ECA

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ECA is a regional United Nations commission focused on promoting economic and social development across the African continent.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf regional commission of the United Nations
continentServed Africa
cooperatesWith African Development Bank
African Union
Regional Economic Communities in Africa
United Nations Development Programme
countryServed African countries
focusArea climate change and natural resources
gender equality and women’s empowerment
governance
industrialization
macroeconomic policy
regional integration and trade
social development
statistics and data
sustainable development
formationYear 1958
formedBy United Nations Economic and Social Council
hasSubOrganization ECA Subregional Office for Central Africa
ECA Subregional Office for Eastern Africa
ECA Subregional Office for North Africa
ECA Subregional Office for Southern Africa
ECA Subregional Office for West Africa
headquartersLocation Addis Ababa
surface form: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
languageUsed Arabic
English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
legalStatus subsidiary body of the United Nations
locatedIn Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
mandate promote economic development in Africa
promote regional integration in Africa
promote social development in Africa
support African Union development agendas
memberOf UN regional commissions
surface form: United Nations regional commissions
parentOrganization United Nations
United Nations Economic and Social Council
regionServed Africa
sector economic development
public policy research
social development
shortName ECA self-linksurface differs
UNECA
typeOfOrganization intergovernmental organization
website https://www.uneca.org/

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UNECA abbreviation ECA
this entity surface form: ECA SRO-WA
this entity surface form: ECA SRO-CA
ECA shortName ECA self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa