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Addis Ababa, 26 October 2022 (ECA) - The Economic Commission for Africa hosts the Eighth session of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The event takes place from 26 to 27 October 2022 on the sidelines of the Eighth Statistical Commission for Africa.In opening the session, Oumar Ka, Executive Board Chair, UN-GGIM

Tangier, 26 October 2022 (ECA): Regional integration and trade experts convened by ECA at the ongoing AU Tangier Policy Conference have concluded that trade, industrialization and infrastructure are critical to peace and security in Africa and that the freedom of movement of people within Africa will cement AfCFTA and deepen regional integration, peace and security of the

Dakar, Senegal, 24 October 2022 (ECA) - In line with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) mandate of providing technical support and policy advice to member States, an ECA team is in Senegal to provide capacity building support to Government experts. The ECA team is led by Mr Adam Elhiraika, the Director of the Macroeconomics and Governance Division.

Addis Ababa, 23 October 2022 (ECA) - Macroeconomic data experts have stressed the need for concerted data coordination and the need to have data collected by statisticians, in order to ensure countries are generating and disseminating high quality data to achieve structural transformation.

24 October 2022, Addis Ababa (ECA) - United Nations Day (UN), on 24 October 2022, marks the 77th anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter – a landmark document embodying the hopes, dreams and aspirations of peace, ending extreme poverty, and balancing the scales of opportunity and freedom for women and girls and ensure human rights for all.In celebration

Addis Ababa, 23 October 2022 (ECA) - Macroeconomic data experts have stressed the need for concerted data coordination and the need to have data collected by statisticians, in order to ensure countries are generating and disseminating high quality data to achieve structural transformation.

Addis Ababa, 24 October 2022 (ECA) – Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Demeke Mekonnen, has called on the community of African statisticians and data experts to come up with a road map for the reform and modernization of the continent’s official statistical systems to provide reliable information for informed decision making.Addressing the

Tangier, 22 October 2022 (ECA) – A new study by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has made it clearer how trade impacts peace and propels countries towards sustainable development, arguing that trade integration in Africa could also promote humanitarian and security imperatives.The study, “Realizing the Triple Nexus and Trade: Towards A New Agenda For Africa,” which

Addis Ababa, 21 October 2022, (ECA) – The Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) Macroeconomics and Governance Division (MGD) will host a hybrid side event on 23 October 2022, from 14-16 hrs (Addis Abeba time) at the United Nations Conference Center in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. The event will focus on ensuring high-quality data supply, with experts sharing experiences on related

Addis Ababa, 21 October 2022 (ECA) – The eighth meeting of the Statistical Commission for Africa will be held in Ethiopia from 24-28 October 2022 under the theme “Modernizing data ecosystems in Africa to support regional Integration”.