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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). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1150x1150, 77 KB) Summary square version of Image:Flag_of_the_United_Nations. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ... The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ... For the long-distance runner, see Addis Abebe. ... The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations assists the General Assembly in promoting international economic and social cooperation and development. ...

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

Member states

• Algeria
• Angola
• Benin (former Dahomey)
• Botswana
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cameroon
• Cape Verde
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Comoros
• Congo
• Côte d'Ivoire
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Djibouti
• Egypt
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• Gabon
• The Gambia
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Kenya
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Libya)
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Rwanda
• São Tomé and Príncipe
• Senegal
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Somalia
• South Africa
• Sudan
• Swaziland
• Tanzania
• Togo
• Tunisia
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

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)

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See also

• United Nations System

While the United Nations is an international organization, the United Nations System is the whole network of international organizations, treaties and conventions that were created by the United Nations. ...

External links

• UN Economic Commission for Africa