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Africa’s maritime resources and wealth have again been highlighted, drawing global attention to the need to tap them for development.

Africa's "Blue world" is made of vast lakes and rivers and an extensive ocean resource base. Thirty-eight of the fifty-four African States are coastal States. More than 90 percent of Africa's imports and exports are conducted by sea and some of the most strategic gateways for international trade are in Africa, underscoring the geopolitical importance of the region.

Peace, security, development and human rights were inextricably linked, and building peaceful, inclusive societies required closer collaboration and less fragmentation among all stakeholders, speakers said as the Economic and Social Council and the Peacebuilding Commission held a joint meeting today on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Sustaining Peace.

The government of Liberia and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a general framework of cooperation that will see the parties benefit from mutual information sharing, consultation, knowledge exchange and cooperate on projects that focus on six key areas.

Africa’s “Blue word” is made of vast lakes and rivers and an extensive ocean resource base. Thirty-eight of the fifty-four African States are coastal States. More than 90 percent of Africa’s imports and exports

David Pilling, Africa Editor at the Financial Times, joins the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in conversation on prospects for African economies.

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Thursday, June 23, 2016 received a 3-member delegation from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) headed by its Executive Director, Dr. Carlos Lopes.

Africa’s “Blue world” is made of vast lakes and rivers and an extensive ocean resource base. Thirty-eight of the fifty-four African States are coastal States. More than 90 percent of Africa’s imports and exports are conducted by sea and some of the most strategic gateways for international trade are in Africa, underscoring the geopolitical importance of the region.

David Pilling, Africa Editor at the Financial Times, joins the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in conversation on prospects for African economies.

David Pilling, Africa Editor at the Financial Times, joins the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in conversation.

Sur invitation du ministre des Affaires Étrangères Albert Mabri Toikeusse, le Secrétaire général adjoint de l’ONU et Secrétaire exécutif de la CEA, M. Carlos Lopes a animé une conférence publique le lundi 20 juin 2016 à la salle des banquets du ministère des affaires étrangères à Abidjan-Plateau. « Le rôle de l’éco-diplomatie dans la transformation structurelle et l’industrialisation de la Côte D...

Renowned US economist Joseph Stiglitz and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa Carlos Lopes visited Namibia for a series of public meetings and lectures.

The launch of the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) negotiations by the AU leaders in June 2015 in Johannesburg was a milestone. Once in place, the free trade area will cover more than a billion people with a continental GDP of over $3 trillion.

Hawassa University (HU) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Wednesday inked a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a framework of cooperation between the two institutions.

La Commission Economique pour l'Afrique (CEA) et l'université d'Hawassa (HU) en Ethiopie ont signé un protocole d'accord (MoU) qui permet aux deux institutions d'établir un cadre de coopération sur les activités académiques et de recherche.

La Commission Economique pour l'Afrique (CEA) et l'université d'Hawassa (HU) en Ethiopie ont signé un protocole d'accord (MoU) qui permet aux deux institutions d'établir un cadre de coopération sur les activités académiques et de recherche.

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Hawassa University (HU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a framework of cooperation between the two institutions.

Hawassa University (HU) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a framework of cooperation between the two institutions.