International Conference on: Institutions, Culture and Corruption in Africa
Organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Addis Ababa , Ethiopia and the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), Dakar , Senegal
Date: 29 th – 31 st October, 2008
Venue: United Nations Conference Centre, UNECA, Addis Ababa , Ethiopia
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Established in August 2006, the main goal of the Governance and Public Administration Division (GPAD) is to improve governance and development management to enhance national capacity and capability in ECA's member States. More... |
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GPAD Seminar on the World Bank's Role in Fragile States
Addis Ababa , 27 June 2008 (ECA) – As part of its regular series of in house seminars and discussions, GPAD, on 24 th June, invited Mr. Alastair McKechnie, Director of the World Bank's Fragile and Conflict-affected States Group, to brief ECA staff on his organization's work in this area. |
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ECA&OECD Prepare 2008 Mutual Review Report
Addis Ababa , 19 May 2008 (ECA) – Research is now underway for the preparation of the second edition of the Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness Report (MRDE) , which will be jointly produced by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) later this year. |
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Public Lecture
Combating Corruption from its Roots:
Targeting the Bribers and the Bribed
Speaker: H.E. Judge Iva Joly, Special Advisor to the Norwegian Government on Money
Laundering and Recipient of the Transparency International Integrity Award
Chair: Madame Lalla Ben Barka, Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations
Economic Commission for Africa
Host: Governance and Public Administration Division (GPAD)
Venue: United Nations Conference Centre
Time: 10 am-12 pm
Date: April 9, 2008
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ECA Governance report points to improved governance amidst formidable challenges
05 February 2008 (ECA) - The Governance and Public Administration Division (GPAD), begun a two-day workshop to review the draft of the second edition of the African Governance Report (AGR II), due for publishing in the coming months. AGR is a flagship report of the United Nations Economic Commission (ECA) that aims to monitor economic, political and social spheres of governance in Africa. |
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A daunting task, but ECA and partners poised to re-energize APRM
Addis Ababa, 29 January 2008 (ECA) – Close to five years after the establishment of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), there is a growing feeling among the lead actors, including the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and some participating countries that “the mechanism may atrophy if it is not injected with the resources to implement the Plan of Actions (PoA) emanating from the process”. |
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Removing Economic and Corporate Bottlenecks to Private Sector Development
Addis Ababa, 30 November 2007 (ECA) – Otieno Meriko shows me his recent bank statements, obviously very proud of his achievements in the last several years selling fish to Nairobi’s supermarkets from his family-owned small fish farm by Lake Victoria. The close to $ 5,000 he has made in the last year would more than double, he says, if only he could qualify for credit from his local bank. |
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Harmonizing African Traditional Systems of Governance with the Modern State
Addis Ababa, 28 November 2007 (ECA) – Can traditional and “modern” systems of governance co-exist to serve Africa’s citizens? This question is the running thread behind the publication, “Relevance of African Traditional Institutions of Governance,” recently published by the Governance and Public Administration Division (GPAD) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). |
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Meeting links good governance to MGDs and economic growth
Addis Ababa, 26 November 2007 (ECA) – UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Abdoulie Janneh told participants attending the Fourth Meeting of the Committee on Human Development and Civil Society (CHDCS) held on 22-23 November that of all the challenges facing governance and public administration systems in Africa today, none is more daunting than how African countries can build and sustain effective and efficient institutions, both at state and non-state levels.
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ECA study concludes on the need for serious engagement of political parties in public policy
Addis Ababa, 26 November 2007 (ECA) – A study conducted by the Governance and Public Administration Division (GPAD) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on “Enhancing the participation of African Political Parties in Public Policies” pointed to huge gaps in the ability of political parties to generate or participate in public policies. |
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Meeting Concludes on Anticorruption and the Judiciary
Addis Ababa, 22 November 2007 (ECA) – Experts meeting under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on judiciary’s effectiveness in combating corruption, concluded their deliberations with a 20-point set of practical recommendations aimed at enhancing the role of the judiciary and anticorruption agencies in combating corruption more efficiently at national, subregional and regional levels. More... |
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Facing the scourge of corruption in the context of the Africa’s judiciary
Addis Ababa, 21 November 2007 (ECA) – Judges, magistrates and anticorruption civil society actors met under the theme, “Deepening the Judiciary’s Effectiveness in Combating Corruption”. The meeting grappled with the dual complexity faced by the judiciary in curbing corruption and the need for the judiciary to purge itself of corruption within its own ranks. More... |
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The 4th Meeting of the Committee on human development and civil society (CHDCS)
Addis Ababa, 19 November 2007 (ECA) – The Governance and Public Administration Division (GPAD) is organizing the 4 th Meeting of the Committee on Human Development and Civil Society (CHDCS) under the theme “Public Management and Good Governance in Africa.” The meeting will be held from 22 to 23 November 2007 at the UNCC in Addis Ababa. More... |
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“Deepening the judiciary's effectiveness in combating corruption”
Addis Ababa, 13 November 2007 (ECA) – The Governance and Public Administration Division (GPAD) is organizing an Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting (AEGM) on “Deepening the Judiciary's Effectiveness in Combating Corruption” from 19 to 21 November 2007 at the United Nations Conference Center in Addis Ababa. |
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Preparations underway for forth-coming “Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness” Report
A delegation from the ECA attended an ECA-OECD Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness (MRDE) technical meeting from 17-18 September 2007 at the OECD Secretariat in Paris. The meeting, which comprised experts from OECD and the Africa Partnership Forum (APF) Support Unit aimed at concretizing the work plan, including outputs, timelines and responsibilities for outputs, and outlining key milestones for the production of the 2008 MRDE Report. |
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New Publication - Framework for the Development of a Sustainable and Pluralistic Media
Addis Ababa 22 August 2007 - Published in July 2007, the “Framework for the Development of a Sustainable and Pluralistic Media" is predicated on the recognition that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) cannot be achieved without sustained political will and investment, which would among others, require a free and democratic environment in which the media can play an effective role in promoting sustainable development, fighting corruption and promoting good governance. |
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Engaging with Fragile States: Challenges and Opportunities
UNCC, Addis Ababa, 24-25 July 2007
The Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank will host a conference on Engaging with Fragile States: Challenges and Opportunities, in close collaboration with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. The conference will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, 24 and 25 July 2007 at the United Nations Conference Center (UNCC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. More...
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Welcome Addressby Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA |
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Fear of colonial-type relationship between Africa and Asian emerging economies is largely misplaced, says Ethiopian Prime Minister
Addis Ababa, 21 June 2007 --- Fear of a re-emerging colonial-type relationship between India, China and African countries, is largely misplaced, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Mr. Meles Zenawi, said today in Addis Ababa at the opening of the final meeting of the Global Coalition for Africa (GCA). More .... |
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Analysis of Governance Survey in Tunisia Underway
An experts meeting was held in Tunisia on 9 June 2007 in the context of the Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) ongoing survey on “Measuring and Monitoring progress towards good Governance” across 36 African countries for the forthcoming African Governance Report II (AGR). The survey uses instruments developed by ECA to assess the perception on governance by households and experts at the country level. |
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Post-Conflict Sierra Leone to be assessed in the African Governance Project
ECA Press Release No. 11/2007
Addis Ababa, 29 May (ECA) – The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in collaboration with the Sierra Leone Campaign for Good Governance (CGG) held training and launch workshops for the African Governance Project, “Measuring and Monitoring Progress towards Good Governance”, on 7th May 2007 in Freetown. |
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The Role of African Parliaments in the Budgetary Processes
Especially in the Medium Term Expenditure Framework
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Measuring good governance – AGR II consultations in progress
Addis Ababa, 18 April 2007 - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has embarked on a series of national workshops to discuss the methodology and main objectives of the second edition of the African Governance Report (AGR II). More... |
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Harnessing Civil Society Potential Critical for Achieving MDGs
24 March 2007
“How Africa fares in reaching the Millennium Development Goals is a matter of life and death for millions of Africans,” said UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon in a message to the African Civil Society Forum, which commenced at the UN Conference Centre in the Ethiopia capital, Addis Ababa, on 22 March.
Afrian Civil Society Forum 2007
21 March 2007
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Find the money for Africa to meet its MDG targets, says Africa Director of Millennium Campaign
Addis Ababa, 26 March, 2007: The Director of the UN Millennium Campaign in Africa, Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem, in Addis Ababa on Friday called on African governments to “find the money” for their respective countries to meet their MDG targets.In an interview with the Information and Communication Service (ICS), of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Dr. Abdul Raheem said: “I do not believe that any African country needs the IMF or the World Bank before sending its children to school or fighting HIV/AIDS. What is lacking is the adequate political will.” |
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Anti-retroviral therapies for HIV/AIDS in Africa: Using Advocacy to increase access and deepen impact
Presenter: Yinka Adeyemi, ECA, Information and Communication Service
Synopsis: It is generally agreed that in the absence of a curative HIV/AIDS vaccine, about 24 million Africans who are living with HIV/AIDS will probably die within the next few years This is why research into vaccine development has gained momentum in recent years. Indeed, in 2005, the Yaounde Statement and Recommendations of the African AIDS Vaccine Programme (AAVP), an instrument for furthering the AU/NEPAD Health Strategy, called on African leaders, the AU, NEPAD and the RECs to integrate HIV/AIDS vaccine development into national HIV/AIDS plans. African health ministers in eastern, central and southern sub-regions have also passed a resolution calling for the development of HIV vaccines. This paper notes that CSOs are best suited to hold leaders to account. But they will be successful only to the extent that they effectively use information and scale up knowledge on ongoing research. CSOs should also forge crucial broad partnerships beyond their traditional allies in pursuit of a new regional agenda to offer free HIV/AIDS services to everyone who needs them, regardless of the ability to pay. :: Download paper |
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APRM Peer Learning Workshop: Lessons Learned and Best Practices
20 and 21 February 2007, United Nations Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
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APRM Participating Countries Share Lessons and Best Practices
27 February 2007
In collaboration with the continental African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Secretariat and the South Africa Institute for International Affairs ( SAIIA), the APRM Support Unit of the Governance and Public Administration Division, organized a highly attended training workshop for APRM national focal points from 20 - 21 February 2007, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. |
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Opening statement By Abdoulie Janneh , UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa |
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Allocution de Bienvenue du Dr Bernard Kouassi, directeur Exécutif du Secrétariat du MAEP à l'atelier d'apprentissage des Pairs de la Commission des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique (CEA) sur le MAEP |
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Planning an Effective Peer Review Discussion Points |
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APRM Basics: Structures and Stages of the Review Process
Nana Boateng |
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Planning for an APRM National Survey: Kenya's Experience
Wafula Masai |
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Planning for an APRM National Sample Survey |
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APRM Process in Kenya |
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APRM PoA |
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Using the Media to Communicate to the Public in the APRM Process |
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Rwanda's APR Programme of Action (PoA) Implementation |
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