Report on ECA activities in North Africa

Abstract

This document reports on the activities conducted by the United Nations Commission for Africa (ECA) in North Africa from March 2013 to February 2014. The said activities spring from the implementation of the biennial program for 2012-2013, the major expected outcome of which was the following: strengthening of the capacities of the Member States, the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) and the other intergovernmental organizations for the formulation and implementation of the harmonized macroeconomic and sectoral program designed to meet the priorities of North Africa; strengthening of the AMU capacities for the implementation of multi-year programs with the best partners and players implicated, including intergovernmental organizations, United Nations agencies, the African Development Bank (ADB) and the NEPAD secretariat; and reinforcement of the information exchange networks and sharing of knowledge with the players dealing with sub-regional development activities, i.e. governments, the private sector, the AMU and United Nations agencies.