Opening remarks at the inaugural session of the African development forum by the deputy secretary-general of the UN, Louise Fréchette
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Frechette, Louise;United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa.;
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Opening remarks by the Deputy Secretary-General of the UN, Louise Fréchette, at the inaugural session of the African Development Forum. The Deputy Secretary-General on his remarks highlighted that, the world's population has just passed six billion, and we are about to enter a new millennium. It is shocking to think that almost half of the world's people -- nearly 3 billion people -- are entering the new era in abject poverty, with two dollars a day, or less, to live on.