Consultations with intergovernmental organizations and member states of the Eastern Africa Development Centre

Abstract

Within the framework of implementing its 1997 work programme, the Eastern Africa Development Centre (EASRDC) held consultations within the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the East African Cooperation (EAC) and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.During these consultations, all the participants were informed of the EASRDC's work programme which includes the following four areas: (i) To provide technical support to the regional economic Communities and cooperate with them: one important aspect of this is international cooperation within and outside the sub region.. (ii) To facilitate the establishment of networks and information exchange between Governments, civil society and the private sector in the Eastern Africa SRDC by publishing information on economic and social development (iii) To coordinate the operational programmes of United Nations institutions and specialized agencies in cooperation with UNDP and the United Nations resident coordinators. (iv) To increase the impact of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in the Eastern Africa sub region: