The conference was organized by the African Center for Women (ACW) which is spearheading the efforts of the ECA to assist its divisions as well as member States to mainstream a gender dimension, undertake gender analysis, ...
The right of everybody to decent housing has already been recognized in 1948 in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. However, all over the world experience has shown time and again that the realization of this right ...
This publication represents a contribution to the discussion of some of the emerging issues in strengthening the management and improving the performance of public enterprises (PE) in Africa,in this instance, a preliminary ...
The purpose of this report is to review national plans and strategies for the implementation of the SNA in the region by highlighting the assistance needs of African countries and the role which ECA and international ...
This report which has been prepared in the context of the quinquennial review and assessment of the implementation of the ICPD-PA as mandated in the General Assembly Resolution (52/188) of 18th December 1997, assesses the ...
This document focuses on implications of alternative macroeconomic policy responses to external shocks in Africa. The paper is the development research series. the paper is organized in five sections: the next section ...
Les micro entreprises constituent une gamme importante des opérateurs du secteur informel au Togo. Dans leurs activités ces dernières ont toujours fait face à des problèmes de financement pour la promotion de leurs activités. ...
Health care and population programmes should be based on the needs of men and women of any age and should provide for the participation of women on an equal footing with men in the management, planning, decision-making, ...
This document focuses on improving food security in Africa: the ignored contribution of livestock. The main thrust and vision highlighted in this monograph are concerned with the eradication of hunger and malnutrition in ...
Reform of public enterprises is a central feature of the economic policy reform programs being implemented by many African countries. In response to the need to promote better public enterprise management in Africa, the ...
This paper focuses on the ICT applications in African health care are in many instances characterized by islands of donor-supported projects that have little impact on the growing health crisis because they often prove too ...
Internet, Television, Urbanization, Democracy and above all Literacy have transformed the whole world in a small microcosm where African citizens has also ended up by developing new needs, like what is going on elsewhere. ...
In 2000, Member States of the United Nations committed to the attainment of a set of quantifiable Millennium Development (MDG) goals for redressing poverty and improving lives by the year 2015. While all of the eight MDG ...
Managed by the World Bank, would identify: a set of core data necessary for monitoring and operating the transport sector; reasons why transport data are not properly collected at the national and sub regional levels; make ...
This paper focuses on Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women:| summary of the preliminary assessment report. The above objectives were to be achieved through the following actions: Vesting the responsibility ...
This paper has been prepared by Mr. Titus Adeboye as consultant to the United Nations Secretariat. The views expressed are those of its author and do not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations or its member States. ...
In Africa, however, available evidence suggests that environmental degradation such as soil erosion, desertification and deforestation is seriously undermining the very resources on which many African farmers and their ...
Japan undoubtedly is a leading world economic power. Japan is the biggest donor of official development aid (ODA). In 1992, Japanese official aid was $11.2 billion compared to $10.7 billion for the United States. In the ...