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ECA to convene high-level roundtable on Democracy, Governance and the Pan-African Idea
ECA Press Release No. 73/2012
Addis Ababa, 17 May 2012 (ECA) – The Governance and Public Administration Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is organizing a High Level Colloquium on the theme: Democracy, Governance and Pan-African Idea: Whither Africa? Slated to mark Africa day, celebrated on 25th May, the ECA Colloquium will take place on 24 May at the United Nations Conference Centre. |
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24th May 2012, UN Conference Centre, 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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Civil Society Organizations undergo post-conflict training in Cote D'Ivoire
ECA Press Release No. 61/2012
Addis Ababa, 04 May 2012 (ECA) –The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) organized a three-day training from 3-5 April 2012 on Building the Capacity of CSOs in Post-Conflict Situations in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), practitioners and experts actively engaged in conflict management and peace building. |
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AU and ECA mark International Anti-corruption Day in Dakar, Senegal
ECA Press Release No. 154/2011
Addis Ababa, 13 December, 2011 (ECA) - The African Union Advisory Board on Corruption (AUABC) and the Governance and Public Administration Division of the Economic Commission for Africa (GPAD-UNECA) jointly organized Commemoration events for International Anti-corruption Day on 9 December 2011 in Dakar, Senegal. The activities marking the Commemoration included an Exhibition, Roundtable Discussion and Media briefing. |
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2011 Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness in Africa
We are pleased to announce that the 2011 Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness in Africa (MRDE) report prepared jointly by United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is now available. The report was officially launched on 30th November 2011 in Busan, Republic of Korea during the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness. |
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Examining Governance Crisis in Africa:
Assessing the role of governments, social movements, and civil society
19 October 2011 |
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Opening Remarks by Mr.
Abdalla Hamdok
Director, Governance and Public Administration
At the Training on Capacity Building of CSOs in the IGAD Region
3 October 2011 |
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Africa Regional Meeting on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding in Africa
Addis Ababa, 7-9 September 2011
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‘On the Road to Busan’ meeting urges for paradigm shift in aid-delivery in conflict-affected countris and states in fragile situations
ECA Press Release No. 111/2011
Addis Ababa, 08 September 2011 (ECA) - The Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Ms. Jennifer Kargbo this week called for a revitalization of the existing commitments to aid effectiveness if Africa is to achieve the MDGs. |
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AGRIII to deepen understanding of elections and diversity management in Africa
ECA Press Release No. 108/2011
Addis Ababa, 11 August 2011 (ECA) - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has embarked on a joint research initiative with the UNDP in an effort to deepen understanding of democracy, elections and diversity management in Africa. The research, whose focus is elections and diversity management, will be published in the third edition of the African Governance Report (AGR-III). |
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Technical Briefing Workshop on AGR III for National Research Institutions
ECA Press Release No. 106/2011
Addis Ababa, 10 August 2011 (ECA) - A Technical Briefing Workshop on AGR III for National Research Institutions is taking place on the 10th-11th August 2011 at the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on the theme Elections and the Management of Diversity. |
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Power - Africa’s largest infrastructure challenge
ECA Press Release No. 97/2011
Addis Ababa, 04 July 2011 (ECA) - It may come as no surprise, but a study by the Economic Commission for Africa on Public-Private Partnerships in Africa’s Energy Sector says on average, Sub-Saharan Africa experiences approximately 56 power outages a year. This results in lost sales revenues, damage to equipment and the cost of running generators. |
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Amidst Africa’s energy crisis, optimism abounds with public-private partnerships
ECA Press Release No. 95/2011
Addis Ababa, 04 July 2011 (ECA) - Experts meeting in Addis Ababa to address Public-Private Partnerships for Africa’s struggling energy sector have underscored that no other infrastructure sector inhibits GDP growth across the African continent more than power. |
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Opening Remarks by Mr. Hamdok Abdalla
High-level Workshop on “Public-Private Partnerships’ implementation in the Energy Sector in Africa: Challenges, Best Practices and New Trends”
30 June – 1 July 201, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
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2011 Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness in Africa report: Consultation Meeting on 2 June 2011
The Governance and Public Administration Division (GPAD) of ECA, in collaboration with other divisions of ECA and the Africa Partnership Forum Support Unit of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), will organize a consultation meeting in preparation for the 2011 Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness in Africa (MRDE) report on Thursday 2 June 2011. The meeting will be held in the Large Briefing Room of the ECA Conference Centre. |
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Revived African Civil Society Centre to strengthen actors on emerging development and democracy challenges
ECA Press Release No. 20/2011
Addis Ababa, 14 March 2011 (ECA) - Civil Society representatives and experts attending the March 7-8 Ad-Hoc
expert group meeting on Assessing the Impact and effectiveness of CSOs and
NGOs in promoting governance in Africa endorsed a proposal to revive the
African Centre for Civil Society (ACCS). The endorsement was made in
recognition of the role CSOs can play in creating more capable, responsive
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Reviewers of Diversity Management Study propose bringing APRM closer to the people
ECA Press Release No. 19/2011
Addis Ababa, 10 March 2011 (ECA) - More than 20 selected experts and academics took part in a peer-review on Tuesday, 8 March 2011 of a synthesis report entitled, “Diversity Management in Africa: Findings from the African Review Mechanism and a Framework for Analysis and Policy-Making”. |
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Committee on governance and popular participation to meet in Addis
ECA Press Release No. 13/2011
Addis Ababa, 01 March 2011 (ECA) - The Committee on Governance and Popular Participation will hold a two-day consultation, from 9-10 March 2011 to review the 2010/2011 work of the United Nations Economic Commission (ECA) in the area of governance and public administration and the proposed activities programmed for 2012/2013. Approximately 60 participants representing government, private sector and civil society from across Africa will attend the consultations. |
