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Year 2004
Documents of the Workshop on Financial Systems and Mobilization of Resources in Africa ESPD
Trade and Regional Integration Division Monthly Newsletter - October 2004.
For past issues, visit the TRID website.
TRID
PICTA Bulletin October 2004: covers activities of members in the Partnership for ICTs in Africa (PICTA), & news on ICT-related activities in Africa DISD
"The Valuation of Corruption: An Option Pricing Approach,"
By Joe Atta-Mensah, Senior Economic Affaires Officer in
Trade and Regional Integration Division of ECA.
Documents of the African Development Forum IV (Theme: Governance for a progressing Africa)
11 - 15 October 2004, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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ADF IV Final Consensus Statement [PDF version]
"Striving for Good Governance in Africa"
Synopsis of the African Governance Report 2005.
 
Trade Liberalization and Development
This paper argues that trade policies must be dynamic, adaptable and differentiated between sectors in order to contribute effectively to development efforts.
TRID
Trade Liberalization under the Doha Development Agenda: Options and Consequences for Africa
This publication provides a quantitative estimate of the potential economic consequences of multilateral trade reform for Africa and draws policy conclusions for African negotiators.
TRID
Economic and Welfare Impacts of the EU-Africa Economic Partnership Agreements:
- Concept Paper

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Analytical Methodology - the GTAP and SMART Models and related Databases. 
TRID
ATPC Work in Progress
This paper provides a detailed analysis of all the issues under negotiation in the current round of World Trade Organization (WTO) talks. It states the ministerial mandate given to negotiators, outlines proposals under discussion and explains the African position on all the topics.
TRID
TRID News - June 2004
This edition of TRIDNews discusses Mainstreaming Trade in National Development Plans, which was the theme of this year's Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.
TRID
Mainstreaming Trade in National Development Strategies
This Issues paper summarizes and reviews the mix of policy actions - both on the domestic and international fronts - necessary to mainstream trade in national development strategies. The issue is addressed in a broad framework, including macroeconomic policies, regulatory and institutional issues and safety nets.
TRID
Unlocking Africa’s Trade Potential in the Global Economy
This Policy Paper takes an introspective look at what African countries need to do in order to unlock the continent's trade potential and benefit from existing and future opportunities in the global trading system.
TRID
Documents of the 10th International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) SDD
Draft report on Sierra Leone energy policy SDD
Documents of the ECA Conference of Ministers 2004 on "Mainstreaming Trade Policy in National Development Strategies" held from 18 - 22 May 2004, Kampala, Uganda ECA
ECA Annual Report 2004
ECA Annual Report 2004 [pdf]
ECA
ICPD 10th Anniversary: Africa Regional Review Report SDD
North African Capital Markets Workshop Documents
(04.01.2004)
TRID
Trade and Regional Integration Bulletin, April 2004. TRID
Bulletin of the Partnership for ICTs in Africa (PICTA)
March 2004.
DISD
Trade and Regional Integration Bulletin, February 2004. TRID
GenderNet
Newsletter of the African Centre for Gender and Development (ACGD), Issue # 3, January 2004 [PDF format]
(01.17.2004)
ACGD
TRID News
January 2004. Monthly Newsletter of the Trade and Regional Integration Division. This issue covers the first Central African Forum on Transport Infrastructure and Regional Integration, recently held in Cameroon.
Link: TRID Website (01.21.2004)
TRID
Year 2003
Pro-Poor Growth Strategies in Africa - Workshop Documents ESPD
Committee on Sustanable Development (CSD) III - Report SDD
Youth and Employment PublicationYouth and Employment in Africa
Paper prepared for and presented at the Youth Employment Summit that was held in Alexandria, Egypt from September 7- 11, 2002.
(08.06.2003)
ESPD

Economic Report on Africa 2003
(06.16.2003)

ESPD
A Proposed Easy Reference Guide (ERG) to Engender National Accounts and National Budget
(06.16.2003) 
ESPD
A Proposed Gender-aware Macroeconomic Model to Evaluate Impacts of Policies on Poverty Reduction
(06.16.2003) 
ESPD

An elusive consensus: Definitions, measurement and analysis of poverty
(06.16.2003)

ESPD

Poverty Equivalent Growth Rate: With Applications to Korea and Thailand
(06.16.2003)

ESPD
Growth and Poverty Reduction in Uganda 1999-2000: Panel Data Evidence
(06.16.2003) 
ESPD
Pro-Poor Education Policies and Labour demand
(06.16.2003) 
ESPD
Prospects for ‘Pro-Poor’ Growth in Africa
(06.16.2003) 
ESPD

An elusive consensus: Definitions, measurement and analysis of poverty
(06.16.2003)

ESPD

Poverty Equivalent Growth Rate: With Applications to Korea and Thailand
(06.16.2003)

ESPD
Documents of the Expert Group Meeting on "Pro-Poor Growth Strategies in Africa"  that was held in Munyonyo Speke Resort Kampala, Uganda from 23 - 24 June 2003.
(06.16.2003) 
ESPD

An elusive consensus: Definitions, measurement and analysis of poverty
(06.16.2003)

ESPD
Poverty Equivalent Growth Rate: With Applications to Korea and Thailand
(06.16.2003) 
ESPD
Documents of the second meeting of the Committee on Human Development and Civil Society
(05.30.2003) 
SDD
Ethics and Accountability for Enhanced Public Service Delivery in Africa
(05.30.2003) 
SDD
Countries Emerging from Conflict: Lessons on Partnership in Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Reintegration
(05.30.2003) 
SDD
Ministerial Statement
of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1 June 2003.
(06.02.2003)
 
Report of the 22nd Meeting of the Committee of Experts
of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.
31 May 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
(06.01.2003)
New Welfare Effects of Monetary Union and Flexible Exchange Rate Regimes in the Economic Community of West African StatesWelfare Effects of Monetary Union and Flexible Exchange Rate Regimes in the Economic Community of West African States:
ESPD Working Paper Series No. 2
By Chantal Dupasquier & Patrick N. Osakwe, March 2003.
(05.30.2003)
ESPD
External Review of Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) Work: A Note by the Secretariat 
(Click here for MS Word version)
(05.29.2003)
Proposed programme of work of the ECA for the biennium 2004-2005 (MS Word format)
(HTML version will be available soon)
(05.29.2003)
Annual Report 2003The ECA Annual Report 2003 (PDF format)
The report provides a synoptic overview of the major trends, events and activities undertaken by the Commission and its secretariat in the context of Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) broad mandate of fostering the economic and social development of Africa. It will inform policy makers at the country, regional and global levels, and ensure that the challenges confronting the continent are firmly established on the international development agenda. The present report covers the period from May 2002 to May 2003.
(Click here for MS Word version of the report, HTML version will be available soon)
(05.27.2003)
Documents of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
Theme: Towards Greater Policy Coherence and Mutual Accountability for Development Effectiveness.
(05.20.2003)
Documents on Information and Governance
on the website of the third meeting of the Committee on Development Information (CODI III)
(05.01.2003)
DISD
PICTA Monthly Bulletins (Issue no. 3 to 14) DISD
Year 2002
A Primer on Macroeconomic Forecasting and Policy Evaluation Models
By Patrick N. Osakwe
A Discussion Document from the Economic and Social Policy Division (ESPD)
of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), December 2002.
(12.13.2002)
ESPD
Documents on the Conference of African Ministers website ECA
State of the Environment in Africa
The main objective of the State of this report is to identify and highlight the major environmental issues of concern on the continent and to make recommendations for action.
Published by the Sustainable Development Division,
Economic Commission for Africa, 2001
(08.21.2002)
SSD
water_man.jpg (2810 bytes) Safeguarding Life and Development in Africa:
A Vision for Water Resources Management in the 21st Century

Africa Caucus Presentations, Second World Water Forum, The Hague, The Netherlands, 18 March 2000, Economic Commission for Africa, Organization of African Unity African, African Development Bank.
(08.12.2002)
RCID
Tourism in Africa and the Multilateral Trading System: Challenges and Opportunities ! New
Background Paper By Adrian Gauci, Vittorio Gerosa, and Cornelius Mwalwanda.
(08.12.2002)
ESPD
Why industrial revolution missed Africa: A “traditional knowledge” perspective
ECA Working paper series, by Hilary Nwokeabia
(07.31.2002)
ESPD
Documents from the Second Meeting of the Committee on Sustainable Development.
Link to the meeting website: http://www.uneca.org/csd
SDD
Documents from the Second meeting of the Committee on Natural Resources and Science and Technology
Link to the meeting website: http://www.uneca.org/cnrst
SDD
Fourth Meeting of the Follow-up Committee on the implementation of the Dakar/Ngor Declaration on Population, Family and Sustainable Development (DND) and the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD-PA).
28-31 January 2002, Yaounde, Cameroon
- Documents
- Website of the Meeting
SDD
PICTA Monthly Bulletins (Issue no. 3 to 14) DISD
iConnectAfrica ICTs at Work Bulletins DISD

ICTs and Civil Society Workshop Documents
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 6 - 8 November 2002

DISD
Radio Series : Dialogue on Digital Dividends in Africa DISD
Documents of the African Development Forum III
(Theme: Defining Priorities for rgional Integration)
Link to the Conference Coverage website
3 - 8 March 2002, Addis Ababa
RCID
The Annual Report on Regional Integration (Overview)
March 2002
RCID
Documents of the 12th Conference of Ministers of Transport and Communication website 6 March 2002, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(03.06.2002)
RCID
Evaluation Report of The Second United Nations Communications Decade in Africa (ECA/RCID/042/01)
UNTACDA II
MS Word format documents:
[Main document (152 pages), Table of Contents, Cover page, Annex]
RCID

PICTA Bulletin February, 2002 Number 4 [PDF]

DISD
PICTA Bulletin January, 2002 Number 3 [PDF] DISD
Year 2001
Africa's Population and Development Bulletin
June - July 2000 (PDF format) Read
Link: June - July 1999 (PDF format) Read [French]
SDD
Implementing the Habitat Agenda
Regional African Ministerial Conference on Habitat (Istanbul+5)
Statement by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of ECA, Addis Ababa, 6 November 2000
Link to the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) Website http://www.unchs.org/
SDD
Women's Human Rights Education in Africa
Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting in Ouagadougou to Review Western Africa Sub-regional Outlook and Best Practices. (18-20 December 2001)
ACGD
Documents for the "Statistical Development in Africa" Discussion List (stat-dev-africa):
An Evaluation of Statistical Development in Africa in the Context of the Addis Ababa Plan of Action For Statistical Development in Africa in the 1990s (English, French) (PDF Format)
DISD
Tenth Meeting of the Coordinating Committee on African Statistical Development (CASD) - Final Report (PDF) DISD
Second meeting of the Committee on Development Information (CODI): Plenary and sub-committees on information and communication technologies, statistics and geo-information
(September 2001)
* Aid-momoire
* Annotated Agenda (PDF, MS Word)
* Sub-committee on Geoinformation
  - Draft Provisional Annotated Agenda (PDF, MS Word)
  - Draft Provisional Annotated Agenda - Expanded (PDF, MS Word)
* Sub-committee on Geoinformation - Background Document
DISD
Documents related to the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) Click here
(11.14.2001)
ESPD
Documents related to Africa and the World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Africa's Negotiating Objectives for the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the WTO (PDF format, MS Word format)
- Abuja Ministerial Declaration on the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the WTO (PDF format, MS Word format)
(10.26.2001)
ESPD
High Level Brain Storming Meeting for African Trade Negotiators Preparatory to the Fourth WTO Ministerial Conference
Jointly Organized by the ECA and the OAU, and in collaboration with UNCTAD, AERC, and WTO
(26 - 29 June 2001, at the United Nations Conference Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
ESPD
Documents related to the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) Click here
(11.14.2001)
ESPD
Compact for African Recovery
Operationalising the Millennium Partnership for the African Recovery Programme
Addis Ababa, 20 April 2001
ESPD
Year 2000
Geoinformation and Sustainable Land Management
Paper presented at MARISY 2000 conference for Africa and the middle O. Nino-Fluck, Senior Cartographic Officer, Development Information Services Division.
(MS Word, PDF format)
Rabat, Morocco, 26,27 October 2000
DISD
Reports of the Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting on "Study on the future Geoinformation activities in Africa" held at the   Headquarters of ECA from 6 -10 Nov. 2000
- Report of the meeting (PDF, MS Word)
- Report of the working groups (PDF, MS Word)
- Background document (PDF, MS Word)
DISD
Eighth Session of the ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance
(Conference Website)
21 - 22 November, 2000, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Resolution of the Conference
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Statement on the High Level Intergovernmental Event on Financing for
 
Development (PDF, MS Word)
- Statement on the Third UN Conference for the Least Developed
 
Countries [English (PDF, MS Word), French (PDF, MS Word)]
ESPD
Report of the Ad-Hoc Expert Group Meeting on Africa's Development Strategies, 22-24 March 2000, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
[PDF format, MS Word format]
ESPD
The Regional Conference on Brain Drain and Capacity Building in Africa, Addis Ababa, 22 - 24 February 2000

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Final Report (zipped and in MS Word format)

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Le phénomène de la fuite des cerveaux et le programme de retour de personnel qualifié mis en oeuvre par l’OIM en Afrique
Par Mme Ndioro Ndiaye, Directeur général adjoint, Organisation internationale pour les migrations, 22 Février 2000, Addis Ababa

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Statement by Lalla Ben Barka: Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa

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Background Documents (English, French)

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AIDE-MEMOIRE (English, French)

ESPD
Year 1999
Africa's Population and Development Bulletin
June - July 1999 (PDF format) Read [French]
SDD
Implementation of the Dakar/NGOR Declaration and the Program of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). An Assessment of the African Experience Read SDD
Report of the First Meeting of the Follow-up Committee on the Implementation of the Dakar/Ngor Declaration: Read SDD
Report of the Second Meeting of the Follow-up Committee on the Implementation of the Dakar/Ngor Declaration: Read SDD
Process and Modalities for the Mid-term Review and Appraisal of the Implementation of  the DND and the ICPD-PA: Read SDD
ECA's Follow-up Activities Towards ICPD+5: Read SDD
Implementation of Policies, Programmes and Laws Related to Reproductive Health and Reproductive Richts in Selected African Countries': Read SDD
Constraints, Best Practices and Institutional Changes, Including Partnership with the Civil Society, in the Implementation of the DND and ICPD-PA in Africa: Read SDD
Third Meeting of the Follow-up Committee on the Implementation of the Dakar/Ngor Declaration & the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development: Read SDD
Sixth African Regional Conference on Women mid-term Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action Link to the Website

    Conference Reports
    - The African Plan of Action Read
    - Declaration of the Sixth African Regional Conference on Women

      Read
    - Recommendations of the Sixth African Regional Conference on

      Women Read
    - Summary of the African Regional NGO Report at the Sixth African

      Regional   Conference in Addis Ababa (MS Word) Read/Download
    - Workshops outcome Read
    - African Women’s Concern for Peace Read

ACGD
International Conference on "African women and economic development: Investing on our future": Read
28 April - 1st May, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
ACGD
First Preparatory Meeting for the Sixth African Regional Conference on Women for the Mid-Decade Review of the Implementation of the Dakar and Beijing Platforms for Action (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 26-27 January 1999) Read ACGD
A Call for an End to the Armed Conflict in Sierra Leone and for Steps to be taken to bring Lasting Peace Read ACGD
Report of the follow-up meeting to the study tour of Women Entrepreneurs to India and Sri Lanka. Read [French]
Bujumbura, Burundi, 9 – 14 June 1999
ACGD
Gender & Development News Reports.Read ACGD
Joint Statement of the Chief Executives of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and African Development Bank (ADB), issued in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on 5 February 1999 at the end of their Ninth Consultative meeting. Read ACGD
African Development Forum 1999 (ADF'99) Documents and Publications
(Theme Papers, Conference Reports, Statements, etc.)
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ADF'99 Final Report
- The Way Forward to a people-centred African Information Society
- Click here for statements, opening remarks, addresses & panel summaries
    * Click here for video clips . . .
    * Click here for ADF related documents
DISD
Cartography and Remote Sensing Bulletin Issue No.7, December 1999 (Download, if you have fast connection click here to view the PDF file) DISD
Read: Joint Statement of the Chief Executives of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and African Development Bank (ADB), issued in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on 5 February 1999 at the end of their Ninth Consultative meeting. DISD
First meeting of the Committee on Development Information (CODI)
28 June - 2 July UNCC Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

* Report of the Committee (PDF, MS Word, HTML)
* Annex III : Sub-committee on Statistics
* Annex IV : Sub-committee on Geo-information
* Annex V : Sub-Committee on Information and Communication Technologies
* Annex VI
: Terms of Reference (TOR) of the the Committee on Development Information (CODI)

DISD
Promoting Regional Cooperation and Integration [From " Serving Africa Better: Strategic Directions for The Economic Commission for Africa"] Read RCID
Major Activities Undertaken by ECA Related to the Transit Transport Needs and Problems of Land-Locked Countries in Africa. Read RCID
Subprogramme 5: Promoting Regional Cooperation and Integrating. Read RCID
Read: Joint Statement of the Chief Executives of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and African Development Bank (ADB), issued in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on 5 February 1999 at the end of their Ninth Consultative meeting. RCID
Ad-hoc Expert Group meeting (AEGM) on: Review of Proposals for Linking Selected Private Sector Actors to Existing Information Networks, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 13 -15 December 1999
- Download Report: Cover page, Table of Contents, Report
- Concept Paper: A Systems Approach to Developing Information Systems and Networks for the Private Sector in Africa
Report Prepared by M.H. Madhi, CyberKnowledge Systems, for the Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa - December 1999
DMD
First meeting on the Committee on Human Development and civil Society (in conjunction with the Millennium Assembly)
Background Papers and Lecture Briefs Read
21-25 June, UNCC Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, (DMD/ESPD)
DMD
Case Study on Best Practices Aimed at Popularizing Micro-Financing (PDF) DMD
Economic Report on Africa 1999
The Challenges of Poverty Reduction and Sustainability Read
ESPD
Conference de suivi du Sommet mondial pour le développement social pour les sous-régions de l’Afrique de l’Ouest et de l’Afrique centrale, 30 Sept. 99 - PROJET DE RAPPORT ESPD
Broadening Local Participation in Privatization of Public Assets in Africa (.pdf format) ESPD
Africa in Figures (Download MS Excel file) ESPD
Liberalization of Trade & factor mobility (Download MS Word file) ESPD
Central and Western African Subregional Follow-up Conference to the World Summit for Social Development Ouagadougou, 28 – 30 Sept. 99 - Details ESPD
Conférence sous-régionale de suivi du Sommet Mondial sur le développement social pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest et l’Afrique centrale, Ouagadougou, 28 – 30 septembre 1999. Allocution prononcée par Madame Lalla Ben Barka Read ESPD
ALLOCUTION PRONONCEE PAR MME DIENE KEITA-DJERMAKOYE, REPRESENTANT RESIDENT a.i. DU PNUD -Ouagadougou, 28 Juin 1999 Read ESPD
ECA's Thirty-third session of the Commission/Twenty-fourth meeting of the Conference of Ministers/Seventh Conference of African Ministers of Finance 6 to 8 May 1999 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
6-8 May, UNCC
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
ESPD
Subregional Follow-up Conference to the World Social Summit for Northen Africa Marrakech, Morocco 23-25 March 1999 - Details
- Draft Conference Report (French)
ESPD
Sub-regional Follow-up Conferences to the World Summit for Social Development
15-17 March 1999, Nairobi, Kenya - Details
ESPD
East and Southern Africa Sub-regional Follow-up Conference to the World Summit for Social Development
15-17 March, Nairobi, Kenya
 
- Background papers
- Poverty Reduction in Southern Africa - A Subregional Brief (ECA - SA-SRDC, Lusaka)
- Subregional Outlook: Eastern Africa (ECA- EA-SRDC, Kigali )
- Progress in Good Governance since the Social Summit (ECA) [Version française]
ESPD
Read: Joint Statement of the Chief Executives of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and African Development Bank (ADB), issued in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on 5 February 1999 at the end of their Ninth Consultative meeting. ESPD
Year 1998
ECA Hosts High-Level Science and Technology Meeting, June 1998. Read SSD
Report of the Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting on Liberalization of Trade and Factor Mobility within Africa and the Promotion of Emergence of Complementarities as a basis for the Expansion of Intra-African Trade - Download/Read (MS Word format) RCID
An Overview of Port Commercialization: The African Experience. Read
28 to 30 April l998, Mombasa, Kenya
RCID
Read: ECA to host Regional Consultative Meeting of UN Agencies in Africa RCID
Read:SOIXANTE-HUITIEME SESSION ORDINAIRE DU CONSEIL DES MINISTRES DE L'ORGANISATION DE L'UNITE AFRICAINE ALLOCUTION DE MADAME LALLA BEN BARKA, SECRETAIRE EXECUTIF ADJOINT DE LA CEA, Juin 1998 RCID
Second Global Women Entrepreneurs Trade Fair and Investment Forum in Addis Ababa from 15 to 23 October 1998: COMMUNIQUE
Read 2nd Global Women Entrepreneurs Fair and Forum
ACGD
Fighting the Culture of Discrimination: Recently, the parliament of Togo passed a law prohibiting female genital mutilation, June 1998. Read ACGD
ECA 40th - On the occasion of its fortieth anniversary, ECA organized an International Conference on gender from 28 April - 1 May 1998 ACGD
Inter-African Committee (IAC) on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children/Comité Inter-Africain (CI-AF) sur les Pratiques Traditionnelles ayant Effe sur la Santé des Femmes et des Enfants. Read
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Banjul Declaration on Violence Against Women [French]
ACGD
Study Tour Cum Training in Food Processing 4 - 25 June 1998 Read ACGD

Second in a series of subregional meetings to review the implementation of the Dakar and Beijing Platforms for Action was the meeting for Central African countries held in Bangui from 22 to 25 June 1998. Read

ACGD
Réunion sous-régionale pour l’Afrique Centrale, préparatoire à la Conférence quinquennale de suivi de la mise en oeuvre des Plate-formes d’action, Bangui (République Centrafricaine), 22 – 25 Juin, 1998. Read ACGD
Final Communique on Second Global Women Entrepreneurs Trade Fair and Investment Forum. ReadInternational Conference on "African women and economic development: Investing on our future". Read
28 April - 1st May, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
ACGD
CASD News and Statistical Newsletter, December 1998 (PDF) DISD
Read:Partnership for knowledge sharing and connectivity: special challenges of Africa, June 1998 DISD
Global Connectivity for Africa  - Issues and Options: A conference hosted by: UNECA, WB, infoDEV, ITU and ADB and the Government of the Netherlands held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 2-4, 1998 DISD
Eighth meeting of the Coordinating Committee on African Statistical Development (CASD), 18-20 May 1998, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia DISD
National Workshop on "Information and Communication Technology Policy Strategy for Rwanda" Link to Conference Website
November 30 – December 3, 1998 , Windsor Umubano, Kigali, Rwanda
DISD
Read:Partnership for knowledge sharing and connectivity: special challenges of Africa DISD
Read:SOIXANTE-HUITIEME SESSION ORDINAIRE DU CONSEIL DES MINISTRES DE L'ORGANISATION DE L'UNITE AFRICAINE ALLOCUTION DE DISD
Read: The United Nations System-Wide Special Initiative on Africa [Harnessing Information Technology for Development]. DISD
Achievements Read DMD
Africa Economic Report 1998: a comprehensive report prepared by the Economic and Social Policy Division of ECA discussing The African Economy in 1997, The Social Situation in 1997 and Medium-Term Outlook and Policy Challenges. Read ESPD
Read: ECA to host Regional Consultative Meeting of UN Agencies in Africa ESPD
Pre-1998
Read: [French] Report of the Sixth Session of the Conference of African Ministers: the Sixth Session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance held under the theme "Financial Sector Reforms and Debt Management", took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 31 March to 2 April 1997. ESPD
HIPC Initiatives World Bank, January 1997. Read ESPD
Read: International Peace Academy Seminar (Speaking Notes),  December 1996 ESPD
African Economy in 1995 ['96] Read ESPD
Overview of Economic and Social Development in Africa ['96] Read
22nd Meeting of the Conference of Ministers, Addis Ababa, 6-8 May 1996
ESPD
22nd Meeting of the Conference of Ministers:
Addis Ababa, 6-8 May 1996 Link to the Conference Website
ESPD
Aide-Mémoire
Expert Group Meeting "Adolescent Girls and their Rights" Read
(Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13 - 17 October 1997)
ACGD
Realizing the Human Rights of Adolescent Girls by Savitri Goonesekere;
Expert Group Meeting on Adolescent Girls and their Rights
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13 - 17 October 1997. Read
ACGD
Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting on Gender Networking Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Synthesis of the Outcome of the Gender Networking Meeting 16-18 June 1997 Read ACGD
Gender and Law Conference, Addis Ababa (October 1997) Read ACGD
Report on the Activities of the Women in Development Programme during the Period April 1996 To April 1997 Read ACGD
Economic Empowerment of Women
United Nations Economic and Social Council, Economic Commission for Africa
Sixteenth meeting of the Technical Thirtieth session of the Commission/ Preparatory Committee of the twenty-first meeting of the Conference Whole of Ministers,   E/ECA/CM.21/9, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 24-28 April 1995 / 1-4 May 1995
ACGD
Enabling Environment for the Empowerment of Adolescent Girls ACGD
Report of the Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting to consider modalities of setting up an African Bank For Women
(24 - 29 August 1994, Kampala, Uganda)
ACGD
Message from the Chief of the African Center for Women.Read ACGD
DISD Annual Report of Activities, 1 July 1996 - 30 June 1997 Read DISD
Pre-1998 Documents have been classified in to three categories:
DISD
Major Activities Undertaken by ECA Related to the Transit Transport Needs and Problems of Land-Locked Countries in Africa: Read RCID
Conference of Ministers: 23rd Session/1997

Documents
- Accelerating Trade and Investment in Africa
- Rationalization of ECA-sponsored Institutions Renewal for Improved Service
- MULPOCs (Multinational Programming and Operational Centres) Strengthening ECA's Subregional Presence
- The Ninth United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for Africa

Links: 22nd session/1996, 21st Session/1995, 20th Session/1994)

RCID
Conference of Ministers Report for Minerals and Resources :Read RCID
Meeting of Experts Preparatory to the Eleventh Conference of African Ministers of Transport and Communications,
22-24 November 1997, Cairo, Egypt

Progress Report on the Implementation of the Yamoussoukro Declaration on a New African Air Transport Policy: Read
Progress Report on the Implementation of UNTACDA II Programme/Projects: Read
ECA Progress Report on the Implementation of the Regional Programme of Action; 1995-1997 (UNTACDA II): Read
Progress Report on the Implementation of Regional Programme (HRID, DATABASE, Trans-African Highway Bureau, Manufacturing f Equipment): Read
Volume I - Summary Second Mid-Term Assessment of UNTACDA  II: Download
Volume II - Introduction, Objectives and Methods Second Mid-term Assessment of UNTACDA II: Download
Volume III - Evaluation of the Implementaion Mechanisms Second Mid-term Assessment of UNTACDA II: Download
Volume IVa  - Appraisal of Transport Sector Developments Second Mid-term Assessment of UNTACDA II: Download
Volume IVb - Second Mid-term Evaluation of UNTACDA II Communications Sub-sector: Download
Volume V - Analysis of Resource Mobilization for the Main Regional Projects Second Mid-term Evaluation of UNTACDA II: Download
Volume VI - Assessment of Summary Impact Second Mid-term Evaluation of UNTACDA II: Download
Volume VII - Experiences of Countries Second Mid-term Evaluation of UNTACDA II: Download
Volume VIII - Speeding up Implementation of UNTACDA II Building Strong and Efficient Transport and Communications Systems in Africa for the 21st Century - Framework for Action: Download

RCID
Report of the Second Regional Conference of African Ministers Responsible for the Development and Utilization of Mineral and Energy Resources.  Read
Durban, South Africa, 21-22 November 1997
RCID
Report of the Open Space on "Sharpening our focus, strengthening our partnership and increasing our impact"
Addis Ababa, 25-27 September 1995 (Synthesis Report
) Read
RCID
FINAL COMMUNIQUE, CONFERENCE OF AFRICAN MINISTERS OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS, November 1997.  Read