Draft strategic framework: proposed biennial programme plan 2006-2007

Abstract

The Secretariat submits to the Commission the proposed strategic framework for the period 2006-2007 pertaining to the programme, Economic and social development in Africa.The document provides the biennial programme plan for the work of Economic Commission for Africa ECA for the period 2006-2007, including the objectives, expected accomplishments and strategies for each of the eight subprogrammes. The biennial plan is based largely on the content of the strategic orientation of the Commission and the Revised Medium term Plan, 2002-2005, that had been endorsed by the Conference of Ministers, respectively. The proposed biennial plan is also based on the goals and priorities of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and of the internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration and in the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and international agreements since 1992.