Dr. Vera Songwe is from Cameroon. She was appointed by Secretary-General António Guterres as the ninth Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) at the level of UN Under-Secretary-General on 17 April 2017. Upon her appointment, she became the first woman to have served in this role.
As Executive Secretary, Songwe’s reforms focused on “ideas for a prosperous Africa”, and brought to the fore critical issues of macroeconomic stability, development finance, private sector growth, poverty and inequality, the digital transformation, trade and competitiveness. Read more...
