The crisis of development and the challenge of a new economic order in Africa statement by ECA excutive secretary Adebayo Adedeji

Abstract

The resolutions which were adopted at that Conference naturally reflected the concern felt by member States of the urgency of ushering forth a new international economic order since then as you are all aware the seventh special session has taken place UNCTAD IV and the habitat conference have come and gone and the Mexico conference of economic co-operation among developing countries has been held. Since then there has also been inaugurated the Conference on International Economic Co-operation, popularly known as the North/South Conference in Paris.