Report of the second meeting of the advisory board on population, agriculture and environment

Abstract

The second meeting of the Advisory Board on Population, Agriculture and Environment was held in the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 24 to 26 October 2000. The Meeting was formally opened by Ms. P.K. Makinwa-Adebusoye, Director of Food Security and Sustainable Development Division of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). In her opening statement, Ms. Makinwa-Adebusoye, welcomed the members of the Advisory Board on behalf of Dr. K.Y. Amoako, the Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA. She expressed her appreciation for their continuous commitment to assisting ECA in its endeavors to promote rapid social and economic development in Africa. She then specially thanked those members attending the meeting for the first time for accepting to bring their expertise to bear on the work of ECA.