Janneh commends STATCOM as the leading forum for statistics in Africa.
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United Nations Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, has assured Africa’s statisticians of the continued support of ECA for their tireless efforts in developing statistical capacities in Africa. He made the assurance Thursday 21 January while closing the second meeting of the statistical commission for Africa (STATCOM-Africa) that took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 18 – 21 January. The meeting’s theme was: “Harnessing Financial and Technical Resources in Support of the Monitoring of Millennium Development Goals in African Countries.” This theme was chosen in order to allow statisticians to deliberate on the data requirements needed to fully report on Africa’s performance towards meeting the goals