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United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

January 19, 2023

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA or ECA; French: Commission économique pour l'Afrique,[1] CEA) was established in 1958 by the United Nations Economic and Social Council to encourage economic cooperation among its member states (the nations of the African continent)[2] following a recommendation of the United Nations General Assembly.[3]

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
AbbreviationECA
Formation1958; 65 years ago (1958)
TypePrimary Organ - Regional Branch
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersAfrica Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Head
Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa
Vera Songwe
Parent organization
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Websitewww.uneca.org
 Politics portal
Map showing the subregions of the ECA:
  North Africa
  West Africa
  Central Africa
  Eastern Africa
  Southern Africa

It is one of five regional commissions.

The ECA has 54 member states, corresponding to the 54 member states of the United Nations that lie within the continent of Africa or in oceans nearby the continent.

Programme

The commission's work is structured into seven programme divisions:

  • African Centre for Statistics
  • Macroeconomic Policy
  • Social development Policy
  • Innovation and Technology
  • Regional integration and Trade
  • Capacity Development

Locations

Member States

 
Map showing the Member States of the ECA.

Executive Secretaries

 
The commission's headquarters in Addis Ababa.
Name Country Years
Vera Songwe   Cameroon 2017–present
Carlos Lopes   Guinea-Bissau 2012 - 2016
Abdoulie Janneh   Gambia 2005 - 2012
K. Y. Amoako   Ghana 1995 - 2005
Layashi Yaker   Algeria 1992 - 1995
Issa Diallo   Guinea 1991 - 1992
Adebayo Adedeji   Nigeria 1975 - 1991
Robert K. A. Gardiner   Ghana 1961 - 1975
Mekki Abbas   Sudan 1959 - 1961

See also

References

  1. ^ "Commission économique pour l'Afrique". April 3, 2020.
  2. ^ . UNECA. Archived from the original on 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  3. ^ United Nations General Assembly Session 12 Resolution 1155. Proposed Economic Commission for Africa A/RES/1155(XII) 26 November 1957. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  4. ^ Africa Hall, published by the Administration and Liaison Office, Addis Ababa (May 1963)

External links

  • Official website

January 19, 2023
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