New strategic directions of the Economic Commission for Africa: putting ideas into action for an empowered and transformed Africa note by the Executive Secretary
The year 2018 marks the sixtieth anniversary of the establishment of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The occasion presents an opportunity to reflect on the contribution of ECA, as a key player on the African institutional landscape, to the task of tackling the continent’s development challenges. This anniversary, a diamond jubilee also offers an opportunity to take stock of the commission’s achievements and chart its way forward to a position where it can respond to the priorities and aspirations of its member states. The strategic objective of ECA is framed around delivering ideas and actions for an empowered, inclusive and transformed Africa in the framework of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and agenda 2063 of the African Union through its three core functions, namely, its function as a think tank, its convening function and its operational function. The repositioning of ECA is being undertaken in response to changing global and regional dynamics, including the new macroeconomic environment in Africa, global and continental development frameworks and United Nations reforms. The proposed strategic directions and programmatic priorities laid out in the present note are the outcome of extensive consultations with a broad array of stakeholders.
| Format: | Conference document biblioteca |
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| Language: | eng |
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2018-04
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/24386 |
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