Medium-term plan for the period 1998-2001

Abstract

The Medium-term Plan outlines the programme orientation of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in the period 1998-2001. It serves three essential functions, namely it spells out the objectives which the Commission will strive to achieve during the Plan period; it provides the framework for the formulation of the biennial programme of work and budgets for the period; and it indicates how each subprogramme of the Plan will contribute to the achievement of the Commission's principal objective. The overall objective of the Commission's programme in the Medium-term Plan is to promote the economic and social development in Africa. ECA will seek to achieve this objective through its analytical, advocacy and advisory work. The present Medium-term Plan is derived from the document "Serving Africa better: Strategic directions for ECA". That document has been the subject of consultations within the secretariat of the Commission, 40 African high-level experts and the Bureau of the Commission as well as international partners.