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Proceedings of the Meeting    [Arabic]


  Statement    
 

Ministerial Statement     [Arabic]


  Press Release    
 

Finance Ministers Reiterate Commitment to Millennium Development Goals
ECA Press Release No. 07/2008
Addis Ababa, 03 April 2008 (ECA) - African Ministers of Finance concluded their meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Wednesday with a statement reaffirming their commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Africa by 2015.


  Conference Updates    
  African farmers can take advantage of rising food prices to break out of poverty, says WFP
 

AUC Deputy Chairperson Decries Africa's Aid Dependency

  Use of food crops for biofuels will worsen Africa 's food problems, says Pachauri
  Despite scaled-up antiretroviral treatment, AIDS remains the top killer in Africa, said Peter Piot

Conference of Ministers, 31 March – 2 April 2008
Opening Statement by Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA  
Video Message by Mr Ban Ki-moon, The Secretary-General of the United Nations  
Opening Statement by H.E.Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of The United Republic of Tanzania  
Opening Statement by H.E. Patrick Mazimhaka, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission  

Statement by Dr. Maxwell M. Mkwezalamba, Commissioner for Economic Affairs, African Union

 

Remarks by His Excellency Benjamin W. Mkapa, Former President of the United Republic of Tanzania , Co-Chair, Investment Climate Facility for Africa and Commissioner, Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor.

 

Statement by Professor Adebayo Adedeji, CFR

 

Statement by Dr. Donald KABERUKA, President of the African Development Bank
(By Video Conference)

 
Entering a new phase in the response to AIDS in Africa
by Dr. Peter Piot, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Power Point Presentation
 
 

Reflections by Dr. Toga Ga Yewea Mcintosh, Minister For Planning & Economic Affairs Republic Of Liberia

 

  Committee of Experts, 26 – 29 March 2008

 

Minister calls on African Experts Gathered at ECA to Interrogate the Implementation Deficit.
26 March 2008

 

Opening Remarks by Mr. Abdoulie Janneh UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA
26 March 2008

 

ECA Executive Secretary Abdoulie Janneh briefs the media on the upcoming Conference of Ministers 2008.
25 March 2008

  Presentations  
  UN System-wide Support to the African Union and its NEPAD programme
Presentation by Emmanuel Nnadozie NEPAD Support, NEPAD and Regional Integration Division
  Présentation du Rapport de la Réunion extraordinaire du Conseil d'administration
de l'Institut africain de développement économique et de planification (IDEP) sur l'évaluation externe de l'Institut
  Meeting Africa's New Development Challenges in the 21 st Century, Issues Paper
Presentation by Kasirim Nwuke, Chief, MDGs/Poverty Analysis & Monitoring Section, ACGS, ECA
  Follow up to the last session of ECA's Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and A nnual Report on ECA's Work since the last session of the Commission
Presentation by Urbain Zadi Director, Office of Strategic Planning and Programme Management
  Science with Africa Conference
Presentation by Aida Opoku-Mensah Director ICTs, Science & Technology Division (ISTD), ECA
  Assessing Progress towards the Targets of the Millennium Development Goals in Africa, 2008
Presentation by Kasirim Nwuke, Chief, MDGs/Poverty Analysis & Monitoring Section, ACGS, ECA
  The Monterrey Consensus: Progress, Challenges and Way Forward
Patrick N. Osakwe Trade, Finance and Economic Development Division, ECA
  Implementation and Coordination of Statistical Capacity Building Efforts in Africa
Presentation by Dimitri Sanga, ECA
  Progress on the Initiative in 2007 and Report on the Mandate to ECA
Presentation by Stephen N. Karingi Chief, Trade and International Negotiations Section, UNECA
  Assessment of Progress on Regional Integration in Africa
Joseph Atta-Mensah, NEPAD and Regional Integration Division, ECA
  Survey of Economic and Social Conditions in Africa in 2007
  Climate Change: African Perspectives for a post-2012 Agreement
  Briefing on Ethiopia's Contribution to the 2007 Annual Ministerial Review (AMR) of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the UN Held in Geneva, July 3-5, 2007
Head, Development Planning and Research Department (DPRD) Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MOFED) Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
  Projet de Charte africaine de la statistique
Presentation by Mr Dossina YEO, AUC
ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA
 
AFRICAN UNION
COMMISSION

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Security Advice
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  Conference of Ministers
31 March – 2 April 2008
  Draft Provisional Agenda 
[Arabic] [Portuguese]
  Draft Annotated Agenda
[Arabic] [Portuguese]
  Draft Programme of Work
[Arabic] [Portuguese]
  Committee of Experts
26 – 29 March 2008
  Draft Provisional Agenda
[Arabic] [Portuguese]
  Draft Annotated Agenda
[Arabic] [Portuguese]
  Draft Programme of Work
[Arabic] [Portuguese]
  Press Releases    
 

JOINT MEDIA ADVISORY
AU-ECA to Convene Economic Conference In Ethiopia this Month
      [Arabic version]
11 March 2008      


  Documents    
  Annual Report 2008  
 

Meeting Africa 's New Development Challenges in the 21 st Century: Issues Paper

 
 

Report of the Special Meeting of the Governing Council of the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) on the External Review of the Institute

 
 

Follow-up to the Second Conference of African Ministers of Economy and Finance (CAMEF II)

  Science and Technology for Development: Outcome and Recommended Actions of the Conference on Science with Africa  
 

Draft African Charter on Statistics

 
 

Proposed Strategic Framework for the Period 2010-2011
Biennial Programme Plan Economic and Social Development in Africa - Programme 14

  Assessing Progress in Africa towards the Millennium Development Goals Report 2008
 

Aid for Trade: Progress on the Initiative and Report on Mandate to ECA

  Economic Partnership Agreements Negotiations: A Comparative Assessment of the Interim Agreements  
 

Regional Review of the ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review (AMR)

 

Climate Change: African Perspectives for a Post-2012 Agreement

 

Survey of Economic and Social Conditions in Africa in 2007

 

Regional Review of Financing and Development: Perspectives of African countries on the Monterrey Consensus - Survey results

 

Coordination of Statistical Capacity Building Efforts in Africa: An African Perspective

  UN system-wide support to the African Union and its New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) programme
  Assessment of Progress on Regional Integration in Africa