Amoako completes decade as executive secretary of UNECA

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Economic Commission for Africa Executive Secretary, K.Y. Amoako Friday completes his term at the helm of the continent’s leading development think-tank. As he departs, the institution looks back on a decade of institutional reform and increasingly prominent programmatic work at the cutting edge of policy-making for African development. “My work at ECA has been the most professionally rewarding of my career,” Amoako said. “We have worked closely with African policy makers and leaders to sharpen economic and social policy and I’m proud of what we have achieved.” The Vice-President of the Canadian International Development Agency, Paul Hunt, said Amoako’s “vision, wisdom and dedication to the eradication of poverty have been inspirational.” He singled out, in particular, the contribution ECA and Amoako had made to the development of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development.