Ababa, 13 March 2009 (ECA) – A Pan African Alliance
on E-Commerce was launched in Addis Ababa Ethiopia today to
upgrade the volume of trade between African countries. According
to studies at the ECA, intra-African trade as percent of total
exports is about 10 percent. Contrast this to intra-Europe export
trade, which is around 70 percent, and growing. |
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Africans
should take responsibility for continent's ills - Festus Mogae
Addis Ababa, 06 March 2009 (ECA) – Africans
need to move beyond blame game and accept responsibility for
some of the continent ills, the chairman of the advisory board
of the newly created Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA)
and former president of Botswana , Mr. Festus Mogae told a news
conference in Addis Ababa today. |
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Coalition
for Dialogue on Africa to facilitate discussion on emerging
issues
Addis Ababa , Ethiopia 6 March 2009 (ECA) –
An independent forum for free discussion on Africa's emerging
and pressing challenges was launched in Addis Ababa , Ethiopia
today. |
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Private
Business Investment Key to Economic Success - UNECA Official
ECA Press Release No. 14/2008
Addis Ababa, 05 March 2009 (ECA) - The private sector
is the most important vehicle for economic growth and regional
integration, the Director of NEPAD and Regional Integration
Division at the United Nations Commission for Africa told
participants at the 5 th African World Business Congress (AWBC)
and the 1 st IGAD Investment Forum 2009 (IIF), which ended
here today. |
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High
Ranking African Women Officials Call for Gender perspective
to address economic, food and climate change crises
ECA Press Release No. 13/2008
New York, 3 March 2009 — A delegation of high-ranking
African women officials attending the Commission on the Status
of Women are calling for countries to take into account the
unique perspective African women hold in order to address a
number of challenges that Africa is facing. |
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Team
up or miss development train, Janneh tells African nations
Addis Ababa, 03 March 2009 (ECA) -
The UN Under Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the
UN Economic Commission for Africa, has urged African countries
to team up and work together because the “transformation of
Africa is beyond the resources and capacities of individual
countries and companies”. |
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Africa
is not immune to current global financial slowdown – UNECA boss
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 27 February 2009 - The Deputy
Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa,
Ms Lalla Ben Barka, today told a Conference on Economic Trends
and Investment Opportunities in Africa that the continent has
begun to feel the pinch of the global financial crisis, despite
earlier predictions to the contrary. |
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Climate
Change and Aid for Trade Dominate ECA Partners Forum
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 27 February 2009 – Despite not having
contributed to the global problem of climate change, Africa
is suffering the most from its effects and the industrialized
countries should assist the continent to manage the fall out,
United Nations Under-Secretary General and Economic Commission
on Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary Abdoulie Janneh said. |
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High
transport costs, bribery, long delays impede intra-African
trade - report
Walvis Bay, Namibia 26 February 2009 –
It is not just h igh transport costs that impede intra-regional
and external trade in the Africa sub-region; bribery and long
delays on the trade corridors are also hampering factors,
according to the conclusions of a trade facilitation workshop
on the promotion of intra-African trade, which ended in Walvis
Bay, Namibia on 26 February 2009. |
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Technology
planning can help Africa prepare for the new competition frontier
- Economist
ECA Press Release
No. 12/2009
Nairobi, Kenya, 25 February 2009 - A senior African economist
has stated that technological planning provides African economies
with an opportunity to prepare themselves for what he calls
“the new competition frontier". |
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African
media chart course on NEPAD news coverage
ECA Press Release No. 11/2009
Addis Ababa, 20 February 2009- The first Regional Media Dialogue
between officials of the African Union Commission, the NEPAD
Secretariat, representatives of UN agencies and media executives
ended in The Vaal, South Africa, on 20 February 2009. |
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Opening
Statement by Mrs. Lalla Ben Barka
at the Conference on Economic Trends and Investment Opportunities
in Africa |
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ECA
and UNCTAD Course Highlighted Key Issues on International Economic
Agenda
ECA Press Release No. 10/2009 |
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African
parliamentarians to explore how to take advantage of the digital
revolution
ECA Press Release No. 09/2009 |
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African
media chart course on NEPAD news coverage
20
February 2009 |
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Experts
Say Africa Needs Stronger ICT and E-Government Strategies
ECA Press Release No. 08/2009 |
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Workshop
on e-government development opens in Addis Ababa Tuesday
ECA Press Release No. 07/2009 |
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GPAD
Announces Anti-Corruption E-Discussion
ECA Press Release No. 06/2009 |
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Financing
for Development in Africa: Expert Group meets in Abuja
ECA Press Release No. 05/2009 |
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ECA
to Promote Africa Financial Integration Report in Ghana
Addis Ababa, 05 February 2009 (ECA) – The UN Economic
Commission for Africa (UNECA) has scheduled a promotion session
for its bi-annual report on Assessing Regional Integration in
Africa on 11 February 2009 in Accra Ghana. |
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African
Leaders Want More Say in the Management of Current Global Financial
Crisis
ECA Press Release No. 04/2009
Addis Ababa, 03 February 2009 (ECA) – African leaders today
expressed the need for the continent to be given a greater say
in how the international community plans to deal with the current
global financial crisis. |
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Statement
on the Global Economic and Financial Crisis by
Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, UN Under-Secretary-General
and Executive Secretary of ECA, to the 12 th Ordinary
Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of
the African Union
03 February 2009 |
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United
Nations Secretary-General Outlines Peace and Security and Conflict
Resolutions Priorities in Africa
Addis Ababa, 02 February 2009 (ECA) – Right now is a critical
period in Africa’s search for development and great security
and the United Nation’s efforts on the continent reflect
this high priority, Secretary-General BAN Ki-moon told a press
conference today. |
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UN
Secretary General uUrges African Leaders to Focus Efforts on
Peace, Development
ECA Press Release No. 03/2009
Addis Ababa, 02 February 2009 (ECA) – The Secretary General
of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon today told African leaders
that recurrent regional conflicts tend to distract the continent
from urgent challenges such as the international economic and
financial crisis, climate change and high food prices. |
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UNECA
Executive Secretary Presents MRDE 2009
31 January 2009
Mr. Adboulie Janneh, Executive Secretary of the United Nations
Economic Commission on Africa (UNECA) presented the 2009 Mutual
Review of Development Effectiveness (MRDE). The report, which
was prepared jointly by the ECA and the Organisation for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) in response to a request
from the NEPAD Heads of State and Government, was launched at
the 20 th Summit of NEPAD Heads of State and Government Implementation
Committee. The report's main objectives are to gauge how far
commitments made by Africa and its development partners have
been delivered, whether they have produced the desired results
and what are now the key future policy priorities. |
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ECA
Holds Expert Meeting Assessing Anti-Corruption Efforts Across
Africa
ECA Press Release No. 02/2009
Addis Ababa, 30 January 2009 (ECA) – As part of its anti-corruption
programme, the Governance and Public Administration Division
(GPAD) will hold a meeting of anti-corruption officials, assessing
how well the national anti-corruption institutions in Africa
are working. |
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Statement
by Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive
Secretary of ECA, at the 14th Ordinary Session of the Executive
Council of the African Union
29 January 2009, Addis Ababa , Ethiopia |
