The proposed program of work and priorities of the Economic Commission for Africa for the biennium 1994-1995 has been prepared within the framework of the revised Medium-term Plan for the period 1992-1997 adopted by the ...

This paper focuses on implementation of the Kilimanjaro programme of action: lessons and prospects. Included among its preparatory activities is the convening of this third session of African population Conference on the ...

This paper focuses on the second meeting of the Africa Regional co-ordinating Committee for the Integration of Women in development was held at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 12 to 14 March 1981 at the headquarters of the ...

The present document contains summaries of the discussions, resolutions, decisions and recommendations of the subsidiary organs of the Commission, which have held meetings since the last session held in May 1999.

The main activities of the subprogramme were focused on the preparations for and follow-up to the regional and global conferences on women. The activities culminated in the preparation and adoption of the "African Platform ...

While these concrete proposals still remain valid bases for action, the worsening economic and social conditions in Africa continue to place severe limitations on available resources and affect women most heavily. This ...

The meeting had a role to play in the process of reviewing the problems and applauding the successes of the Decade. Some of the obstacles that still remained in women’s path in the Region included the exclusion of many of ...

Delegates at the Second, Regional Conference on the Integration of Women in development, held in Lusaka, Zambia, 3-7 December 1979, interalia discussed the employment of women in the professional and decision-making positions ...

The United Nations Trust Fund for African Development (UNTFAD) was established in 1977 by the Secretary-General as a response to the request of African countries with a view to mobilizing additional resources necessary ...

African countries shall devote a greater proportion of.their resources to the promotion of women in development in order to reduce dependence on external aid, and there was a need for co-ordination of efforts for the ...