Second Korea-Africa forum: statement by Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, UN Under Secretary General and Executive Secretary of ECA 24 November 2009, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Abstract

This Statement presented by Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA at the Second Korea-Africa Forum. Mr. Janneh, on his remarks outlined that, This meeting comes at a crucial moment because it will provide an opportunity for African countries to learn from the Korean experience in managing crisis and in generating impressive levels of development, as well as provide an opportunity for Korea to support African efforts to recover from crisis, restart growth and revert to a path of sustainable development.