Integrating Africa

On account of the weight of his office, any statement delivered by the Executive Secretary of the ECA, in his official capacity, is an important one. Such a statement is a significant policy document because it is always the product of long institutional hours of research, consultation, reflection and planning, backed by the weight and insight of the United Nations.
The Commission’s dual profile as the Africa regional arm of the UN and—along with the African Union (AU) and African Development Bank (AfDB) —as one of the key continental institutions, has since its establishment in 1958 invested it with prominence in the advocacy and support of African development issues.