Statement by Mr. Anwarul K. Chowdhury,United Nations Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

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Statement by Mr. Anwarul K. Chowdhury United Nations Under-Secretary-General and high representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States at the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. Mr. K. Chowdhury, on his remarks highlighted that, the theme of this session is "Accelerating Africa's Growth and Development to Meet the MDGs: Emerging Challenges and the Way Forward." With only half the time left to reach the Millennium Development Goals in 2015 since they were adopted at the UN Millennium Summit of 2000, it is indeed appropriate that we take a moment to reflect on how much of the arduous journey we have traveled.