Economic Commission for Africa presentation of the Sub-regional Office for West Africa (ECA/SROWA)

Abstract

The SROWA is one of the five sub-regional offices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. The office covers all 15 Member-States (M/S) of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Its mandate is to promote regional integration, social and economic development for the member States inclusive and sustainable growth. The SROWA works in close partnership with the Regional Economic Commissions (RECs). The SROWA forms part of the support team for the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (UNISS). SROWA has been played an active role in the preparation of the UN Support Plan formulated to build on progress already made while re-calibrating the UNISS to align its objectives CABO VERDE with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, Agenda 2063 of the African Union and the “One United Nations” vision. In the context of the new reform agenda, the key focus areas of the SROWA are Maintenance of the Center of excellence for Demographic Dynamics for Development; and Rendering support to the design and implementation of sub-regional initiatives.