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The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA or ECA; French: Commission économique pour l'Afrique, [2] 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) [3] following a recommendation of the United Nations General Assembly. [4]
Africa Hall is the permanent headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The structure, built in the span of only 18 months, was completed in February 1961. [ 1 ]
Claver Gatete (born 23 May 1962) is a Rwandan politician and diplomat who has been serving as the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa since 2023. [1] From 2022 to 2023, Gatete was Rwanda's Permanent Representative to the United Nations. [2] He previously served as the Minister of Infrastructure in the ...
He led and managed the development agenda of ECA and served as the spokesperson for the ECA on economic development in Africa. He served as Adviser to the Executive Secretary of ECA on Africa's Development, representing the Commission intergovernmental and continental bodies and meetings and advises African Governments on development issues.
Carlos Lopes (born 1960) is a Bissau-Guinean development economist and civil servant.He was executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa from September 2012 to October 2016, [1] and is a visiting fellow at the Oxford Martin School of the University of Oxford, [2] and a visiting professor at the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance of the University of Cape Town.
Deputy Executive Secretary and Chief Economist of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Hanan Morsy is an Egyptian economist , who serves as the Deputy Executive Secretary and Chief Economist of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa , based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, since January 2022.
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) developed a "Compact for Africa’s Recovery" based on both these plans and on resolutions on Africa adopted by the United Nations Millennium Summit in September 2000, and submitted a merged document to the Conference of African Ministers of Finance and Ministers of Development and Planning in ...
The United Nations Economic and Social Council has 54 member states which are elected by the United Nations General Assembly for three-year terms, with terms ending on 31 December of the third year. Terms are staggered so that 18 members are elected each year.