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The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA or ECA) was established in 1958 by the United Nations Economic and Social Council
United Nations Economic and Social Council

The Economic and Social Council of the United Nations assists the UN General Assembly in promoting international economic and social cooperation and development....
 to encourage economic cooperation among its member states (the nations of the African continent
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
) following a recommendation of the United Nations General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly

The United Nations General Assembly is one of the five principal United Nations System and the only one in which all member nations have equal representation....
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It is one of five regional commissions
United Nations Economic and Social Council

The Economic and Social Council of the United Nations assists the UN General Assembly in promoting international economic and social cooperation and development....
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The ECA has 53 member states corresponding to the 53 member states of the United Nations
United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, Social change, human rights and achieving world peace....
 that lie within the continent of Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
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The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA or ECA) was established in 1958 by the United Nations Economic and Social Council
United Nations Economic and Social Council

The Economic and Social Council of the United Nations assists the UN General Assembly in promoting international economic and social cooperation and development....
 to encourage economic cooperation among its member states (the nations of the African continent
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
) following a recommendation of the United Nations General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly

The United Nations General Assembly is one of the five principal United Nations System and the only one in which all member nations have equal representation....
.

It is one of five regional commissions
United Nations Economic and Social Council

The Economic and Social Council of the United Nations assists the UN General Assembly in promoting international economic and social cooperation and development....
.

The ECA has 53 member states corresponding to the 53 member states of the United Nations
United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, Social change, human rights and achieving world peace....
 that lie within the continent of Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
.

Programme

The Commission's work is structured into seven programme divisions:
  • African Centre for Statistics
  • Food Security & Sustainable Development
  • Gender and Social development
  • ICT and Science & Technology
  • NEPAD & Regional Integration
  • Trade, Finance & Economic Development
  • Governance & Public Administration


Locations

  • Addis Ababa
    Addis Ababa

    Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia and the African Union and its predecessor, the Organisation of African Unity. It is also the largest city in Ethiopia....
    , Ethiopia
    Ethiopia

    Ethiopia , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the east and Djibouti to the northeast....
     (headquarters)
  • Yaoundé
    Yaoundé

    Yaound?, , is the capital city of Cameroon and second largest city in the country after Douala. It lies in the centre of the nation at about 750 metres above sea level....
    , Cameroon
    Cameroon

    The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary state of central and western Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south....
     (Central Africa
    Central Africa

    Central Africa is a core region of the African continent often considered to include Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....
    n subregional headquarters)
  • Kigali
    Kigali

    Kigali, population 851,024 , is the Capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is situated in the centre of the nation, and has been the economic, cultural, and transport hub of Rwanda since it became capital at independence in 1962....
    , Rwanda
    Rwanda

    The Republic of Rwanda is a small landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of east-central Africa, bordered by Uganda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania....
     (East Africa
    East Africa

    East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN subregion, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
    n subregional headquarters)
  • Tangier
    Tangier

    Tangier or Tangiers [#Notes] is a city of northern Morocco with a population of about 700,000 . It lies on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel....
    , Morocco
    Morocco

    Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa with a population of nearly 34 million and an area just under 447,000 km2....
     (North Africa
    North Africa

    North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Africa.Geopolitically, the United Nations subregion of Northern Africa includes the following seven countries or territories:...
    n subregional headquarters)
  • Lusaka
    Lusaka

    Lusaka is the capital city and largest city of Zambia. It is located in the southern part of the central plateau of the country, at an elevation of 1300 m ....
    , Zambia
    Zambia

    The Republic of Zambia is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
     (Southern Africa
    Southern Africa

    Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics, consisting of numerous territories....
    n subregional headquarters)
  • Niamey, Niger
    Niger

    Niger , officially the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east....
     (West Africa
    West Africa

    West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the United Nations subregion of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries distributed over an area of approximately 5 million square km:...
    n subregional headquarters)


See also

  • United Nations System
    United Nations System

    While the United Nations is an international organization, the United Nations System is the whole network of international organizations, treaties and conventions that were created by the United Nations....
  • K. Y. Amoako
    K. Y. Amoako

    Kingsley Y. Amoako is a Ghana international civil servant that led the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in 1995-2005 at the rank of UN Under-Secretary-General....


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