DOCUMENTS
(Including Conference materials)
Policy Analysis (ESPD)
 
2001 - 2004

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)
New Welfare Effects of Monetary Union and Flexible Exchange Rate Regimes in the Economic Community of West African States New Welfare 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)
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)
  • Documents related to the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) Click here
    (11.14.2001)

 
2000
  • 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]
  • Opening remarks by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa at the Workshop for Senior Policymakers on Poverty Reduction Strategies in Africa, Addis Ababa, 9 March 2000 (Speech)
  • Claiming the 21st Century: Africa's Agenda
    by Dr. K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa at the National Summit on Africa, (Washington D. C., 17 February 2000)       (Speech)
  • 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)

 
1999
  • Economic Report on Africa 1999
    The Challenges of Poverty Reduction and Sustainablity Read
  • Liberalization of Trade & factor mobility (Download MS Word file)

  • Central and Western African Subregional Follow-up Conference to the World Summit for Social Development Ouagadougou, 28 – 30 Sept. 99 - Details

  • 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
  • Sub-regional Follow-up Conferences to the World Summit for Social Development
    15-17 March 1999, Nairobi, Kenya - Details
  • Read: Address by K. Y. Amoako at the Twenty-Second Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Lome, Togo, 9 December 1999
  • Read: Statement delivered by Mr. Amoako at the WTO meeting in Seattle, Monday 29th November, 1999. (Speech)
  • Read: Statement delivered by Mr. Amoako to ECOSOC on Regional Cooperation (Speech)
  • Read [French]: The Economic Causes and Consequences of Civil Wars and Unrest in Africa - Amoako (Speech)
  • Read: African Universities, the Private Sector and Civil Society: Forging Partnerships for Development (Speech)
  • 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.

 
1998
  • 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
  • Read: ECA to host Regional Consultative Meeting of UN Agencies in Africa
  • Read TOKYO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AFRICA (TICAD II) (Speech)
  • Read: Mr. Wolfensohn's Statement during his visit to Ethiopia, January 1998 (Speech)

 
Pre-1998
  • Read: ECA and Africa's Development Agenda: A Briefing Note  by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa, October 1997 (Speech)
  • Read: The Seventh Annual Conference on the Ethiopian Economy, Nazreth, Ethiopia, November 1997 (Speech)
  • Read: Opening Statement By K.Y. Amoako at the Twenty-third Meeting of the Conference of Ministers, May 1997. (Speech)
  • 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.
  • HIPC Initiatives World Bank, January 1997. Read
  • Read: International Peace Academy Seminar (Speaking Notes),  December 1996
  • Read: International Peace Academy Seminar, December 1996 (Speech)
  • "A Coalition for Good: The UN System-wide Special Initiative on Africa" before the United Nations Association of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, November 1996. Read (Speech)
  • Read: The Economic and Social Commission of the African Economic Community, November 1996 (Speech)
  • African Economy in 1995 ['96] Read
    Overview of Economic and Social Development in Africa ['96] Read
    22nd Meeting of the Conference of Ministers, Addis Ababa, 6-8 May 1996
- African Economy in 1995 ['96]
- Biennial Report of the Executive Secretary ['96] Read Executive Summary
- Overview of Economic and Social Development in Africa ['96]
- The Social Situation in 1995 and Policy Challenges ['96]
- Joint OAU/ECA Progress Report on the Implementation of the Abuja Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community ['96]
- Issues from Subsidiary Organs and Sectoral Bodies ['96]
- Medium-Term Outlook and Policy Challenges ['96]
- Medium-Term Plan for the Period 1998-2001 ['96]
- Progress Report on Programme Evaluation [Biennium 1994-95] ['96]
- Resolutions of Interest to Africa Adopted by the General Assembly at its Fiftieth Session ['96]
- UNECA Natural Resources and Energy Subprogramme ['96]
- United Nations System-Wide Special Initiative on Africa [Introductory Note] ['96]
  • Read: Public Expenditure and the Poor in Africa, May 1996 (Speech)
  • Read: Task Force for African Economic Recovery and Development, May 1996 (Speech)
  • Read: Utilizing Critical Capacities in Africa, April 1996 (Speech)
  • Read: High-level Group Meeting to Review a Draft of a Framework Agenda for Building and Utilizing Critical Capacities in Africa, April 1996 (Speech)
  • Economic and Social Situation in Africa, Report ['95] Read
  • BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY 1994-1995
    25 April 1996 Read Contents and Executive Summary of the Report
    The report highlights the activities of the Economic Commission for Africa during the period 1994-1995, the second biennium of the 1992-1997 Medium-term Plan.
  • Read: African Economy in 1994 and Prospects for 1995: Preliminary Assessment of the Performance of the African Economy in 1994 and Prospects for 1995 End-of-Year Statment by Layashi Yaker
    UN Under-Secretary General, Executive Secretary of the ECA Addis Ababa, 15 December 1994 (Speech)
  • Read: OVERVIEW OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA. An overview of Africa's development in the first half of the 1990s
  • Read: Paris Declaration for the Least Developed Countries for the 1990s Global Mid-Term Review of the Implementation of the Paris Declaration and Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the 1990s
  • Read: Resolutions Adopted By The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) During its Twenty-fifth Session 29 April 1958
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