71st ordinary session of the council of ministers of the organization of African unity: Address by K. Y. Amoako UN under secretary general and executive secretary economic commission for Africa

Abstract

Address by K. Y. Amoako UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary Economic Commission for Africa at the 71st Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity. Mr. Amoako, on his remarks pointed out that, We are currently working with the entire United Nations system, bilateral and multilateral partners, the private sector and major foundations on an initiative that will culminate in October in the second African Development Forum, with the theme AIDS: The Greatest Challenge to Leadership in Africa. We look forward to the emergence of concrete country and regional action plans that will help to turn back the tide. The multiple challenges before African governments including war, AIDS, debt, changing terms of trade and natural calamities underscore the key role of the state in the critical years ahead. No nation state in Africa can live in isolation and hope to survive. We applaud the efforts of our leaders to hasten the pace of regional economic integration towards an African Economic Community.