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Workshop on the Role of Women in Urban Development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2008

Jean Comhaire
Affiliation:
Social Affairs Section, U.N. Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa

Extract

The main aim of the social affairs section of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, in organising this workshop, was to analyse the economic aspects of the situation of women in African urban areas, and their importance in general economic development. Twenty-four women had been invited from as many African countries, representing the whole range of modern activities; 14 of them came, with another 10 representing the various regions of Nigeria, and more than 50 observers.

Type
Africana
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1964

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