AU reforms on track, ECA’s Vera Songwe tells UNGA President in Addis Ababa
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, on Thursday held closed door discussions with visiting United Nations General Assembly President, Miroslav Lajčák, appraising him on on-going African Union reforms that are expected to make the continental body more self-sufficient and effective. Ms. Songwe, a member of the reforms team that is led by President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, said they were currently focusing on a number of issues to ensure the union is run more efficiently for the benefit of its citizens. She said her team was working and progressing well in their efforts to ensure the institutional reforms realign and manage the AU efficiently at both political and operational levels, and more importantly, make provision for more sustainable funding for peace building in Africa if the 0.2 percent levy is adhered to. Some member States have started implementing the 0.2 percent levy while others are still to do so, said Ms. Songwe, adding the AU will have a surplus of funds that will be channeled to peace and security if all African countries implement the levy. Ms. Songwe and the UNGA President also discussed the implementation of Agenda 2030 for sustainable development and how the private sector can be brought into the SDGs’ financing. They also discussed migration and ongoing consultations on the Global Compact for safe, orderly and regular migration and on-going UN reforms.
| Format: | Press release biblioteca |
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| Language: | eng |
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2018-03
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/45586 |
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