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Book 1

Institutional Repository

Our Institutional Repository (IR) is a unique collection of digital contents, generated by the Commission in its role as the Premier Think tank in Africa. It represents the corporate memory, providing historical evidence of its actions and decisions, and providing seamless access to its rich variety of research outputs.

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Book 2

Libguides

Exploit our library catalogue to search bibliographic references, identify and consult an extensive collection of information resources available, including published and unpublished materials such as flagship publications, journal articles, conference proceedings, technical reports, mission reports, annual reports, working papers, speeches and other grey literature, relevant to the African continent.

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Book 3

Multimedia Repository

ECA Multimedia Repository offers a unique source of knowledge and information resources captured in their original formats, providing historical evidence and insights into regional programmes, projects, decisions, actions, and resolutions promoting socioeconomic development in Africa.

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Book 4

ASKIA

Access to Scientific and Socio-economic Information in Africa (ASKIA) is an online interactive knowledge portal, built on a federated search engine, providing access to scientific knowledge from Africa, on Africa, to Africa and the World, based on the SDG Taxonomies.

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KNOWLEDGE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

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From Ideas to Actions for a Prosperous Africa

ECA's mandate to promote the economic and social development of its member States and the achievement of the 2030 and 2063 development agendas in Africa is centred on the Commission’s three core functions, namely:

Convening,Think Tank, and Operational Functions

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Recent Publications

Recent Issue

ECA Journal For African Transformation

The Journal of African Transformation is a bi-annual inter-disciplinary and peer-reviewed scholarly periodical published by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The Journal is committed to publishing very high quality and original research that makes cutting-edge advances on African development issues. It seeks to publish scholarly empirical and theoretical research articles that contribute to Africa's development thinking, policy and practice.

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Programmatic Knowledge Clusters

Regional Integration & Trade

Focuses on the central role of achieving effective regional cooperation and economic integration among member States by supporting efforts to deepen regional markets, boost intra-African trade and global trade, accelerate industrialization and tackle the challenges of structural transformation.

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Data & Statistics

Focuses on improving the production, dissemination, and use of high-quality and comparable data and statistics in Africa to support evidence-based policymaking, planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting for the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063.

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Private Sector Development & Finance

Contributes to the achievement of sustainable, inclusive, and equitable human and social development in Africa.

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Macroeconomics & Governance

Supports the achievement of Africa’s development agenda through development planning, macroeconomic policy and economic governance, and public finance.

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Poverty, Inequality and Social Policy

Supports the achievement of Africa’s development agenda through development planning, macroeconomic policy and economic governance, and public finance.

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Gender Equality & the Empowerment of Women

Support member States in their efforts to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment by accelerating the implementation of relevant policies, mechanisms and tools as well as the monitoring and evaluation of their international commitments.

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Technology, Climate Change and Natural Resource Management

Supports the efficient management of natural resource endowments; reducing the negative impacts of climate change by moving towards green transitions and climate-resilient development and harnessing new technologies in the context of sustainable development.

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                           LibGuides —  Innovation & Tech    Natural Resource Management    Sustainable Development

News, Stories & Blogs

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ECA Strengthens SADC Digital Knowledge Ecosystem Through Community of Practice Portal Training

July 27, 2026 Knowledge Management & Engineering Unit – KMSS (SPORD)

Johannesburg, South Africa | July 2026 – The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its Knowledge Management Services Section (KMSS), has reinforced its strategic partnership with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) by delivering an advanced capacity-building programme to strengthen the management and sustainability of the SADC National Planning Entities (NPEs) and Network of Think Tanks (NTT) Community of Practice (CoP) Portal (https://cop.sadc.int/).

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ECA Library has developed a Digital User Registration and Management System to Enhance Access to Knowledge Services

July 21, 2026 Knowledge Management & Engineering Unit – KMSS (SPORD)

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its Knowledge Management Services Section (KMSS) in collaboration with the Digital and Information Technology Management Section (DITMS), has developed a Library User Registration and Management System ( https://lib-registration.uneca.org ) — serving as a modern digital platform and transforming the delivery and administration of library services across the organization and beyond.

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UNECA and the Mission of China to the African Union Celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival at the KMSS Library

February 10, 2026

On 10 February 2026, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the African Union jointly celebrated the Spring Festival at the newly renovated Knowledge Management Services Section (KMSS) Library space.

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UN-LINKS Meeting 2025 - Navigating Change Together: AI, Adaptability, and Authentic Collaboration

UN-LINKS Meeting 2025 - Navigating Change Together: AI, Adaptability, and Authentic Collaboration

November 25, 2025 ECA Library

ECA Library hosted the 2025 UN-LINKS meeting, bringing together information and knowledge professionals from across the UN system and partner organizations.
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Provides research, learning, and advisory services to ECA staff and users on Africa’s latest findings and development issues
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Captures, nurtures, and shares ECA’s knowledge to maximize impact, engage clients, and drive positive change across Africa.
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Explore featured projects driving Africa’s progress: innovative knowledge hubs, digital platforms, and sustainable development.
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From Library to Modern UN Knowledge Centre: Cementing ECA’s Vision as Africa’s Premier Think Tank.
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Multimedia

ARFSD12 Knowledge Fair Highlight

CELMAD at the 12th ARFSD Knowledge Fair

MESOB at the 12th ARFSD Knowledge Fair

SDG STYIP Impact Labs at the 12th ARFSD Knowledge Fair

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