The objective of this paper is to bring together the available data .with respect to employment and poverty situation in Africa and to analyze their underlying trends and causes. Section II presents the evidence on employment ...

The present document reviews in summary way major trends in the African region in the framework of the International Development Strategy for the 1980s as well as the Lagos Plan of Action. The period under review covers ...

This draft report focused on the resolutions submitted by the seventh meeting of technical preparatory committee of the whole for consideration by the twenty first sessions of the commission/twelfth meeting of the conference ...

The 1986 season was generally good for agriculture allover the region and some countries recorded exceptional harvests. The broad trend of agricultural production over the years was resumed after the strong rise in 1985, ...

This paper focuses on the implementation of the Lagos plan of action – some proposals and recommendations for the guidance of member states. The main emphasis of that call was on an increase in the foreign exchange earnings ...

The meeting of the Experts of the ECA Committee on Women and development (CWO) was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at the United Nations Conference Center, from 5-7 November 2001. The meeting was attended by ministers from ...

The paper reports on national experiences in the implementation of integrated rural development (IRD) in the region. It also makes certain recommendations to further improve therate of implementation so that would closely ...

This document presents the programme of work and priorities for the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) for the period 2002-2003. The programme details the activities that will be undertaken by ECA in support of the ...

This paper focuses on the African Institute for Higher Technical Training and Research, based in Nairobi, was established by ECA Conference of Ministers its resolution 348 (XIV) adopted at Rabat on 27 March 1979.

This paper focuses on the report of the third meeting of the joint intergovernmental regional committee on human settlements and environment. The meeting taken some main areas of action with respect to land for housing ...