Poverty Reduction Strategies and MDGs
Up one levelThe underlying rationale for the MDGs is development with equity which requires poverty eradication and the promotion of gender equality. These are key objectives of national development strategies and ECA will contribute to the achievement of these goals by, inter alia, becoming a repository of knowledge for the region; assisting its member States to develop performance indicators and statistics for MDG planning; tracking, as well as building capacity through strengthened statistics departments and training activities.