Address by Ms. Asha Rose Migiro at the opening of the regional coordination mechanism meeting: opening of the regional coordination mechanism meeting, Economic Commission for Africa

Abstract

Address by Ms. Asha Rose Migiro, Deputy Secretary General of the UN at the Opening of the Regional Coordination Mechanism Meeting, Economic Commission for Africa. Ms. Migiro, on her remarks highlighted that, this is a momentous time for Africa. The broad effects of climate change and the global financial crisis have overshadowed some of our hard-won development gains. Africa achieved impressive economic growth rates during the early years of this new millennium. Prudent macroeconomic policies, improved governance and reformed environments for private--sector investment all played their parts in supporting this achievement. The MDG Africa Secretariat recently asked you to take stock of achievements thus far. The regional and country-level dimensions of both initiatives highlight the need to continue building even stronger collaboration between the RCMs and RDTs.