United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
Based in Addis Ababa, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) is another UN agency whose development agenda coincides with that of the World Bank. Since it is an African-based institution, UNECA facilitates working relationships between the Bank and other development agencies situated in Africa. Examples of recent cooperation include the installation in UNECA of the World Bank's Live Data-Base, World Bank support for the inauguration of an annual African Development Forum hosted by UNECA, and assistance by UNECA in disseminating information about the Bank-Fund Poverty Reduction Strategy process. The World Bank and the UNECA work together in the SPA with close links between the UNECA’s PRSP learning group and the SPA’s two working groups.
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