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ECA's executive secretary hails conference commitment to brighter future for Africa
(2013-10)
The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Carlos Lopes, today in Addis Ababa praised delegates at the African Regional Conference on Population and Development for their commitment ...
2013 International Labour Organization Conference High Level Panel on World of Works Event: Statement by Carlos Lopes UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA
(2013-06)
Africa’s population is estimated to double in the next 50 years and it is the only continent with a growing youth population. The reality then is that Africa’s population is getting more youthful, as the rest of the world ...
Branding Africa and debunking the myths about its potential
(2013-05)
Africa cannot continue to be marketed as a country, when it is a continent of 54 countries, which, by 2040 will have the largest workforce in the world. The statement was made by the Economic Commission for Africa’s Executive ...