Opening remarks by Abdoulie Janneh UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 26 March 2008
This gathering is important for several reasons. Having it as a joint meeting brings together under the same umbrella, the same group of experts responsible for finance and economic development in our member States. This arrangement, which was agreed upon by respective AU and ECA Ministerial Meetings, was also endorsed by the African Union Summit. It will bring about greater synergies and coherence in tackling key economic and social issues in Africa and also enable closer collaboration and coordination between the African Union Commission and the Economic Commission for Africa. I sincerely hope that this will be an enduring arrangement. The ECA Conference of Ministers also provides an opportunity for you to examine how well your institution has been performing in the discharge of its mandate. In this regard, we continue to consolidate implementation of the ECA Business Plan in accordance with our pillars of regional integration and helping Africa to meet its special needs. This joint meeting is but one example of our realignment to support African Union priorities and to help achieve the noble objectives of its NEPAD programme.
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| Language: | eng |
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2008-03
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/47221 |
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