| dc.description | A sensitization meeting with the diplomatic corps in Addis Ababa set the stage, Monday, for an upcoming inaugural Africa Job Creation Forum to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 7 - 9 July 2023 on the theme, "Accelerating Job Creation, Digital and Financial Inclusion in the Implementation of the AfCFTA". The pre-forum gathered inputs and interventions that are expected to shape the discussions and priorities for the main forum. According to the organizers at the AeTrade Group, the primary objective of the Africa Job Creation Forum is to expedite the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) by fostering value addition, industrialization, and job creation across the continent. With projections indicating that Africa will be home to 40% of the world's workforce by 2050, the Africa Job Creation Forum becomes a vital platform to address the evolving labor landscape. By connecting various stakeholders within the African innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, the forum aims to create synergies that will enable the ecosystem to thrive and generate a significant number of jobs in Africa. Antonio Pedro Acting Executive Secretary, ECA shares his thoughts on the importance of the forthcoming Africa job creation forum to be held under the theme of accelerating job creation digital and financial inclusion in the implementation of the African Continental Three trade area Africa's population is growing faster than the continent's capacity to create decent jobs today Africa accounts for 1.4 billion people and is projected to grow to 2.9 billion in 2015 and by 2035 Africa's working-age population is expected to grow to 450 million. | en |
| dc.title | Africa Jobs Creation Forum 2023 | en |
| ags.publisherPlace | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | en |
| ags.publisherName | UN. ECA | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-07-17T12:07:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-07-17T12:07:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-05-25 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10855.1/3848 | |
| uneca.workflow.processed | true | |
| uneca.language.supported | en | |
| dc.contributor.other | AeTrade Group | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | AFRICA | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | EAST AFRICA | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | ETHIOPIA | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | NORTH AFRICA | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | SOUTH AFRICA | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | SOUTHERN AFRICA | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | CENTRAL AFRICA | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | GHANA | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | RWANDA | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | SWAZILAND | |
| dc.format.extent | 1:06:21 | |
| dc.format.medium | MP4 | |
| dc.language | en_US | |
| dc.type | Video | |
| dcterms.accessRights | UNECA | |
| ags.creatorCorporate | United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | EMPLOYMENT CREATION | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | LABOUR MARKET | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | FREE TRADE AREAS | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | GENDER | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | YOUTH | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | EMPLOYMENT | |
| ags.subjectClassification | 12.01.00 EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION AND PLANNING | |
| ags.subjectClassification | 07.01.00 GENERAL INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND TRADE POLICY | |
| ags.descriptionNotes | Meeting | |
| ags.rights.TermsOfUse | Public | |
| ags.availabilityLocation | ECA-HQ | |
