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Act now or never on women's empowerment ECA officials in presentation of five year follow up strategy
(2011-05)
A five year follow-up strategy for the Beijing + 15 regional review outcomes and related events was presented on Tuesday by the African Centre for Gender and Social Development (ACGSD) at the 7th Session of the Committee ...
Experts discuss the need for health forecasts as Climate Change impacts persist
(2011-04)
The second Pan-African Climate and Health workshop concluded Wednesday, April 6, in Addis Ababa as part of ongoing debates that will see Africa speaking with one voice on health at the December 2011 17th Conference of ...
Pay attention to global challenges to Africa's development planning, Janneh tells NEPAD steering committee
(2011-01)
UN Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Abdoulie Janneh, today in Addis Ababa called on Africa’s development practitioners to factor global challenges into the continent’s ...
African group calls for more CDM projects
(2011-12)
The African Group has called for more clean development mechanism (CDM) projects to be undertaken in Africa to change the current bias towards emerging markets and more developed countries. The CDM is designed to assist ...
Take advantage of Africa's rise, invest in the continent, Janneh tells Japanese industrialists
(2011-12)
The United Nations Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, has called on the Japanese business community to cease the moment by taking advantage of improved ...
Informal consultations on green climate fund underway at COP17
(2011-12)
The President of COP 17 launched informal transparent and inclusive consultations with Parties on the establishment of a Green Climate Fund underway at COP17. The report was presented by one of the co-chairs of the ...
Sub-regional consultative meeting in Lusaka finalises the Southern Africa report on progress towards sustainable development
(2011-10)
The Southern Africa consultative meeting to review the Southern Africa Report on Progress towards Sustainable Development took place from 6 to 7 October in Lusaka, Zambia. The consultative meeting is part of the Africa ...
AU and ECA mark international anti-corruption day in Dakar, Senegal
(2011-12)
The African Union Advisory Board on Corruption (AUABC) and the Governance and Public Administration Division of the Economic Commission for Africa (GPAD-UNECA) jointly organized Commemoration events for International ...
Global geospatial data resources critical to planning in Africa geoinformation experts
(2011-05)
A workshop aimed at demonstrating how global data sets can be used in Africa was held on the margins of the ongoing Second Session of the Committee on Information, Science and Technology (CODIS). Themed, “Global geospatial ...
ECA and Spanish partner launch CREATIC4AFRICA to enhance creativity and technological innovation in African youth.
(2011-02)
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the Spanish-based Technology Centre for ICTs (CTIC), have launched the CREATIC 4AFRICA programme for 2011 to establish an innovation hub for Africas’s youth who ...