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The Statistical Commission for Africa to take charge of statistics development in Africa
(2008-01)
The first meeting of the Statistical Commission for Africa (Stat-Com-Africa) closed Wednesday 23 January in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with a resolution designating Stat-Com-Africa “as the apex body in charge of statistics and ...
Africa can take the lead on climate and development agenda
(2013-10)
The UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lopes, has called on Africa to go beyond global negotiations on climate change in their current format and seek ...
Toward an African plan for the development of statistics
(2008-12)
The present press release focus on African statisticians and development partners have established a blueprint to accelerate the formulation of plan for the development of statistics on the continent in Addis Ababa, 19 ...
Africa calls for firm commitments for the development of its least developed countries
(2010-03)
The Africa Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC IV), concluded with calls for much stronger support to LDCs to ensure that more countries will graduate ...
Burkina Faso to priorities land policy development and implementation - minister
(2008)
The press release presents a remarks which is made by the minister on Tuesday 15 April, while opening a three-day regional consultative workshop on land policies in West Africa taking place in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. ...
First session of the statistical commission for Africa (stat com-Africa) held at ECA calls for a new focus on statistics as part of the enabling environment for development
(2008-01)
The first meeting of the new Statistical Commission for Africa (StatCom-Africa) opened at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. StatCom-Africa was the culmination of a long process of ...
ECA moves from ideas to action to promote scientific research and development in Africa
(2008-06)
The Information, Science and Technology Division (ISTD) of the Economic Commission for Africa organized a workshop last week in Addis Ababa in collaboration with the African Union Commission and Brainstorm to devise ...