Research workshop on poverty reduction strategies and the Mellennium Development Goals(MDGs) in Africa Scheduled for Mauriitus from 19 to 20 June 2008.This workshop is follow-up to the outcome the March 2006 Cairo African Plenary on Poverty Reduction Strategies and the Millennium Development Goals jointly Organized by Economic Commission for Africa(ECA) and the African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and United Nations Development Programmeme Regional Bureau for Africa(UNDP/RBA).
The Plenary mandated ECA to expand the remit of the African Learning Group on Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP/LG) to include peer-learning and experiance sharing on the MGDs.The purpose of this workshop is therefore to explore possible new areas for reasearch and experiance sharing by member states in order to more effectively accompany African Countries in their efforts to achieve the MDGs by the target date.The workshop will arlso prepare grounds for the re-lounch of the Learning Group in Septemeber 2008.
Complimentary to the annual meetings, ECA launched in 2005 the web-based Enhancing Knowledge Sharing to Support the Poverty Reduction Process in Africa project to create a mechanism for enhanced sharing of existing knowledge, while at the same time encouraging the creation of new knowledge on poverty reduction strategies.
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