Report of the working group meeting on the implementation of Addis Ababa plan of action for the statistical development in Africa in the 1990s

Abstract

The Working Group Meeting on the Implementation of the Addis Ababa Plan of Action for Statistical Development in Africa in the 1990s was held from 16-20 July 1991 at the Headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Nairobi, Kenya. The Opening Address by Prof. Adebayo Adedeji, United Nations Under- Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, was read, on his behalf, by Mr. Robin Andrianasolo, Chief, Statistics Division of the UNECA. Attending the meeting were the heads of national statistical offices of the following countries or their representatives: Botswana, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Zambia, Zaire, and Zimbabwe. Also participating in the meeting as users of statistical data; were the Director of planning of Cameroon and a Senior Economist in the Ministry of Planning of Kenya.