Report of the seventeenth meeting of the executive committee

Abstract

Report of the Seventeenth meeting of the Executive Committee (Arusha, 10-12 October 1977). The meeting was held in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania, from 10 to 12 October 1977. A representative was present from the United Nations Office of Science and Technology. In respect of international trade, ECA was assisting African countries to evolve a common stand in the negotiations to establish a common fund to finance commodity stocks. It was his hope that at the resumed negotiations to be held in Geneva in November 1977, African countries would be able to press for action at the earliest opportunity. The Executive Secretary introduced the progress report on the implementation of the work programme and resolutions (E/CN.14/ECO/124 and Add.1). The report was approved as a whole; observations were made on the following sections: Agriculture, Promotion of economic cooperation and integration, Education and training, Human settlements, Industrial development, International trade, and Intra-African trade.