Proposed strategic framework for the period 2012-2013: economic and social development in Africa: Programme 14

Abstract

The overall objective of the programme is to assist African countries to formulate and implement the policies and programmes that will lead to sustainable economic growth and social development, with particular emphasis on poverty reduction, as envisaged in the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), as well as the internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration, and in the outcomes of other major United Nations conferences and international agreements. The overall strategy of the ECA programme will continue to be organized around two main pillars promoting regional integration in support of the African Union vision and priorities; and meeting Africa’s special needs and emerging global challenges. ECA will conduct its work through ten sub programmes arranged to avoid duplication of functions, promote complementarities, eliminate inconsistencies and sharpen the focus in areas which have acquired new urgency.