Rabat, 25 April 2019: The Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched on Tuesday 23 April in Rabat a joint training workshop on the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (SEEA-AFF).
Rabat, Friday 20 April 2019: ECA’s Office for North Africa will organize, in partnership with the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) of the Kingdom of Morocco, a regional dialogue on employment in North Africa on 24-25 April 2019 in Rabat (Morocco).
Rabat, 20 April 2019 (ECA) - ECA Executive Secretary Vera Songwe visited mourning families and staff in Rabat (Morocco) Friday 19 April, in support to them, following a tragic car accident in which two staff members of ECA office for North Africa lost their lives.
Hind Jabir (31) and Samira Ezzine (54) have worked for ECA for several years. They are warmly remembered by UN colleagues and ECA partners for their generosity, dynamism and devotion.
Marrakech, Tuesday, April 16, 2019 (ECA) - The Economic Commission for Africa is organizing a regional preparatory workshop for countries considering this year to carry out their National Voluntary Review of the SDGs, on April 16, 2019, in Marrakech (Kingdom of Morocco).
Rabat, 29 March 2019 (CEA) – Deputy Executive Secretary Giovannie Biha met with stakeholders on 27-28 April in Rabat, Morocco, to foster partnerships and synergies on economic development and inclusive growth for Africa, and discuss preparatory arrangements for the upcoming African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD).
Marrakech, 29 March 2019 (ECA) - Are Africa's education systems adapted to the needs of tomorrow? The answer is probably no, presently. While Africa is not the only region in the world that has to review its strategies or face the loss of more than one out of ten existing jobs to the digital revolution, it is now necessary for African decision makers to completely reconsider the logic of current education and vocational training systems, and even dare to experiment in order, to increase job seekers’ chances of meeting the requirements of tomorrow's job descriptions.
Marrakesh, 27 March 2019 (ECA) - ECA Executive Secretary Vera Songwe met on Tuesday 26 March in Marrakech the Islamic Republic of Mauritania Minister of Economy and Finance Moctar Ould Diay, on the sidelines of the ECA 52nd Session and Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.
Marrakech, 27 March 2019 (ECA) – ECA Executive Secretary Vera Songwe met on Tuesday 26 March in Marrakech the Libyan Minister of Economy and Industry Ali Al-Issaoui and Minister of Finance Faraj Abdourahman Bumatari.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 52nd ECA Session and Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and was an opportunity to discuss ECA support to the Libyan economy.
Marrakesh, 27 March 2019 (ECA) – ECA’s Executive Secretary Vera Songwe met on Sunday 24 March with the Egyptian Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Reform Hala Helmy El Said and Deputy Minister for Planning Ahmed Kamaly, on the sidelines of ECA’s 52nd Session and Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.
Their discussions included possible cooperation opportunities on national accounts. They also focused on collaboration on employment issues, a topic the ECA Office in North Africa is currently specializing in.
Marrakech, 25 March 2019 (ECA) - ECA’s Executive Secretary Vera Songwe, met the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) Secretary General Taïeb Baccouche on Saturday 23 March in Marrakech, on the sidelines of the ECA 52nd Session and Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.
Discussions focused on the work of the UMA General Secretariat in support to member countries’ ratification of the AfCFTA agreement.