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ECA
Update Volume 1, issue 6, December 2005 ECA Update is a retrospective monthly look at ECA's main activities. |
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TRID
News, November 2005 The monthly newsletter of the Trade and Regional Integration Division |
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New
study says reforms have not increased electrification in Africa |
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Integration
of African capital markets can increase efficiency By Cristina Müller, December 15, 2005 Stock brokers and capital market operators in West Africa suggested that integration of stock markets in sub-regions would greatly contribute to increasing the viability and efficiency of capital market development on the continent. |
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Specialists
debate the incidence and causes of poverty in Africa By Cristina Müller, December 13, 2005 Based on the standard US$1 per day threshold, the incidence of poverty in Africa has worsened over recent decades from 42.6 percent of the sub-Saharan African population in 1980 to 45.7 percent in 2003. |
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ECA
to host an Energy Sector Stakeholders' Policy Dialogue Forum By Andrew Allimadi, December 13, 2005 :: Project: Making Africa's power sector sustainable :: Programme of Work :: Final Regional Report (AFREPREN) |
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African
Stock Exchanges struggle to grow |
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ECA
Published Two New Books The Trade and Regional Integration Division of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with Maisonneuve & Larose, renowned French publishers, have issued two new books on Agriculture and on Regional Integration. |
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ECA
Update Vol. 1 issue 4, November 2005 ECA Update is a retrospective monthly look at ECA's main activities. |
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Countdown
to Hong Kong: Lamy submits Draft Ministerial Text By Andrew Allimadi, 28 November 2005 :: Draft Ministerial Statement - Preparations for the Sixth Session of the Ministerial Conference :: The Arusha Development Benchmarks for the Sixth WTO Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong, China. |
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Interview
with the ECA Executive Secretary, Mr Abdoulie Janneh, Tunis, Tunisia.
:: ECA, Africa and follow-up to WSIS 28 November 2005 Tunis, 28 November - The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), held earlier this month in Tunis, ended with a strong call to speed up the pace of building a global information society. |
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Ministers
agree on long-term transport development in Africa By Andrew Allimadi, 25 November 2005 Eighteen sub-Saharan African transport ministers who met in Bamako, Mali earlier this month, adopted a resolution aimed at developing the transport infrastructure on the continent. :: Declaration of the Ministers Responsible for Transport and Infrastructure from member countries of the Sub-Saharan African Transport Policy Programme (SSATP) [ Français] |
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ECA
launches macroeconomic forecasting programme By Cristina Müller, 24 November 2005 :: The ESPD-ECA Macroeconomic Forecasting Framework An Applied Manual for use by African Ministries of Finance and Economic Development |
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African
Ministers of Finance Meet in Tunis By Andrew Allimadi, 22 November 2005 :: Opening Remarks, by Abdoulie Janneh, UN Under Secretary General and Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa :: Communiqué Meeting of African Ministers of Finance :: Is Africa Going to Benefit from Hong Kong? [Document] |
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Statement
by Abdoulie Janneh, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission
for Africa, delivered by Mbaye Diouf, Director of ECA’s
East African sub-regional office. AU Conference of Ministers of
Trade, 2nd Extra-Ordinary Session, 21 –24 November 2005, Arusha,
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WSIS
TUNIS AGENDA Newspaper of the World Summit on the Information Society, Phase 2, Tunis. :: Friday 18 November 2005 :: Thursday 17 November 2005 :: Wednesday 16 November 200..............5 :: WSIS 2005 Coverage |
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ICTs
a matter of necessity, says President Kagame By Mercy Wambui Tunis, 18 November - Rwandan President Paul Kagame has stressed that improved access to ICTs is critical to Africa's quest to meet the MDGs. |
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African
reporters rewarded for excellence in ICT journalism By Mercy Wambui Tunis, 18 November - Three journalists scooped the African Information Society Initiative (AISI) Media Awards for excellence in reporting on African ICT issues at a ceremony held in Tunis on 15 November. |
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Statistics
workshop discusses 1993 System of National Accounts implementation By Cristina Muller, 14 November 2005 African and international statisticians meet today (Monday) at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa for a three-day workshop on the compilation of national accounts and its use for policy analysis in African countries. :: Census is theme of 2005 edition of African Statistics Day By Cristina Muller, 14 November 2005 |
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Information
society summit kicks off in Tunis |
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ECA
Update Vol 1. Issue 4, October 2005 ECA Update is a retrospective monthly look at ECA's main activities. |
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ECA
helping African countries define benchmarks for Hong Kong meeting
By Bashir Condé, 09 November 2005 On 5-6 November, the Permanent Mission of the African Union in Geneva and the ECA jointly organized a retreat for African Ambassadors and Geneva-based negotiators aimed at defining development benchmarks for the WTO trade ministers’ meeting in Hong Kong next month. |
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IDEP
– taking the lead in building African capacity By Petchezi Essodeina, ECA, 31 October 2005 The African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP), one of the subsidiary bodies of ECA based in Dakar (Senegal), ended its 45th Executive Council session in Addis Ababa on 28 October after a two-day meeting to review its performance report. |
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TRID
News, September/October 2005 The monthly newsletter of the Trade and Regional Integration Division |
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Experts
to review ECA’s forthcoming Sustainable Development Report on Africa
By Andrew Allimadi, 21 October 2005 The Sustainable Development Division (SDD) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is holding an expert group meeting on 22 – 23 October, to thoroughly review the first edition of the Commission’s Sustainable Development Report on Africa. |
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The
US Proposal on agriculture has potential to push Doha Round negotiations
to an ambitious conclusion – ECA |
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ECA,
AU Hold Joint Gender Meeting in Senegal Press Release No.18/2005 Addis Ababa, 11 October (ECA) - Over 30 African Ministers of Gender and Women’s Affairs gather Wednesday in Dakar, Senegal, for a meeting of one of Africa's key groupings on women's affairs. |
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ARIA
II Peer Review Calls for Strong, Achievable Recommendations 05 October 2005. The second edition of the Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) serial publication on assessing regional integration in Africa (ARIA), moved a step closer to completion last week when an external peer review of the draft took place. |
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New
Executive Secretary Abdoulie Janneh joins UNECA Press Release No. 17/2005 Addis Ababa, 3 October, 2005 (ECA) - Senior UN manager and Africa specialist Abdoulie Janneh assumes his new post as Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Addis Ababa, Monday. |
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Amoako
Completes Decade as Executive Secretary of UNECA Press Release No. 16/2005 Addis Ababa, 30 September 2005 (ECA) - Economic Commission for Africa Executive Secretary, K.Y. Amoako Friday completes his term at the helm of the continent’s leading development think-tank. |
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ECA
Update Vol 1. Issue 3, September 2005 ECA Update is a retrospective monthly look at ECA's main activities. Click here for the September issue. |
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Regional
Meeting on Economic Partnership Agreements |
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Stronger
institutions are key to attract FDI to Africa, says seminar |
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New
ECA webmag tracks MDG progress in Africa ECA has launched an interactive web magazine to track developments and offer analysis on Africa’s capacity to meet the Millennium Development Goals by the target date of 2015. Click here for the site (www.uneca.org/mdgs) |
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Africa
can move faster on MDGs, says report Press Release No. 14/2005, Addis Ababa, 13 September 2005 A new report on the Millennium Development Goals published by ECA says that despite widespread pessimism, some African countries are on course to meet key Goals and that with the right policies, many more could meet the target date of 2015. |
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Policymakers
discuss capital flows and sustainability of African current accounts By Cristina Müller, 15 September 2005 In a bid to improve African countries’ capacity to balance their import spending and export earnings, economists from the ECA are hosting a two-day workshop starting 21 September in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, for some 60 African policy makers. |
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Awards
ceremony for journalists’ use of ICTs |
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African
statistics framework launched By Cristina Müller, 31 May 2005 Regional and international experts met in Addis Ababa last week to launch a reference framework aimed at improving Africa’s precarious statistical capacity. |
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Conference
of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
14-15 May 2005, Abuja, Nigeria. |
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Experts
debate new direction for statistics in Africa By Cristina Müller, 25 May 2005 International experts met at the ECA in Addis Ababa on Monday for talks on improving the way in which statistics are handled in Africa. |
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ESPD
Update 26 April 2005 In this issue: - HIV/AIDs: A new variant famine? - Policies for Health Financing that work for the Poor the Poorf - Turning Brain Drain Around for Africa |
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Third
Meeting of the Committee on Human Development and Civil Society 4-6 May 2005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. :: Opening Statement By Mr. K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 4 May 2005. :: Effective public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the delivery of public services central to achieving the MDGs By Carolyn Knapp, 13 May 2005 :: Participatory budgeting processes a sign of better governance By Carolyn Knapp, 12 May 2005 :: Promoting broader participation in the APRM process is key to success By Carolyn Knapp, 12 May 2005 |
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Call
to Boost HIV/AIDS Awareness in Africa ECA Press Release No. 09/2005, Addis Ababa, 2 May 2005 Policymakers have reiterated the need for Africa to tackle HIV/AIDS by talking frankly about the disease in a bid to educate people. |
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Amoako
stresses link between information and development in Africa ECA Press Release No. 11/2005 Integrating information into Africa’s development is critical for full economic success on the continent, according to ECA Executive Secretary K.Y. Amoako. :: CODI IV conference coverage
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Trade
and Regional Integration Division News - March 2005 The Economic Commission for Africa and its trade and Regional Integration Division have been chosen to host the prestigious annual Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) conference in 2006. This edition of TRIDNews reports on GTAP. |
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ATPC
Board of Governors hold first meeting in Addis Ababa |
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Africa’s
finance ministers to chart new course on MDGs ECA Press Release No. 08/2005, Addis Ababa, 20 April 2005: The ECA’s 38th Conference of African ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development will take place in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, from 14-15 May. Discussions will focus on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and how to achieve them. |
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ECA
Press Release No. 07/2005 Call to Move Women from Fringes to Centre of North African Economies Tangier, 15 April 2005 - A gender workshop in Tangier, Morocco, has called for moving women from the fringes of the economy to the centre. The meeting brought together experts from seven North African countries around the theme: “Women: Source of Wealth and Opportunities”. |
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ECA
in a Milestone Symposium on the Efficiency of Gender Mainstreaming
in combating the feminization of HIV/AIDS By Houda Mejri, ECA,15 April 2005 ECA recently participated in the Southern African Regional Gender Mainstreaming and HIV/AIDS Symposium, organized in Swaziland by the Southern Africa HIV/AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAFAIDS), 5 - 7 April 2005. |
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Experts
Discuss Ways of Measuring Sustainable Development By Corinne Archer, 13 April 2005 Addis Ababa Experts met at the Economic Commission for Africa on 13 April to discuss ways of monitoring progress on sustainable development. |
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Workshop
Discusses Trade Issues in Southern Africa ECA Press Release 06/2005, 12 April 2005 A workshop on the impact of international trade talks on southern Africa, convened by the Economic Commission for Africa, has discussed ways to improve the region’s access to global trade opportunities. |
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Transport
Ministers commit to improved services across Africa By Andrew Allimadi, 25 March 2004 African Ministers of transport and infrastructure made a commitment to improve transport infrastructure and services across Africa as a means achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Africa. |
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Consultative
workshop held on Ethiopia's new broadband initiative By Mercy Wambui, 29 March 2005 A consultative workshop on Ethiopia’s ICT development was held on 29 March 29, 2005 with the objective of introducing the general public to Ethiopian telecom’s expansion of the ICT infrastructure to provide multiplicity of services, such as data, voice and video. |
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Committee
adopts report on accelerating intra-African trade By Andrew Allimadi, 25 March 2004 The Committee on Trade and Regional Integration concluded its meeting Friday 25 March with the adoption of a report, which will be submitted to African Ministers of Trade at their next scheduled meeting in Cairo, Egypt at the end of May. :: Deputy Executive Secretary Opens Regional integration Committee Meeting, By Andrew Allimadi, ECA, 21 March 2004. |
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African
Trade Policy Centre Paper: Comprehensive
review of the likely impact of Economic Partnership Agreements on
African countries This study examines the economic and social impacts of the trade liberalization aspects of the proposed Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the European Union (EU) and African countries. |
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“Accelerating
Development in Africa: the Power of Regionalism” Distinguished Lecture at Addis Ababa University by Mr. K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of ECA. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Wednesday, 23 March 2005. |
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Opening
Remarks by Josué Dioné, Chairman of UN Water/Africa at the third meeting
of UN Water Africa 22-24 March 2005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. |
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ECA
Organizes Trade Experts Meeting in Rwanda |
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New
UN handbook profiles non profits in Africa By Cristina Müller, 23 March 2005 Nonprofit or civil society organizations, philanthropy, and voluntarism increasingly attract attention in Africa for their contributions to the challenges of poverty alleviation, development, environmental protection, and social exclusion. |
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Experts
Meet To Boost Inter-African Trade By Andrew Allimadi, ECA, 21 March 2004 An Ad-hoc expert group meeting on boosting intra-African trade opened today at ECA. The two-day meeting is being attended by African country representatives, as well as representatives from the African Union, Regional Economic Communities and other UN agencies. :: Presentations |
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AU’s
Commissioner Zoba visits ECA. By Andrew Allimadi, ECA, 21 March 2004 The African Union (AU) Commissioner for Transport and Infrastructure, Dr. Bernard Zoba, paid an official visit to ECA on Friday 18 March, to brief ECA on AU activities, particularly in the areas of transport and infrastructure. |
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Call
to boost Free Trade Area project in Maghreb Arab Union States and
bring in e-trade |
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Committee
on Regional Integration to Meet Next Week By Andrew Allimadi, 15 March 2004 The Trade and regional Integration Division (TRID) of ECA is convening the fourth session of its Committee on Trade, Regional Cooperation and Integration from 24 – 25 March 2005. :: Committee on Regional Cooperation and Integration |
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West
African Countries Strategize On International Trade Negotiations By Andrew Allimadi, 15 March 2004 The Trade and Regional Integration Division (TRID) of ECA organized an Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting on the impact of international trade negotiations on the West African sub-region from the 7th – 8th March in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. |
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ECA
to host GTAP Conference By Andrew Allimadi, 10 March 2004 The Advisory Board of the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) has chosen ECA to host its ninth annual conference, scheduled for June 2006.The Conference is a major annual event that brings leading economists in global trade policy research and analysis. |
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UN-Water/Africa
and ECA seminar on mainstreaming gender in Africa’s water activities
opens By Saskia Ivens with Yinka Adeyemi, 09 March 2004 About 65 participants are taking part in a UN-Water/Africa one-day Seminar on Gender and Water Resources Management in Africa which opened today in Pretoria. |
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ECA
ready to collaborate on environmental impact assessment, says Dione
By Yinka Adeyemi, 09 March 2004 The Director of Sustainable Development Division of ECA, Dr. Josue Dione, said that there were many areas for potential collaboration between ECA and the pan-African forum of environmental assessment and management practitioners called "Capacity Development and Linkages for Environmental Assessment in Africa" (CLEEA) |
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Women's
Day 2005: African Women Take Stock It is a decade since the Beijing Platform for Action was adopted to advance gender equality. In Africa, women celebrate an improved climate; but huge challenges remain, particularly the burden of poverty. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says this year offers a chance to act on lessons learnt. :: Major Gains and Challenges for Women in Africa By Houda Mejri, ECA/ACGD, 08 March 2005. |
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UN
agencies develop three scenarios for HIV/AIDS in Africa till 2025
By Yinka Adeyemi, 04 March 2005 A landmark UNAIDS report produced in collaboration with the Economic Commission of Africa (ECA) and launched today in Addis Ababa says statistical projections are less important than global factors in considering the future of AIDS in Africa. |
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Trade
and Regional Integration Division News - February 2005 Ambassador Amina Mohamed from Kenya has been elected to Chair the powerful General Council of the World Trade Organization. She is the first woman to hold this position and this edition of TRIDNews is dedicated to her. |
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"The role of governance and transparency in achieving the development goals for Africa" Presentation delivered by Mr. Robert Okello, Officer-in-Charge, Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) at a conference on "Alliances for Integrity - Government and Business Roles in Enhancing African Standards of Living" from March 7-8, 2005 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. | ||||||||||||||
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Africa's
Women Reflect on Their Lot Post-Beijing ECA Press Release 05/2005, 28 February 2005, Addis Ababa. The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) produced a ground breaking audio CD, entitled "Reflections: African Women Post-Beijing." :: Reflections: African Women Post-Beijing - webcast. |
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7th
Ethiopian Youth Forum - Youth and Unemployment Statement by Mr. Robert Okello, Director of Office of Policy and Programme Coordination, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Friday 4 March 2005, Africa Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. |
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ICTs
to boost trade in Maghreb States By Petchezi Essodeina, ECA, 28 February 2005. A workshop on the use of ICT as a tool to boost trade exchanges within the Union du Maghreb Arabe (UMA) will be held from 1 to 3 March 2005 in Tangiers, Morocco by ICT experts, private sector and civil society representatives from member states. |
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“Making
Aid Work Better for Africa” Statement by K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary Economic Commission for Africa, Houses of Parliament, United Kingdom, 23 February 2005. |
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GIS
to help you get there without getting lost By Mercy Wambui, ECA, 28 February 2005 A seminar aimed discussing the merits of a proposed functional addressing system for Africa, was held by the Development Information Services Division (DISD) of ECA on 25 February 2005 at the UN Conference Centre. |
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Workshop
on Capacity Building in Africa: “Effective States and Engaged
Societies”, co-sponsored by the African Development
Bank (AfDB), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa ( UNECA)
and the World Bank, 24 - 25 February 2005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
:: Opening remarks by Ms. Josephine Ouedraogo, Deputy Executive Secretary of ECA, 24 February 2005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. |
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Interconnection
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ECA
advises North Africa on the impact of phasing-out of Multi-Fibre Agreement
By Andrew Allimadi, 24 February 2005 The Trade and Regional Integration Division of the Economic Commission for Africa organized an expert group meeting to discuss the impact of the phasing-out of the multi-fibre agreement on the economies of North African countries. |
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Trade
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Statement at the AFRICA UNITE Symposium (Honour Rebel Robert “Bob” Nesta Marley 60th Birthday Celebration) by Ms. Josephine Ouedraogo, Deputy Executive Secretary of ECA, 2nd February 2005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. | ||||||||||||||
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Promoting
International Action to Provide Global Public Goods Opening remarks by Mr. K.Y. Amoako, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA at the Africa Regional Consultation Meeting of the Task Force on Global Public Goods. Delivered by Ms. Josephine Ouedraogo, Officer-In-Charge of the Commission, 28 January 2005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia . |
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ECA
presents papers at Global Development Network Conference By Andrew Allimadi, 31 January 2005 The Trade and Regional Integration Division (TRID) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) participated in the sixth annual conference of the Global Development Network, held in Dakar, Senegal from 24 – 26 January 2005. |
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Address
at the Sixth Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African
Union By Mr. K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of ECA, 27 January 2005, Abuja, Nigeria. |
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Seeing
ICT through a gender lens By Mercy Wambui, 17 January 2005 The gender movement in Africa needs to do a lot more to sensitize policy makers on mainstreaming ICTs in National Policy. Read full story |
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Africa
Prepares for Second Phase of World Summit on Information Society ECA Press Release 01/2005, 11 January 2005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Approximately 1,000 people from the private sector, civil society, media, government and international institutions will meet in Ghana, next month to discuss an “Action Plan on Africa and the Knowledge Economy”, for expanding access to - and use of - information and communications technologies in Africa. :: Conference website |
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Space
technology to boost Africa Water Vision 2025 By Yinka Adeyemi, 14 December 2004 The Africa Water Vision 2025 will be accelerated by a space technology option which is initiated by the European Space Agency, according to a report of the second TIGER Workshop recently concluded in South Africa at the invitation of the South African government. |
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ECA
publishes two transport books By Andrew Allimadi, 10 December 2004 The Trade and Regional Integration Division (TRID) of ECA has published two new comprehensive volumes on transport and development in Africa. The publications are in French and are titled: Les transports et l’intégration régionale en Afrique; and La Décision de Yamoussoukro et le transport aérien en Afrique. |
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Sequencing
of EPAs implementation critical – ECA Paper By Andrew Allimadi, 10 December 2004 Any Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) reached between the European Union (EU) and African countries will need to allow for a long and sequenced implementation period in order to benefit African countries. |
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Central
African countries reaffirm commitment to international trade By Andrew Allimadi, ECA, 08 December 2004 ECA organized an Ad-hoc Expert Group meeting on the impact of international trade negotiations on the Central Africa sub-region, from 2 – 3 December in Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo. :: Meeting documents |
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Good
governance needed to turn Africa’s mineral endowments into engine
of broad-based growth, ECA Policy Paper says By Yinka Adeyemi, SDD, 06 December 2004. :: ECA Policy Paper: Mainstreaming Mineral Wealth in Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategies, By Antonio M.A. Pedro, ECA. |
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Trade
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Ministers
call for speedy implementation of Yamoussoukro Decision By Andrew Allimadi, 06 December 2004 Ministers of Transport and Infrastructure from West and Central Africa met on the 2nd December 2004 to review the implementation of the Yamoussoukro Decision in the West and Central African sub-region. :: Gabon meeting documents |
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Economic
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Social Development Statement by Mr. K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of ECA at the International Symposium on “Building the Capacity and Resource of African NGOS” Sponsored by the African Humanitarian Action (AHA), 5 December 2004. |
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ICT
for Development Training: Ethiopian MPs graduate By Mercy Wambui, 29 November 2004 The second round of ICT training conducted by ECA's Information Technology Centre for Africa (ITCA) for 40 Ethiopian Members of Parliament concluded yesterday. |
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Mainstreaming
Professionalism and Ethics in African Public Service 30 November 2004 ECA will co-host a Workshop on the Development of Training Kits for Mainstreaming Professionalism and Ethics in the African Public Service, with UNDESA/DPADM, UNDP and AMDIN from 1 - 3 December. |
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Committee
on Sustainable Development (CSD) Bureau meeting reflects and looks
ahead with enthusiasm By Maria Thundu with Yinka Adeyemi, ECA, 25 November 2004 The Chairperson of the Committee complimented ECA for its responsiveness to the demands of member States regarding sustainable development issues. :: CSD Website |
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Task
Force Planned to Help Compile Better Data on Foreign Investment ECA Press Release 30/2004, 24 Nov.2004 African experts agreed Wednesday to establish a task force to support African officials who compile data on foreign direct investment. Related Press Release: African Experts Discuss Improved Management of Foreign Investment, ECA Press Release 29/2004, 22 Nov.2004. |
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Labour
Supply Threatened by HIV/AIDS, Meeting Told ECA Press Release 28/2004, 22 November 2004 By 2010, Sub-Saharan Africa’s total labour force is expected to have shrunk by 9 per cent due to HIV/AIDS, a meeting in Ghana heard last week. :: Meeting: CHGA Interactive Ghana, 18 - 19 November, 2004, Accra, Ghana. |
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UN-Energy/Africa
adopts a two-year Work Programme By Yinka Adeyemi, 18 November 2004 UN-Energy/Africa, composed of seven UN agencies, NEPAD and the African Development Bank, has adopted a two-year programme of work which is aimed at developing energy infrastructure and services in Africa. :: Welcoming address by Mr. Josué Dioné, Director of the Sustainable Development Division of ECA. |
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Africa
Needs Better Statistical Information, Says ECA ECA Press Release 27/2004 Addis Ababa, 18 November 2004: African governments should give priority to building up statistical data about their countries in order to make their policies more effective, the Economic Commission for Africa has said. :: African nations rally to improve statistical information on the Continent By Cristina Muller, 18 November 2004. |
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Journal
review lauds ECA's Compendium on Small-scale Mining By Yinka
Adeyemi, 17 November 2004. African countries identified as best examples in ECA’s publication, Compendium on Best Practices in Small-Scale Mining in Africa, may help to improve specific processes in mining in Africa, but the mining sector in those countries is still faced with serious problems, according to a review in the Journal on Energy and Natural Resources Law. |
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Africa Community sets the pace for e-government, 17 November
2004. ECA in collaboration with the East African Community (EAC) and the Advancing IT Knowledge in Africa-Tanzania (AITEC-Tanzania), is organizing a regional workshop on e-government strategy from 17 to 19 November 2004 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. |
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Ponders Future Agricultural Competition [Report] The Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality of the Government of the Netherlands organized a High-Level Conference on “Europe’s Agriculture in a Competing World” in Maastricht, Netherlands from 28 - 29 October this year. ECA was invited to this Conference to provide an African perspective, within the framework of the current agricultural trade negotiations in the WTO. |
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Take
politics out of preferences – says ECA seminar paper By Andrew Allimadi, 10 Nov. 2004 Although trade preferences can be a good source of exports growth for African countries, this potential is largely unrealized because of the numerous complexities in accessing these trade arrangements. |
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News October 2004 Monthly Newsletter of the Trade and Regional Integration Division October was a busy month for all at ECA with several international meetings taking place in Addis Ababa. This edition of TRIDNews reports on some of these activities, and on future TRID events. |
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Regional
Workshop on Trade and Development Opens at ECA By Andrew Allimadi,
08 Nov. 2004. A regional workshop on trade and development for parliamentarians, the business community and civil society organizations from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia, has opened at the headquarters of ECA in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. :: Opening speech by Mr. Hakim Ben Hammouda, Director of Trade and Regional Integration Division (TRID) of ECA. |
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Finding
Funds to Fight Poverty - At Home and Abroad ECA Press Release No. 26/2004 Addis Ababa, 1 November 2004 (ECA) - Boosting finance for development tops the agenda at a meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, this week. :: Workshop on Financial Systems and Mobilization of Resources in Africa |
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workshop on trade statistics recommends fully automated systems By Cristina Muller, 05 November 2004 The ECA's Economic and Social Policy Division (ESPD) hosted from 8 to 11 November a workshop on international trade statistics to identify issues and solutions for improving the timeliness and quality of merchandise trade statistics in countries where trade data are an output of automated customs systems. |
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Seminar paper takes an innovative look at corruption By Andrew Allimadi, ECA, 29 October 2004 Joseph Atta-Mensah, Senior Economic Affairs Officer at the Economic Commission for Africa's Trade and Regional Integration Division (TRID) is working on a unique method of measuring the impact of corruption on countries. |
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Training Begins at ECA A training session for Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) staff on the Economics of International Trade and Trade Policy began today at the Commission's headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. |
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Africa's
Future Depends on Treatment for People Living With HIV, AIDS
Commissioner Warns.
ECA Press Release 25/2004. The former Prime Minister of Mozambique, Pascoal Mocumbi, has warned of devastating consequences for Africa if HIV-positive people are not given treatment. |
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Governance for a progressing Africa. Beijing+10
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NGOs Discuss HIV/AIDS Impact on Rural Communities in Africa ECA Press Release 23/2004, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Leading members of the global HIV/AIDS community and African NGOs meet in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tuesday to discuss the impact of HIV/AIDS on Africa's rural populations. |
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Ministers Expected to Renew Pledge for the Advancement of Women ECA Press Release 22/2004, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Over 43 African ministers in charge of gender affairs gather in Addis Ababa this week for the Seventh African Regional Conference on Women (Beijing+10). |
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Pre-ADF
Symposiums Pre-symposiums on "Youth and Governance" and "Civil Society and Goverance" are being held today October 10, 2004 at the UN Conference Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. |
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Prime Minister Blair in Ethiopia "Today, I want to look ahead to a year when Africa will be in the spotlight of international attention," British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the opening of the second meeting of the Commission for Africa. :: Full text of Mr. Blair's speech :: Photo Gallery 
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The
African Women’s Peace Torch – The Lighting Ceremony, 08 October 2004
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Webcasts Audio:
K.Y.Amoako, Executive Secretary of the ECA, speaks on the ADF
process and why governance is so important to Africa's progress.
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Women's NGOs Take Stock Ten Years After Beijing Conference ECA Press Release 21/04, Addis Ababa, 04 October 2004. More than three hundred representatives of non- governmental organizations gather in Addis Ababa this week to take stock of progress in African women's lives since the Beijing summit on women's affairs ten years ago. |
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Economic
Report on Africa 2004 Published, Highlights Trade ECA Press Release 20/04, Addis Ababa, 29 September 2004. Trade liberalization alone will not boost growth and poverty reduction in Africa. That’s the key message of this year’s Economic Report on Africa 2004 (ERA 2004), published by the UN’s Economic Commission for Africa. |
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Employment
Key to Poverty Reduction says Amoako By Cristina Muller, ECA, 01 October 2004. In a message to African heads of state ECA’s Executive Secretary KY Amoako said that employment creation is key to resolving the issue of poverty reduction in Africa, and part of the path towards achieving Millennium Development Goals. |
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Governance
Heads Agenda at Fourth African Development Forum
Addis Ababa, 24 September 2004. (ECA) About one thousand delegates from all over Africa including presidents, activists, business people, journalists and academics will gather in Ethiopia next month to participate in vigorous debate about strengthening governance in Africa. |
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High-Level
Transport Meeting Opens at ECA By Andrew Allimadi, 28 September 2004 Ethiopia’s Minister of Infrastructure opened the annual meeting of the sub-Saharan African Transport Programme (SSATP), taking place at ECA. |
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ECA/World
Bank Conclude Joint Workshop By Andrew Allimadi, September 20, 2004 The workshop reviewed the forthcoming World Bank publication, "Global Economic Prospects 2005." The theme of this publication is Trade, Regionalism and Development. Opening statement by Mr. Hakim Ben Hammouda, Director of Trade and Regional Integration Division (TRID) of ECA. Related story: :: ECA to Host ECA/World Bank Workshop |
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and Agriculture will promote food security and poverty reduction in
Africa, says Josue Dione By Yinka Adeyemi, 20 September 2004 Poverty reduction and food security in Africa can best be promoted through strategic partnerships built around water and agriculture, the Director of Sustainable Development, Josue Dione said in Johannesburg. :: Full text of speech: "Achieving Sustainable Development: Building Partnerships." |
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Awards African Media Achievements at Highway Africa By Mercy Wambui, September 16, 2004 The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with Highway Africa is co-hosting the African Information Society Initiative (AISI) 2004 media awards ceremony in Grahamstown, South Africa. :: VIDEO CLIP FROM THE AWARD CEREMONY (7 minutes) |
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to Host ECA/World Bank Workshop The Trade and Regional Integration Division (TRID) of ECA is hosting a joint ECA/World Bank Workshop on Friday 17 September, to review the Bank’s forthcoming publication titled, "Global Economic Prospects 2005: Trade, Regionalism and Development." |
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TRID
News - August 2004 While everybody is talking about dismantling tariff barriers facing African exports to the European Union (EU), wider trends in EU policy with regard to food safety could lead to the creation of non-tariff barriers that are just as difficult to surmount. This edition of TRIDNews will review these alarming developments, as well as introduce a new series of publications available at ECA’s Trade and Regional Integration Division. |
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An
Expert Group Meeting Convenes to Review ECA’s Gender-aware Macroeconomic
Model By Houda Mejri, ECA, 14 September 2004 The Director of ECA’s Center for Gender and Development (ACGD), Ms. Josephine Ouedraogo, chaired on Tuesday 14 September 2004 the opening session of the Expert Group Meeting in charge of reviewing the Gender-aware Macroeconomic Model recently developed by ECA. |
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Sixteen
Countries to Take Part in UN-Water Accra Workshop By Yinka Adeyemi, 09 September 2004 About 50 participants from 16 African countries will take part in a UN-Water/Africa three-day workshop on geo-water information development and management which opens in Accra on September 15. |
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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. |
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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. |
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ECA
Provides Touchscreen Kiosk for Addis Ababa Local Administration By Mercy Wambui, ECA, 26 August 2004 A multimedia touch-screen kiosk in Amharic, developed by ECA`s Information Technology Centre for Africa (ITCA) to showcase the value of ICTs for facilitating information delivery in local administration was launched on 25 August 2004 at the Nefa Silk Lafto Sub-City of the Addis Ababa Municipality. :: Photo Gallery |
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Ethiopia
Embarks on Telemedicine Project By Mercy Wambui, ECA, 20 August 2004 A two-week telemedicine training programme for over 20 Ethiopian medical doctors drawn from 10 hospitals in Addis Ababa and regional towns started on Monday 16th August 2004 at the United Nations Conference Center (UNCC).The Development Information Services Division (DISD) of ECA is making available expertise and training facilities for this training and other follow-up activities. |
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Regional
Integration Assessed TRID News - July 2004 Monthly Newsletter of the Trade and Regional Integration Division of ECA. ECA launched the first comprehensive major study of regional integration in Africa, titled Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA). The report examines efforts made by African peoples, governments and other institutions from the early years up to the establishment of the African Union in 2000. This edition of TRID News discusses the report and other trade related issues. |
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ECA
Holds Workshop on Market Access By Andrew Allimadi, ECA, 04 August 2004 The Trade and Regional Integration Division (TRID) of ECA is currently conducting a three-day training workshop on market access issues. Santiago Fernandez de Cordoba, an economist working with the Trade Analysis Branch (TAB) of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is leading the workshop. |
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to Study the Impact of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) on Africa By Andrew Allimadi, ECA, 29 July 2004 The Deputy Executive Secretary of ECA, Madam Lalla Ben-Barka today opened a consultative technical and planning meeting between the Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Trade and Regional Integration Division (TRID) and ECA’s sub-regional offices. Read full story. - Read full text of the speech. Related documents: Economic and Welfare Impacts of the EU-Africa EPAs: Concept Paper ; Analytical Methodology - the GTAP and SMART Models and related Databases. |
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Expanding
the TradeNet Experience By Andrew Allimadi, ECA, ECA, 29 July 2004. In its efforts to inform Member States on best practices and success stories that exist in Africa, ECA organized a series of one-day meetings in six West and Central African countries where Tunisia TradeNet (TTN) made a presentation. Read full story. |
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Commissioner
Joy Phumaphi Opens Meeting on Treatment and Care for Persons Living
with HIV/AIDS ECA Press Release 18, 2004, 27 July 2004, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The second CHGA Interactive in Gaborone, Botswana opened yesterday with a statement by Mrs. Phumaphi, Commissioner of the Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance. :: CHGA Interactive Botswana, July 26-27, 2004, Gaborone, Botswana |
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The
Role of ECA in Strengthening the Process of Political Integration
in the East African Community (EAC) Statement By Joseph Atta-Mensah, Senior Economic Affairs Officer in the Trade and Regional Integration Division (TRID) of the ECA. 26 July 2004, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. |
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ECA
Briefs Ambassadors on Regional Integration ECA held a presentation and discussion of regional integration to ambassadors based in Addis Ababa on Friday 23 July. The presentation was chaired by Lalla-Ben Barka, the deputy executive secretary of ECA, and also attended by Elizabeth Tankeu, the African Union’s (AU) Commissioner for Trade and Industry. :: Photo Gallery |
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ECA
Launches Report Assessing Regional Integration in Africa ECA Press Release No. 16/2004 The report provides a comprehensive evaluation of the state of Africa's integration process, showing where efforts have succeeded or failed including why intra African trade remains low; and how lack of macro-economic policy convergence and insufficient infrastructures hamper integration. 14 July 2004.
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Report, Media Kit and Audio Visual Materials |
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on ECA 2006-2007 work programme fulfils African Ministers' desire,
says Amoako
ECA's
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Secretary of the Economic Commission of Africa (ECA) at the African
Union, Addis Ababa, 7 April 2004. |
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Press Release No. 06/2004Workshop Agrees Action Plan to Boost Capital Markets. Workshop
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Meeting Maputo, Mozambique, 23 - 25 March 2004.ECA
Press Release No. 04/2004AIDS Threatens Africa’s Development, Amoako Warns. Statement
by K.Y. Amoako at the meeting. |
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News February 2004. This issue covers the shape of future EU (European Union)/ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific countries) trade relations. |
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Press Release No. 03/2004Blair Africa Commission 'A Chance to Move from Rhetoric to Action' (03.04.2004) |
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Press Release No. 02/2004 Amoako to Deliver Andrew Young Lecture in Washington, DC.
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Impact of HIV/AIDS on Growth and Poverty Reduction in Africa Address by K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa, at the Development Studies Centre, Dublin, Ireland, 03 February 2004. |
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Press Release 01/2004UK Development Minister to Discuss Enhanced Partnership with ECA. (02.09.2004) |
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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) |
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Africa, at the Twenty-seventh Ordinary Summit of the Authority
of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of Western
African States (ECOWAS), 19 December 2003, Accra,
Ghana. (12.15.2003)
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by K.Y Amoako, Executive Secretary of ECA, at the Plenary Session
of WSIS.
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to AISI/ECA at the Plenary of WSIS.(12.23.2003) |
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Prepares for the Resumption of WTO TalksTRID News Vol. 1, No. 3, December 2003 : Monthly Newsletter of the Trade and Regional Integration Division (TRID). (12.15.2003) |
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address at the Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting on Mining Cluster Development
in Africa By Mr. Josue Dione, Director Sustainable Development Division Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 15-17 December 2003 (12.15.2003) |
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Release 28/2003Pan-African Implementation and Partnership Conference on Water Ends with a Water Action Plan for Africa.
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Release 27/2003Africa Comes Prepared to the World Summit on the Information Society. ECA
@ WSIS (10
- 12 December 2003, Geneva) WSIS
(World Summit on the Information Society)African
Information Society Initiative (12.09.2003) |
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Release 26/2003Third Annual PRSP-LG Meeting Concludes That Alignment of Donor Policies Remains Weak. (12.06.2003) |
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Meeting of the African Learning Group on the Poverty Reduction Strategy
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Release 24/2003Experts Prime Africa for Trade Talks. (12.01.2003) - Post-Cancun Expert Group Meeting website - Conclusions of the meeting; ECA Position Paper |
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for Africa, at the Post-Cancun Expert Group Meeting for African Trade
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Release 19/2003 Pan African Conference to Discuss how to Meet Africa’s Water Goals. (11.17.2003) |
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Commission for Africa, at the Expert
Group Meeting on External Debt Dakar, Senegal (11.17.2003) |
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Release 18/2003Expert Group Meeting on Africa’s Debt to Take Place in Dakar. (11.14.2003) http://www.uneca.org/debtforum/ |
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The Minister of Finance of Rwanda recognizes and lauds ECA's accurate and relevant analysis of the country's economic circumstances as depicted in the recent Economic Report for Africa. More . . . |
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Release 17/2003Capital Markets Workshop Adopts Robust Action Plan. http://www.uneca.org/acmdp/ (10.31.2003) |
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Capital Markets Development Documents, Speeches and Presentations from the African Capital Markets Development Workshop, 27-29 October 2003, Johannesburg, South Africa. (10.28.2003) |
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By Andrew Allimadi, Trade and Regional Integration Division (TRID)
(10.31.2003)
Opening Address by Mr. Patrick Asea, Director, Economic and Social Policy Division of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), at the Inaugural Sub-regional Meeting of the African Capital Markets Development Program, African Capital Markets Development Workshop, Johannesburg, South Africa, October 27, 2003.
(10.28.2003)
ECA Organizing an African Capital Markets Development Workshop.
(10.20.2003)
(10.16.2003)
Delegates from 40 African Countries Meet to Discuss Access to Science and Technology by the Poor.
(10.07.2003)
by K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, 7 -10 October 2003.
(10.07.2003)
Third
Meeting of the Committee on Sustainable Development (CSD)
07 - 10 October 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
by K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), 17 September, Addis Ababa, 2003.
(09.17.2003)
Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa (CHGA) to be Launched in Addis Ababa.
(09.15.2003)
ECA Position Paper Series, September 2003
(09.03.2003)
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Economic Report on Africa 2003Accelerating the pace of development.
The Economic Report on Africa 2003 is the fourth in an annual series that reviews the continent’s economic performance and near-term prospects. Targeted to African and global policymakers, the reports are meant to stimulate discussion and change.
This
year's report examines how Africa can achieve growth rates necessary to
attain the Millennium Development Goals. It ranks African countries based
on the performance of macroeconomic, poverty reduction, and institution
building policies, using an ECA-designed Expanded Policy Stance Index.
Related links:
Press
Release 11/2003: Top African Performers Named in Latest Economic Report.
ERA
2003 Country Backgrounders
Economic Report on Africa 2002:
Tracking performance and progress
Economic Report
on Africa 2000: Transforming Africa's Economies
(07.30.2003)
Leading Africans Honoured with University Doctorates.
Citation for Mr. K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the ECA, delivered by Andreas Eshete, President of the Addis Ababa University: Read Statement by Mr. K.Y. Amoako at the occasion of the Award ceremony: Read (07.28.2003)
Coming Soon: 2003 Economic Report on Africa.
(07.23.2003)
Check out the new website of the Trade and Regional Integration Division.
- http://www.uneca.org/trid
(07.21.2003)
Statement by K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa at the Millennium Project Task Force Meeting organized by UNDP, 21 July 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(Statement delivered by Mr. Patrick Asea, Director of the Economic and Social Policy Division (ESPD/ECA), on behalf of the Executive Secretary)
(07.22.2003)
The Second Meeting of the Committee on Human Development and Civil Society (CHDCS) was held from 26 - 27 May 2003, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia..
Link: http://www.uneca.org/chdcs
(07.17.2003)
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Fourth African Development Forum Confirmed for March 2004.
(07.09.2003)
by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
at the luncheon plenary session of the fourth biennial US-Africa Business Summit hosted by the Corporate Council on Africa, 25 June 2003, Washington DC, USA.
(06.26.2003)
by Mr. Josué Dioné Director, Sustainable Development Division 24-26 June 2003 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
(06.26.2003)
Commission on Capital Flows Report Released Today.
(06.23.2003)
Expert Group Meeting
Munyonyo Speke Resort, Kampala, Uganda 23 - 24 June 2003.
(06.13.2003)
by Josué Dioné Director, Sustainable Development Division 10-12 June 2003 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(06.10.2003)
African Ministers Pronounce on Aid, Trade, Debt, IMF, HIV/AIDS.
(06.02.2003)
of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1 June 2003.
(06.02.2003)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 02 June 2003.
Address by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa at the "Joint ADB/ECA Symposium", Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 02 June 2003.
(06.02.2003)
Amoako Proposes New Debt Initiative, Manuel Questions IMF Reform.
(06.01.2003)
by K. Y.Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 01 June 2003.
Audio of the speech(06.01.2003)
of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.
31 May 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
(06.01.2003)
Presentation by Elene Makonnen, Principal Advisor, Economic Commission for Africa to the Committee of Experts of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.
29 May 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Audio of the presentation(05.31.2003)
By Alex de Waal, Programme Director, Commission for HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa, Economic Commission for Africa, at the meeting of the Committee of Experts of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, 29 May 2003 .
(05.30.2003)
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)
Presentation by Mr. Patrick Asea, Director of the Economic and Social Policy Division (ESPD) of the ECA to the Committee of Experts of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, 29 May 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
(05.29.2003)
Africa: Sluggish Growth but Some Positive Developments.
(05.29.2003)
Presentation by Mr. Patrick Asea, Director of the Economic and Social Policy Division (ESPD) of the ECA to the Committee of Experts of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, 29 May 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Audio Mr. Asea's
presenation (05.29.2003)
by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa
29 May 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
(05.29.2003)
(Click here for MS Word version)
(05.29.2003)
(HTML version will be available soon)
(05.29.2003)
The
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)
[PDF version, MS Word Version]
(05.26.2003)
by Ms. Lalla Ben Barka, Deputy Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, 26 - 27 May 2003.
(05.26.2003)
Second
Meeting of the Committee on Human Development and Civil Society (CHDCS)
26 – 27 May 2003,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
African Ministers to Discuss Mutual Accountability.
(05.22.2003)
Amoako to Meet President Kufuor, Senior Officials on Visit to Ghana.
(05.22.2003)
| Upcoming
Conference:
Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development: “Towards Greater Coherence and Mutual Accountability for Development Effectiveness” 01 June 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Second Meeting of the Committee on Human Development and Civil Society (CHDCS) 26 – 27 May 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Statement by Cornelius T. Mwalwanda, Senior Economic Affairs Officer, Trade and Regional Integration Division, Economic Commission for Africa, at the "Second International Forum on Trade Facilitation: Sharing the Gains of Globalization in the New Security Environment" that was held from 14 - 15 May 2003 in Geneva, Switzerland.
(05.19.2003)
Address
at the Annual Regional Consultations of UN Agencies Working in Africaby K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA),
15 May 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
(05.15.2003)
Address by K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Addis Ababa, 13 May 2003.
(05.14.2003)
African Media Awards for Information Society Reporting
(05.13.2003)
by
Ms. Karima Bounemra Ben Soltane, Director of the Development Information
Services Division (DISD) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) at
the plenary of the 3rd meeting of the Committee on Development Information,
Addis Ababa, 12 May 2003.(05.12.2003)
by K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Addis Ababa, 12 May 2003.
(05.12.2003)
by K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, 10 May 2003.
(05.10.2003)
10 – 17 May 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
(05.08.2003)
Experts to Discuss Information and Governance.
(05.09.2003)
Opeining
remarks at the AIDS in Africa Scenario-building Project Orientation Workshopby Ms. Lalla Ben Barka, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, 2 May 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
(05.09.2003)
by Josué Dioné, Director, Sustainable Development Division, 22 - 24 April 2003 Addis Ababa Ethiopia.
(04.18.2003)
Africa Must Harness Technologies to Ensure Sustainable Development.
(04.14.2003)
Pan
African Implementation and Partnership Conference: Welcome statementby Mr. Josué Dioné, Director, Sustainable Development Division, at the Steering Committee Meeting on the Pan African Implementation and Partnership Conference, 14-15 April Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
(04.14.2003)
5th
Annual Peter Doherty Distinguished Lecture
by K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa
at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Addis Ababa, 10 April 2003
Related links:
- Bio of Mr. K.Y. Amoako
- ECA's "Harnessing Technologies for Sustainable Development" publication
(04.10.2003)
by K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa
Addis Ababa, 7 April 2003.
(04.10.2003)
 Broadcasting
for Development workshop
"Placing African Development at the Heart of Broadcasting" 7 - 8 April 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Click here for for speeches, presenations, agenda and issue paper. (04.08.2003, first posted 03.21.2003) |
The
Role of Development Institutions and Policymakers in Promoting Broadcasting
for Development: ECA's Vision
Presentation by Max Bankole Jarrett, 7 April 2003.
(04.08.2003)
at the Broadcasting for Development Workshop.
Addis Ababa, 7 April 2003.
(04.07.2003)
ADB and ECA to Synchronize Meetings, Hold Joint Symposium.
(04.02.2003)
7 - 8 April 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
(03.21.2003)
High-Level Brainstorming Meeting of African Trade Negotiators Preparatory to the Fifth WTO Ministerial Conference.
9 - 10 April 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
(postponed, new date to be advised)
(03.21.2003)
"Defining
Priorities for Regional Integration"
:
Report of the Third African Development Forum (ADF III)
The third African Development Forum (ADF III) was organized by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) under the theme "Defining Priorities for Regional Integration." It was held from 03 - 08 March 2002 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
(02.20.2003)
Draft list of conferences, meetings and workshops - January to December 2003.
[PDF version, MS Word Version]
- Link to ECA Events page
(02.18.2003)
Making Globalization Work for All.
(02.07.2003)
"Making
Globalization Work for All"Statement by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, at the African Regional Dialogue of the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization.
Arusha, Tanzania, 6 February 2003.
Related Link:
The World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization.
(02.06.2003)
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Comparative
Urban Administration A publication of the Southern Africa Sub-regional Office (SRO) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), 2001 (01.29.2003) |
Third Big Table to Focus on Mutual Accountability.
(01.15.2003)
As
a member of the OECD's Development Assistance Committee (OECD/DAC), Canada
periodically submits its development assistance programme to a review by
its peers. Canada is the first country in the history of the OECD/DAC to
invite outside observers to join the DAC Peer Review Team. The ECA observers
were Mr. Hakim Ben Hammouda (Director, ECA Office in Yaounde) and Mr. Patrick
Asea (Director--ESPD). More
. . .(01.15.2003)
Second Batch of African Women Graduate from ECA Cisco Internet Networking Academy.
(12.20.2002)
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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) |
Press Release: World Aids Day Targets Stigma and Discrimination.
Excerpt from the Press Release . . .
"AIDS is central to Africa’s development. We must now, as an urgent priority, raise the issues of HIV/AIDS and its governance, development, and peace and security implications to the top of the agenda, and identify specific policy measures that can be taken by governments, international organizations and civil society to respond to these multi-dimensional challenges,” K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA.)
Related links:
- World AIDS Day 2002
- UNAIDS Website
(12.01.2002)
Growth Is Necessary but not Sufficient to Reduce Poverty
(11.19.2002)
Second Meeting of the African Learning Group on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP)
(11.16.2002)
NEPAD: The Whole Is Greater than the Sum of the Parts.
(10.19.2002)
Opening Statement by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa
at the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.
(10.19.2002)
Experts Bullish on Promise of Africa's Economies.
(10.16.2002)
Presentation to the Committee of Experts by Mr. P.K. Asea, Chief of the Economic and Social Policy Division (ESPD), Johannesburg, South Africa, October 16, 2002.
Click here to more presenations/speeches from the Conference . . .
(10.16.2002)
Statement by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa
to the twenty-first meeting of the Committee of Experts of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Johannesburg, South Africa, 16 October 2002.
Click here to more presenations/speeches from the Conference . . .
(10.16.2002)
Future of NEPAD in the Spotlight as Ministers Converge on Johannesburg.
(10.14.2002)
New Media Awards Aim to Promote African Information Society.
(10.05.2002)
African Ministers to Discuss Implementation of NEPAD.
(10.05.2002)
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Newsletter
of the African Centre for Gender and Development (ACGD) No.s 1 & 2, 2002, ACGD (10.04.2002) |
Making African integration a reality New strategies aim for public involvement, practical results
Special feature: Africa Recovery Volume 16 No. 2-3, September 2002
African economies show an upturn: But performance remains vulnerable and uneven, reports ECA,
Africa Recovery Volume 16 No. 2-3, September 2002
Links:
- Direct link to the September issue of Africa Recovery
- Africa Recovery Website
(10.01.2002)
Meeting of the Committee of Experts
Johannesburg, South Africa 16-18 October 2002
URL: http://www.uneca.org/conferenceofministers/
(09.24.2002)
Amoako to Meet President Mkapa, Senior Officials on Visit to Tanzania
(09.10.2002)
 Photo taken at the Press Conference, Click on the photo to enlarge it. |
Press
Conference by the Economic Commission for Africa: Harnessing Technologies for Sustainable Development at the World Summit on Sustainable Development Read the Press Summary. Friday August 30, 2002, Johannesburg, South Africa Related Links: > Harnessing Technologies for Sustainable Development > The ECA WSSD Website (posted on 08.31.2002) |
by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa
Friday 30 August 2002, Johannesburg, South Africa
(08.30.2002)
by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa
Thursday August 29, 2002, Johannesburg, South Africa
(08.29.2002)
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the United Nations Conference Center
Addis Ababa, 26 August 2002
(08.26.2002)
Response to the Address by H.E. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Foreign Minister of Japan
by Mr. K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa
August 26, 2002, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(08.26.2002)
Emerging Technologies Can Work for Africa Only if the Climate is Right.
(08.23.2002)
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Population,
Agriculture and Environment in Africa: Some Key Indicators The publication contains data tables that have the following indicators: - Selected Background Indicators - Population Indicators - Agricultural Indicators - Environmental Indicators (09.12.2002) |
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Africa’s
Population and Development Bulletin June - July 2001 This bulletin is a vehicle through which the ECA/SDD presents briefs on trends and policies in the field of population and development in Africa. It is published by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). (08.22.2002) |
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The
State of Demographic Transition in Africa This ECA publication has sections on theory of demographic transition, population dynamics in Africa, best practices from African countries, constraints in countries undergoing delayed demographic transition, lessons from Asia, lessons learnt about demographic transition in Africa and the way forward. > For other ECA Publications, click here (08.22.2002) |
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Transboundary
River/ Lake Basin Water Development in Africa: Prospects, Problems, and Achievements December 2000 (09.02.2002) |
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State
of the Environment in Africa The main objective 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) |
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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) |
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Economic
Report on Africa 2002 The annual flagship publication of the Economic Commission for Africa that provides a unique perspective on the continent's socio-economic development progress. The full report, media clippings, charts/figures and media kit have been linked from the ERA 2002 page. (first posted in July 2002) |
Background Paper By Adrian Gauci, Vittorio Gerosa, and Cornelius Mwalwanda.
(08.12.2002)
The final report made available on the CSD website
(08.02.2002)
Latest Economic Report on Africa to be Released on 16 July
(07.13.2002)
Issued at the end of the Third Meeting of the Heads of State and Government Implementation Committee of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (HSIC), Rome, Italy on 11 June 2002.
(06.11.2002)
Statement by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) to the 76th Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) 4 July 2002, Durban, South Africa
(08.04.2002)
The Challenges of Building Trade and Trade-Related Capacity, WTO/ECA/ADB Short Trade Policy Course, by K.Y. Amoako Executive Secretary 17 June 2002, Addis Ababa
(06.17.2002)
Draft Programme. 17 - 28 June 2002, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(06.17.2002)
Ensuring
Civil Society Participation in the African Union
Statement
by Ms. Lalla Ben Barka Deputy Executive Secretary, Economic Commission
for Africa at the 2nd OAU Civil Society Conference, Addis Ababa,
11 - 14 June 2002
Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa, United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Bamako 2002 Spells out Vision for African Information Society
(06.04.2002)
Keynote Addressto the African Development Bank Symposium by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), 27 May 2002, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (05.27.2002)
African ICT Maps and NICI Graph made available on the AISI/NICI Website.
(05.17.2002)
Bamako Hosts Preparations for World Summit on Information Society.
(05.15.2002)
Latest Economic Report on Africa to be Released in May.
(04.16.2002)
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Notes
for an address to the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and the
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) By H.E. Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada, 11 April 2002, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (04.11.2002) |
by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA),11 April 2002, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
(04.11.2002)
Netherlands Grants ECA US$ 1.8 Million to Strengthen Water Work.
(04.02.2002)
PICTA Bulletin is a monthly publication that provides information on activities of members in the Partnership for ICTs in Africa (PICTA), as well as news on ICT-related activities in Africa.
Click here for the PICTA Bulletin page on the AISI website.
(04.03.2002)
Topics covered include:
Editorial: Globalization and Interdependence, Global Conferences, Activities of the Commissions, Recent Publications, Globalization and development Account.
Clik here for the home page of the Regional Commissions Development Update
(04.03.2002)
by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa,
(03.13.2002)
ADF III Consensus Statement Sets Tough Integration Agenda for AU.
(03.04.2002)
(03.08.2002)
by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
(03.08.2002)
Presentation by Prof. Yousif A. Suliman (RCID/ECA)
- Powerpoint Presentation (720 KB), PDF format (319 KB),
- Download zipped Power point file (568 KB)
- Link to the ARIA 2002 Overview Report
(03.07.2002)
6 March 2002, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(03.06.2002)
Opening Statement by by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of ECA,
Addis Ababa, 6 March 2002
(03.06.2002)
Integration a High Stakes Game Requiring Urgent Decisions
(03.04.2002)
Opening Statement by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of ECA
Addis Ababa, 4 March 2002, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(03.04.2002)
by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of ECA, Addis Ababa, 03 March 2002
(03.03.2002)
Pre-ADF III Events: Meetings of AU Symposium, Transport Experts
(03.03.2002)
On-line Regional Integration Discussion Launched Ahead of ADF III.
(02.19.2002)
Interview with ECA Executive Secretary K.Y. Amoako From Africa Recovery, Vol.15 #4, December 2001, page 12 -
http://www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/afrec/vol15no4/154pers.htm
(02.07.2002)
First Batch of African Women Graduate from ECA Cisco Networking Academy.
(01.31.2002)
UN ICT Task Force African Stakeholders Network created.
(01.29.2002)
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
(01.04.2002)
Draft List of Conferences, Meetings and Workshops from January to December 2002
[PDF version, MS Word Version]
(01.03.2002)
17 December 2001, Downing Street, London
Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting in Ouagadougou to Review Western Africa Sub-regional Outlook and Best Practices. (18-20 December 2001)
(12.18.2001)
17 December 2001, Downing Street, London
G8 Must Move to Reverse the Slide in Aid to Africa - Amoako
Click here for the Millennium Lecture Series Page
(12.17.2001)
Millennium Lecture by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), 10 Downing Street, London, 17 December 2001.
Click here for the Millennium Lecture Series Page
(12.17.2001)
Amoako to deliver Africa address at Downing Street
(12.14.2001)
Address to the African Economic Research Consortium
by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA),
2 December 2001, Nairobi, Kenya
(12.03.2001)
ECA Calendar of Events updated [ PDF version, MS Word Version]
(11.23.2001)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 26-29 November 2001
(11.14.2001)
The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), The New African Initiative (NAI), the COMPACT for African Recovery, the Millennium Partnership for the African Recovery (MAP), the Omega Plan for Africa, and other related documents.
(11.14.2001)
by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of ECA, 08 November 2001, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(11.08.2001)
by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of ECA, 17 October 2001, Nairobi, Kenya
(11.08.2001)
African PRSP Learning Group and ECA/SPA Experts to Meet
(11.02.2001)
ECA Calendar of Events updated [PDF version / MS Word Version]
(11.01.2001)
Third African Development Forum Moved to February 2002.
(10.26.2001)
30 October - 01 November 2001, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(10.20.2001)
Address to Celebration of World Food Day in the Netherlands by K. Y. Amoako, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary UN Economic Commission for Africa The Hague, 16 October 2001
(10.16.2001)
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Negotiating Objectives for the Fourth Ministerial Conference of
the WTO (Document in other file formats: PDF format, MS Word format) |
| - | Abuja
Ministerial Declaration on the Fourth Ministerial Conference of
the WTO (Document in other file formats: PDF format, MS Word format) |
| - | Documents of the High Level Brain Storming Meeting for African Trade Negotiators Preparatory to the Fourth WTO Ministerial Conference |
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Knowledge Networking Experts Meet to Prepare for ADF 2001
Link to the Africa Knowledge Networks Forum Website
Final version of "Transforming Africa's Economies, Economic Report for Africa 2000" released
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Transforming
Africa's Economies: Overview This overview of Transforming Africa’s Economies, by the Economic Commission for Africa, is based on the findings of the Economic Report on Africa 2000. First printed in April 2001. Click here for text-only links page or download the whole Publication (zipped PDF file - size 2.5 MB) |
Second Big Table to Review Africa's Relations with Partners
UNSIA and AKNF Web sites moved
Dutch Government and ECA sign cooperation agreement worth US$ 6 million
ADF 2001 To Focus on defining priorities for Regional Integration
Statement by Mr. K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa Geneva, Switzerland, 20 July 2001.
Towards
the African Union: A Development PerspectiveStatement by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) to the 74th Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity (OAU)
5 July 2001, Lusaka, Zambia
Jointly Organised 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)
African Trade Negotiators Prepare for Post-Seattle WTO Meeting
Addis Ababa, 26 June 2001
by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of ECA, Addis Ababa, 11 June 2001
Keynote Address to the Third UN Conference on LDCs by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of ECA and Member of WHO Commission on Macroeconomics and Health
Brussels, Belgium, Wednesday 16 May 2001
The 25th Conference African Ministers of Finance and Planning
The 25th Conference African Ministers of Finance and Planning (8 - 10 May, 2001, Algiers, Algeria), and the Twentieth Meeting of the Technical Preparatory Committee of the Whole (TEPCOW) & the Ninth Meeting of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts (2 - 7 May 2001, Algiers, Algeria)
Operationalising the Millennium Partnership for the African Recovery Programme
Addis Ababa, 20 April 2001
Presentation by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa
at the Panel on the Way Forward of the OAU Special Summit on HIV/AIDS and Other Related Infectious Diseases, Abuja, 27 April 2001
(Link to ADF 2000 Website)
[Draft Paper for the Abuja Summit on HIV/AIDS 16 April 2001]
Document prepared by UNAIDS and ECA
(Link to ADF 2000 Website)
Second day: African Summit on HIV, TB and ORID
Opening ceremony: African Summit on HIV, TB and
by Ms. Lalla Ben Barka, Deputy Executive Secretary of the ECA, Abuja, 24 April 2001
by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the ECA, Abuja, 24 April 2001
(Read by Ms. Lalla Ben Barka, Deputy Executive Secretary of the ECA)
ABUJA SUMMIT TO ENDORSE ADF 2000 CONSENSUS ON FIGHTING HIV/AIDS
The Secretary-General has prepared a comprehensive policy report of action-oriented proposals on all issues within the financing for development agenda. The 64 page report has 87 recommendations for consideration by governments.
Download the first version of year 2001 Calendar of Events [PDF version / MS Word Version]
- Report of the meeting (PDF, MS Word)
- Report of the working groups (PDF, MS Word)
- Background document (PDF, MS Word)
Addis Ababa, 03 - 07 December 2000
"OUR CONTINENT DID NOT HAVE TO BE DEVASTATED LIKE THIS BY HIV/AIDS"
by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of ECA, Addis Ababa, 03 December 2000
Keynote Address by Lalla Ben Barka, Deputy Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, 02 December 2000
1,500 Converge on Addis Ababa for African Development Forum 2000
Addis Ababa, 02 December 2000
Addis Ababa, 22 November 2000 [Link to Conference Website]
English (PDF, MS Word)
The Eighth Session of the ECA Conference of Ministers of Finance
Addis Ababa, 21 - 22 November 2000 [Link to Conference Website]
[English (PDF, MS Word), French (PDF, MS Word)]
The Eighth Session of the ECA Conference of Ministers of Finance
Addis Ababa, 21 - 22 November 2000 [Link to Conference Website]
Amoako Proposes New Global Compact with Africa
Addis Ababa, 21 November 2000
Secretary General of the Organization of African Unity,
at the Eighth Session of the ECA Conference of Ministers of Finance,
Addis Ababa, 21 November 2000 [Link to Conference Website]
Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
at the Eighth Session of the ECA Conference of Ministers of Finance,
Addis Ababa, 21 November 2000 [Link to Conference Website]
by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of ECA
at the Eight Session of the ECA Conference of Ministers of Finance
Addis Ababa, 21 November 2000 [Link to Conference Website]
21 - 22 November, 2000, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The Big Table - Frank Dialogue between Africa and the OECD
Addis Ababa, 19 November 2000
Ministers to Review Positions on Globalization, Financing Development
Addis Ababa, 18 November 2000
Statement by K. Y. Amoako, Addis Ababa, 15 November 2000
15 - 17 November, 2000, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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/
Selected Speeches by K.Y. Amoako, May 2000, May 2000
ADF 2000 - AIDS: The Greatest Leadership Challenge, Addis Ababa, 3 - 7 December 2000
Address by K.Y. Amoako at the Annual Meeting of the American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA), 31 July 2000, Tampa, Florida, USA
Sharing Knowledge to enrich Research, Training and Policy Making [French]
Date: 16 August 2000
Statement to ECOSOC by Mr. K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa, New York, 25 July 2000.
Address by K.Y. Amoako to the 72nd Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the Organisation of African Unity, Lome, Togo, 6 July 2000
African Development Forum online discussion on AIDS: The Greatest Leadership Challenge
ECA launches new CD-ROM on Status of Africa's Women
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)
The
Regional Conference on Brain Drain and Capacity Building in Africa
Addis Ababa, 22 - 24 February 2000
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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 |
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Statement by Lalla Ben Barka: Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa |
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Announcement
The 1st APC "Betinho" Communications Prize to recognize socially
meaningful use of ICTs
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
Invitation
for particiation
"International Policies, African Realities":
an electronic roundtable co-sponsored by the United Nations Economic Commission
for Africa (ECA) and the Africa
Policy Information Center (APIC)
Sixth
African Regional Conference on Women
Mid-Term Review of the Implementation of the Dakar and Beijing Platforms
for Action
(22-27 November, 1999)
Click
here for details . . .
Statement delivered by Mr. Amoako at the WTO meeting in Seattle, Monday 29th November, 1999
Statement delivered by the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) at the Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Civil Aviation, Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire 13-14 Nov. 1999
ECA
Press Release No. 93/1999:
Plans unveiled to speed implementation of Dakar/ Beijing platforms
Remarks of K. Y. Amoako at the Special Session on Peace
ECA
Press Release No. 92/1999:
Dakar and Beijing opened up possibilities but the road ahead is long
ECA
Press Release No. 91/1999:
Leading gender experts to review Africa's progress since Beijing
Welcome Remarks by Mr. Amoako: on the Occasion of the Visit to Ethiopia of His Excellency, Ismael Omar Guelleh President of the Republic of Djibouti
ECA
Press Release No. 90/1999:
Knowledge is the new global asset, the very premise of progress
- The African Development Forum (ADF), 25-28 October 1999
- The
Way Forward to a people-centred African Information Society
- Click
here for speeches, panel summaries and video clips
- Click here for ADF related documents
ECA Press Release 88/99: African Development Forum to focus on Globalization and the Information Age (English/French)
The African Development Forum - Dialogue for the African Renaissance-Full Story>>
Communiqué
de presse de la CEA, 87/99
Ouagadougou, 28 septembre 1999
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