Economic commission for Africa

The Economic commission for Africa of the the United Nations ( ECA ) was established in 1958 to encourage the economic cooperation between its Member States (nations of the African continent). It is one of the five regional commissions of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) and account returns to him directly. The Commission is composed of 53 Member States. It sits at Addis-Abeba in Ethiopia but has also five sous-régionaux offices.

The Commission comprises six organic divisions in charge of the execution of the programs:

Development policy and management
Economic policy and social
Equality Man/Woman and development
Information for the development
Sustainable development
Trade and regional integration

Member States

Seats

Addis-Abeba, Ethiopia (central Seat)
Yaounde, Cameroun (sous-régional Seat for the central Africa)
Kigali, Rwanda (sous-régional Seat for the East Africa)
Tangier, Morocco (sous-régional Seat for the North Africa)
Lusaka, Zambia (sous-régional Seat for the Southern Africa)
Niamey, Niger (sous-régional Seat for the West Africa)

See too

Economic and Social Council of the United Nations

External bond

Official site

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