Capacity Development Division (CDD) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) will host the “Retreat of the African Peer Review (APR) Panel with Strategic Partners”, on 24 January 2015 at the United Nations Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Lusaka, 21 November 2013 (ECA) - The narrative on Africa's development did not change by coincidence, but through hard work, commitment and institutional re-engineering particularly on governance says Economic Commission for Africa, Southern Africa Regional Office Director, Said Adejumobi.
The Capacity Development Division of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Centre for Eastern and Southern Africa jointly organized a workshop entitled “Harmonizing Zambia’s African Peer Review Mechanism national plan of action with existing development strategies and the medium-term expenditure framework”, which was held in Lusaka on 28 and 29 October 2014.
Strengthening good governance in Africa is consistent with ECA’s overall mission of providing tangible support to Member States. ECA has a strong track record in providing strong support for improving governance across the continent as exemplified by its various activities and efforts geared toward good governance, including its strong support for the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM).
Lusaka, Zambia 6 November 2014 - Elections have become more regular in Africa, but no less problematic, often exacerbating the challenge of diversity. This is according to findings of the third edition of the African Governance Report (AGRIII), a joint report of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and UNDP which promotes electoral inclusiveness, social cohesion and diversity in African countries.
Addis Ababa, 18 September 2014 – An Expert Group Meeting (EGM) which places focus on the gender dimensions of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) concluded today with an agreed consensus that there is a greater need now more than ever to increase the focus on gender related cross-cutting issues within the African Union (AU) and New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) agendas. At the meeting, representatives from regions of Africa and NEPAD discussed the issues facing the implementation of gender initiatives at the national and regional levels.
Addis Ababa, 20 May 2013 (ECA) - A newly published study by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) seeks to respond to key questions about the relevance of the Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), on the margins of the ongoing celebrations to commemorate 50 years of the Organization for African Unity (OAU), which is now the African Union. The book’s launch this week also coincides with the screening of a video documentary “The APRM: Working for the African People”.