Review of cooperation between the Economic Commission for Africa's subregional development centers, subregional intergovernmental organizations and Entities of the United Nations Systems with subregional presence

Abstract

At its twelfth session in 1957 the General Assembly (GA) of the United Nations (UN) by resolution. 1155 (XII) requested the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to give prompt and favorable consideration to the establishment of an economic commission for Africa for the purpose of giving aid to the countries and territories of Africa. On April 29, 1958 the ECOSOC by resolution 671A(XXV) established the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). ECA was the fourth Regional Commission to be set up, after those for Europe (ECE), Latin America (ECLA/ECEAC) and Asia and the Far East (ECAFE/ESCAP)