United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
 ECA Headquarters, Addis Ababa | |
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| Established | 1958 |
|---|---|
| Type | Primary Organ - Regional Branch |
| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Website | ECA Website |
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA or ECA) 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]
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
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (headquarters, Africa Hall, opened 1961)[4]
- Yaoundé, Cameroon (Central African subregional headquarters)
- Kigali, Rwanda (East African subregional headquarters)
- Rabat, Morocco (North African subregional headquarters)
- Lusaka, Zambia (Southern African subregional headquarters)
- Niamey, Niger (West African subregional headquarters)
Executive Secretaries
| Name | Country | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Lopes |  Guinea-Bissau
|
2012-present |
| 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
- United Nations System
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia overlaping membership
References
- ^ ECA: Office of the Executive Secretary
- ^ "Overview of the ECA". UNECA.
- ^ United Nations General Assembly Session 12 Resolution 1155. Proposed Economic Commission for Africa A/RES/1155(XII) 26 November 1957. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- ^ Africa Hall, published by the Administration and Liaison Office, Addis Ababa (May 1963)
