Focal point
Location
P.O. Box 3001
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Established by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations (UN) in 1958 as one of the UN's five regional commissions, ECA's mandate is to promote the economic and social development of its member States, foster intra-regional integration, and promote international cooperation for Africa's development.
Made up of 54 member States, and playing a dual role as a regional arm of the UN and as a key component of the African institutional landscape, ECA is well positioned to make unique contributions to address the Continent’s development challenges.
ECA’s thematic areas of focus are as follows:
- Macroeconomic Policy
- Regional Integration and Trade
- Social Development
- Natural Resources
- Innovation and Technology
- Gender
- Governance
Members:
Resources
Displaying 121 - 125 of 872Ministers call for the establishment of an African Land Policy Centre
Création et promotion de chaînes de valeur régionales pour les produits alimentaires et agricoles stratégiques en Afrique
Le choix des pays et produits pilotes a été effectué lors de réunions de consultation tenues avec l’Union africaine, le COMESA, la SADC, la CEDEAO et la FAO en mai 2011 et juin 2013. Les produits choisis étaient le riz, le maïs et le bétail ; les pays pilotes choisis étaient, pour le COMESA, le Botswana, l’Éthiopie, le Malawi, l’Ouganda, la République-Unie de Tanzanie et le Zimbabwe, et, pour la CEDEAO, le Bénin, le Burkina Faso, la Côte d’Ivoire, le Ghana, le Mali et le Niger.
ECA, Germany and World Bank to launch new network of excellence on land governance
Small Island developing States, least developed countries and landlocked developing countries
This document focuses on Small Island developing States, least developed countries and landlocked developing countries at Ninth session of the Committee on Sustainable Development and the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development Addis Ababa, 17–18 June 2015.
New and emerging issues and science-policy interface; sustainable consumption and production; and small island developing states, least developed countries and land locked Developing Countries
This document focuses on the New and emerging issues and science-policy interface; Sustainable consumption and production; and Small Island Developing States, Least Developed Countries and Land Locked Developing Countries. This report discusses the following thematic issues in the context of furthering sustainable development in Africa: new and emerging issues and the science-policy interface; sustainable consumption and production; and small island developing States, least developed countries and landlocked developing countries.