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- ECA and Zimbabwe sign agreement ahead of forthcoming sustainable development forum
Harare, Zimbabwe, 16 January 2020
African Climate Policy Centre
ECA and Zimbabwe sign agreement ahead of forthcoming sustainable development forum
Harare, Zimbabwe, 16 January 2020 (ECA) – The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Zimbabwe government on Wednesday signed an agreement in preparation for the forthcoming Sixth Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) which Harare is hosting in Victoria Falls from 24-27 February 2020.
Mr. Oliver Chinganya, Director of the African Centre for Statistics, signed on behalf of the ECA, while Mr. Simon Masanga, Permanent Secretary of the Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Ministry, signed for Zimbabwe.
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