The Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Antonio Pedro stressed the role of ECA together with its partners in rescuing the SDGs and accelerating the implementation of the African Union Agenda 2063.
The Acting Executive Secretary made remarks yesterday while opening the 2023 Second Quarter Accountability and Program Performance Review Meeting (APPRM) with an emphasis on the need for urgency in meeting the twin agendas – 2030 and 2063.
He also emphasized the need for “proactive and adaptive responses in a changing global environment,” calling on staff to “respond to new and emerging challenges through innovative and creative approaches.”
He reiterated that accelerating the implementation of the AfCFTA in promoting economic transformation and inclusive diversified growth; addressing the challenges of climate change, green economy and energy transition as well as strengthening macroeconomic policies and governance are the major strategic tracks of the ECA.
These tracks must be buttressed by an ECA theory of change with clear value propositions and comparative advantage in order to achieve the agreed strategic objectives, he pointed out.
Source: Ethiopian News Agency