The Tunisia national Forum on the African Continental Free Trade Area will take place on 29 July in Tunis and on the 31st of July in Sfax.
This event will be held by ECA in partnership with the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Tunisia and with EU funding.
The Forum aims to raise Tunisian stakeholders’ awareness on the importance of AfCFTA, for a better involvement in related processes.
New York, 15 July 2019 (ECA) –The Economic Commission for Africa will organize, in partnership with the Egyptian Ministry of Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Reform, the African Union, the Economic Commission for Western Asia and the Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations a High level debate on “Informal Sector and 2030 Agenda” on Tuesday 16 July in New York, on the margins of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.
Rabat, 4 June 2019 (ECA) - ECA Executive Secretary Vera Songwe and Arab Maghreb Union Secretary General Taïeb Baccouche agreed in a video-conference meeting on Monday (June 3rd) to hold a workshop on the impact of the AfCFTA on Maghreb economies.
Rabat, 20 June 2019 (ECA) - The ECA Office for North Africa held, on 18-19 June in Rabat (Morocco), the 6th meeting of the Sub-Regional Coordination Mechanism (SCRM) for North Africa, under the theme: Supporting the achievement of SDGs and strengthening partnerships in North Africa.
More than a dozen UN agencies and development partners took part in the meeting, including the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA), AfDB, AIDMO, ARADO, ESCWA, FAO, IDB, ILO, ISESCO, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNIDO and the UN Resident Coordinators for Algeria and Morocco.
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Marrakech, 25 March 2019 - UN Women, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Kingdom of Morocco held a joint side event Saturday, March 23, 2019, under the theme: "Gender-sensitive budgeting: a strategic instrument for economic transformation and inclusive development in Africa".
Nouakchott, May 3, 2019 - The Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania conducted, from May 2 to 3, 2019 in Nouakchott, a national workshop for the consultation, review and validation of the national Voluntary National Review (VNR) report on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Mauritania (SDGs, Agenda 2030).
Nouakchott, April 30, 2019 - The Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania is organizing, with the support of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) the National Consultation, Review and Validation Workshop of the Report of the National Voluntary Review on the SDGs, from 2 to 3 May 2019 in Nouakchott.
Rabat, 24 April 2019: The ECA Office for North Africa and the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) of the Kingdom of Morocco held on 24-25 April in Rabat a regional high-level dialogue on employment in North Africa.