Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

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The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa is the chief executive and highest-ranking official responsible for leading ECA’s work to promote economic and social development across the African continent.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations Secretariat position
executive position
head of international organization
appliesToJurisdiction Africa
appointedBy United Nations Secretary-General
employer United Nations
fieldOfWork economic development
policy research and advisory services
regional integration
social development
hasAbbreviation ECA Executive Secretary
hasDuties engaging with African governments and regional organizations
ensuring implementation of ECA’s mandate
mobilizing resources for ECA programmes
overseeing preparation of ECA reports and studies
representing ECA in international forums
hasJurisdiction member States of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
hasOfficeLocation Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
hasOrganizationalUnit Office of the Executive Secretary of ECA
hasRank Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
hasScope continental
regional
headOfGovernmentBody United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
inception 1958
isHighestRankingOfficialOf United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
isPositionForOrganization United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
nominatedBy United Nations Secretary-General
officeCreatedBy United Nations Economic and Social Council resolution
officeHeldInOrganization United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
partOf United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
United Nations Secretariat
positionHeldInTheLegislativeExecutiveOrJudicialBranch executive branch of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
reportsTo United Nations Economic and Social Council
United Nations Secretary-General
responsibleFor coordinating ECA’s work with African Union and other regional bodies
management of programmes of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
overall leadership of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
promoting economic development in Africa
promoting social development in Africa
strategic direction of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
supporting regional integration in Africa
seat ECA headquarters, Addis Ababa
worksInLanguage English
French
worksOn implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Africa
implementation of the African Union’s Agenda 2063

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