All five ECA subregional offices ( SROs ) recorded concrete achievements in the implementation of the multi-year programme of cooperation ( MYP ) with their corresponding RECs , addressing such issues as the Millennium Development Goals ( MDGs ) , gender , governance , trade , regional integration , statistics , information and communications technology ( ICT ) and science and technology . Some of the SROs have also established subregional coordination mechanisms , as mandated by the Regional Coordination Mechanism of United Nations Agencies and Organizations Working in Africa ( RCM-Africa ) .