Report of the first meeting of the ministerial follow-up committee of fifteen of the conference of African ministers responsible for human development : (13-16 November 1995 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

Abstract

The broad mandate of the Conference is to address issues related to sustained development and transformation through the effective implementation of human-centered development strategies and programmes; review and assess the state of human development in the region; to assist member States to develop and to harmonize their policies and programmes in the area of human development and related fields such as human resources, social affairs and rehabilitation and humanitarian affairs, popular participation, etc. and to monitor developments in these fields; to encourage the integration of the human dimension into development policies, plans and programmes at both the macro-economic and sectoral levels; and to encourage the establishment of appropriate mechanisms at the national, sub-regional and regional levels to ensure human development through democratization and popular participation.