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Agenda 2063 the Future we want for Africa: zero draft document
(2014-02)
Agenda 2063 is an endogenous, Shared Strategic Framework for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development, for Africa’s transformation over the next 50 years.It seeks to harness the continent’s comparative advantages such ...
United nations Ten-Year capacity building Programme for the African Union, Second Triennial Review 2010-2012: United Nations support for Africa’s integration in the context of the African Union’s Agenda 2063
(2014-03)
The main objective of the second triennial review is to assess the extent to which the outcome and recommendations of the first triennial review have helped meet the objectives of enhancing and strengthening the capacity ...
Africa's Private Sector can partner on development
(2014-06)
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lopes called on the private sector to adopt corporate social responsibility and advance the continent’s development. Speaking to private sector ...
Africa's private sector needs support
(2014-05)
Africa’s private sector needed active government support and called for the strengthening of the public-private sector. ECA welcomes the sharpened focus on public-private sector partnership as a basis for economic growth ...
High level committee on the post 2015 development agenda concludes in Ndjamena
(2014-03)
The African Union High Level Committee (HLC) of Heads of State and Governments on the Post 2015 Development Agenda held a meeting on Friday in Ndjamena, Chad. The meeting was as a result of the African Union Head of States ...
Irish President Michael D calls for African-driven alternative development models
(2014-11)
African leaders, thinkers and civil society activists were on Wednesday invited by Michael D. Higgins, President of the Republic of Ireland, to produce alternative models of development that are socially, culturally and ...
Central Africa would play a key role in Africa's Agenda 2063 - Lopes
(2014-02)
Upon arrival in Cameroon on his first working visit to Central Africa, today, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) – Carlos Lopes, told the press ...
The United Nations and its partners are mobilizing to support UMA
(2014-06)
In order to implement their respective mandates, several agencies of the UN system and other international and regional development institutions have developed various frameworks and partnership instruments for project ...
Chief Adedeji honored in moving tribute at launch of lecture series
(2014-04)
The annual Adebayo Adedeji Lecture Series was launched during the joint ECA-AU March 25-31 Conference of Ministers of Finance, Planning and Development to commemorate the contribution of Professor Adedeji to development ...
Africa needs a new aid paradigm
(2014-10)
“Africa needs a new aid paradigm” says Carlos Lopes, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Lopes is encouraged by the progress that has been made in formulating coherent positions ...