Accelerating Social Development in Africa for the 21st Century: Statement by Ms. Lalla Ben Barka, deputy executive secretary economic commission for Africa
Statement by Ms. Lalla Ben Barka, Deputy Executive Secretary Economic Commission for Africa at the sub regional Follow-up Conference to the 1995 World Summit for Social Development in Africa for the 21st Century. Ms. Barka, on her remarks highlighted that, The exceptional challenge of Africa’s social development featured prominently during the Social Summit, in which world leaders dedicated themselves to accelerating the economic, social and human-centered development of Africa and the least developed countries. Poverty reduction and its eventual eradication must now be considered the highest imperative and development priority for African countries. One means towards achieving this goal is to ensure access to basic health care, education, nutrition, productive employment and sustainable livelihoods. On the Social Summit objective of moving towards full employment, there has been little progress, except in one or two countries.
| Format: | Speech biblioteca |
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| Language: | eng |
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1999-03
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/47415 |
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