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The 'United Nations Economic Commission for Africa' (UNECA or ECA) was established in 1958 to encourage economic cooperation among its member states (the nations of the African continent). It is one of five regional commissions under the administrative direction of United Nations headquarters. With its main offices in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the ECA has 53 member states and reports to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

The Commission's work is structured into six programme divisions:

★ Development policy and management

★ Economic and social policy

★ Gender and development

★ Information for development

★ Sustainable development

★ Trade and regional integration

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Member states

Locations

See also

External links

Member states

The 53 member states of UNECA correspond to the 53 member states of the United Nations that lie within the continent of Africa.

Locations

★ Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (headquarters)

★ Yaoundé, Cameroon (Central African subregional headquarters)

★ Kigali, Rwanda (East African subregional headquarters)

★ Tangier, Morocco (North African subregional headquarters)

★ Lusaka, Zambia (Southern African subregional headquarters)

★ Niamey, Niger (West African subregional headquarters)

See also

★ United Nations System

External links

★ UN Economic Commission for Africa