Statement by Mr Carlos Lopes UN under- secretary-general and executive secretary of ECA : Africa regional conference on population and development

Statement by Mr Carlos Lopes UN UnderSecretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA at the African Regional Conference on Population and Development. Mr. Lopes, on his remarks highlighted that, the new afro-enthusiasm is nevertheless dominated by an external perception of opportunities, particularly in light of dim growth prospects and forecasts in many advanced economies. It is true that we are not yet tired of hearing good news, given that Africa has been massacred with a patronizing, sometimes condescending view for such a long time. Regional integration, often considered the symptom of Africa’s unity becoming less a reality than a panacea, is also taking off, although not in the expected ways Governments have been negotiating for decades. Africa has more people living in cities than India and roughly the same as China. The industrial unit value for light manufacturing production is becoming more competitive than Asia’s. One needs to be blind or incredibly deceptive to not believe in the possibilities for industrialization this time around. The nature of conflicts has shifted to universal patterns.

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Format:	Speech biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	2013-10
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10855/46907
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