ECA official highlights links between social protection and poverty alleviation
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A senior official of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) said in New York today that social protection schemes are important for poverty alleviation, economic growth and development in Africa, citing conclusions of two regional studies recently conducted by ECA. Mr. Yinka Adeyemi, Senior Regional Advisor at ECA's Economic Development and NEPAD Division (EDND), who was addressing the 50th Session of the Commission for Social Development, highlighted the Commission’s enduring efforts to assist African nations through analytical studies, advisory services and knowledge management. According to ECA’s Information and Communication Service, Mr. Adeyemi explained ECA’s contributions in bringing social protection to the forefront of the development discourse in Africa and hailed the systematic integration of social protection concerns in national development frameworks in the continent.
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“United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. (2012-01). ECA official highlights links between social protection and poverty alleviation. Addis Ababa:. © UN. ECA,. https://hdl.handle.net/10855/32080”Collections
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