An Africa in search of growth cannot afford the luxury of camps of unproductivity, says Songwe
The 34th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union opened in Addis Ababa with the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, imploring African leaders to collectively address issues affecting its youth, in particular those living as refugees and as internally displaced persons. “An Africa in search of growth cannot afford the luxury of camps of unproductivity,” she told the Executive Council meeting that is being held under the theme; Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards Durable Solutions to Forced Displacement in Africa.
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Language: | eng |
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2019-02
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/45185 |
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