ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA

ADVICE-LEVEL PARTICIPANT TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE US, AND AN AFRICA-WIDE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WILL SUPPORTED AT ECA HEADQUARTERS TO DEVELOP AN AFRICAN PROFESSIONAL STAFF AT THE ECA SECRETARIAT. DIRECT ASSISTANCE ALSO WILL BE PROVIDED TO HIGH-PRIORITY PROJECTS WITHIN ECA"S LONG-TERM PROGRMAS, WHICH ARE CONCERN TO US SUB-REGIONAL AND BILATERAL PROGRAMS IN AFRICA. SPECIFICALLY, CONSULTNAT SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: 1)JOINT ECA/FAO STUDY OF INTRA-REGIONAL COOPERATION AND TRADE IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE; 2)JOINT ECA/FAO INTEGRATED LIVESTOCK STUDY; 3) SURVEY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION AND INFORMATION TECHNIQUES; 4) DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROGRAMS AT THE ECA AFRICA TRADE CENTER; AND 5) SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY. THIS PROJECT IS "OPEN-ENDED", AND WILL CONTINUE ON THE BASIS OF ANNUAL REVIEWS OF ECA PROGRESS AND NEEDS.