Conference of African Ministers of Finance: Message from the Secretary General Delivered by K. Y. Amoako Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa

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Message from the Secretary General Delivered by K. Y. Amoako Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa at the Thirty-fourth session of the Commission/ Twenty-fifth meeting of the Conference of Ministers/Ninth Meeting of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance. Mr. Amoako, on his remarks highlighted that, The Millennium Declaration adopted at last September’s Millennium Summit devoted a section to the special needs of Africa. With its Compact for Africa’s Recovery ECA continues responding to the challenge of implementing the Declaration. The Compact reflects the urgent need for Africa to continue along the path of fundamental political and economic reform. Africa’s development partners should support Africa’s own efforts at change by increasing official development assistance, debt relief and market access. The United Nations, for its part, remains committed to supporting an African-led and African-owned development agenda.