Report of the Executive Secretary on the work of the Economic Commission for Africa covering the period from April 2020 to March 2021

Abstract

The present report focuses on key achievements of ECA that have advanced the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, of the African Union. It is articulated in the following three areas: (a) supporting the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), alongside private sector and infrastructure development, and innovative financing; (b) promoting the digital and data revolution in Africa; and (c) building forward better for sustainable development, focusing on green recovery, mainstreaming of climate change and the blue economy. ECA has facilitated institutional joint planning and delivery by supporting divisions and sub regional offices. This strategy is already contributing to improved programmatic interlinkages and integrated multidimensional policy support to beneficiaries, and makes optimal use of limited resources for more impactful contributions to national, sub regional and regional priorities.