2014 development cooperation forum Ethiopia high-level symposium "a renewed global partnership for a post-2015 era" Statement By Carlos Lopes UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA

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Statement by Carlos Lopes UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA at the 2014 Development Cooperation Forum Ethiopia High-Level Symposium “A renewed global partnership for a post-2015 era”. Mr. Lopes on his remarks highlighted that, This event is occurring in a context of renewed optimism about Africa’s development prospects. The discourse has shifted from Africa as a hopeless continent to Africa as and as a vibrant frontier market and an emerging pole of growth. Global partnerships can work for Africa if they are aligned with the strategic vision of the continent and buttressed by a unified continental voice. In contrast, the partnerships that underpinned the MDG framework did not go far enough to address some of the daunting challenges facing African countries. Global partnership must be fruitful and mutually beneficial. Developing countries must put resources to prudent use. But good governance is not the exclusive responsibility of poor countries.