Study on existing and potential manpower development and co-operation between Africa and Latin America

Abstract

The concept of co-operation between Africa and Latin America has for long been the subject of interest to the Economic Commissions for Africa and Latin America. During the second half of the 70s the subject seems to have taken a more serious turn as the adoption of a series of resolutions finally led to the ECA/CEPAL/TCDC Project. The most significant resolutions are the ECA resolutions 302 (YJII) Kinshasa and 355 (XIV) Rabat of 28 February 1977 and 27 March 1979 respectively and CEPAL resolutions 363 (XVII) of 5 May 1977 and 387(XVII) and 403 (XVIII) of 1979. With these resolutions African and Latin American countries expressed their desire to strengthen existing technical co-operation arrangements and to promote new programmes. The project has its ultimate objective the promotion of mutual co-operation between Africa and Latin America through the identification, formulation and execution of joint economic and technical co-operation activities beneficial to countries of both regions.