Tokyo international conference on Africa (TICAD II): Statement by K.Y. Amoako, UN under-secretary-general and executive secretary of the economic commission for Africa

This statement delivered by K. Y. Amoako, UN Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa at the Tokyo International Conference on Africa (TICAD II). Dr. Amoako, on his remarks highlighted that, keeping focus with TICAD on the longer-term fundamentals. He present five longer-term challenges. Financing Africa's development through improved aid, debt and investment. The second challenge is the need to maintain focus on Africa's human resource development… the bedrock of reducing poverty. The third challenge is harnessing the enormous potential of information technology to help leapfrog Africa's development. On Africa's side, regulatory environments must be improved. The fourth major challenge is that of regional cooperation and integration. The fifth challenge flows from the fourth. An Africa preparing to trade across its borders, also prepares to trade with the world. To fulfill the promise of TICAD and the Bandung Framework for Asia-Africa Cooperation, we need to develop concrete and workable mechanisms that can deliver the fruits of South-South cooperation.

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Format:	Speech biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	1998-10
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10855/47448
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