11th Session of Regional Coordination Mechanism of United Nations Agencies and Organizations Working in Africa in Support of the African Union and its NEPAD Programme: welcome remarks by Abdoulie Janneh UN under secretary general and executive secretary of ECA

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Welcome Remarks by Abdoulie Janneh UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA at the 11th Session of Regional Coordination Mechanism of United Nations Agencies and Organizations Working in Africa in Support of the African Union and its NEPAD Programme. Mr. Janneh, on his remarks highlighted that, This RCM meeting is significant in the sense that it is the first one to take place after the formal integration of NEPAD into African Union structures in the form of the NEPAD Planning and Coordination Agency. The United Nations has a significant contribution to make in Africa because its noble ideals and objectives are congruous to our continent’s aspirations for socio-economic progress. A highly accomplished consultant has prepared a credible report that will enrich our discussions especially on better articulating the Framework of the TenYear Capacity Building Programme, ensuring adequate financial provision and strengthening the RCM. There is a positive spirit about Africa’s potential which has not been seen since the early years of independence and as its leading development practitioners we must help to fast-track continental aspirations for socio-economic transformation.