Economic Commission for Africa and African Union Post-Cancun Expert Group ECA & AU meeting for Afric  


Accra, Ghana
November
28-29, 2003

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in partnership with the African Union and the Government of Ghana organized a Post-Cancún Expert Group Meeting for African Trade Negotiators and Officials. This meeting was organized in collaboration with a number of international and regional organizations (UNCTAD, UNDP, WTO, World Bank, and ILEAP). The purpose of the meeting was to: conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the implications of the Cancún WTO meeting for African countries; assist countries in the region to develop and refine their strategies for further negotiations; and identify immediate research needs of African countries in the context of these negotiations.

Post-Cancún Expert Group Meeting for African Trade Negotiators and Officials: Conclusions of the Meeting