United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
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| Org type | Primary Organ - Regional Branch | ||||
| Acronyms | ECA | ||||
| Head | Executive Secretary of ECA |
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| Status | Active | ||||
| Established | 1958 | ||||
| Website | ECA Website | ||||
| Parent org | ECOSOC | ||||
| Portal |  United Nations Portal |
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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 seven programme divisions:
- African Centre for Statistics
- Food Security & Sustainable Development
- Gender and Social development
- ICT and Science & Technology
- NEPAD & Regional Integration
- Trade, Finance & Economic Development
- Governance & Public Administration
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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)
