Regional Review of the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001-2010: Statement by Abdoulie Janneh UN under secretary general and executive secretary of the economic commission for Africa

Abstract

This Statement delivered by Abdoulie Janneh UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa at the Regional Review of the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001-2010. Mr. Janneh, on his remarks highlighted that, The African Brussels Programme review meeting showed us mixed outcomes from LDCs in Africa: in education, gender equality and HIV/AIDs. In the area of education, an issue that is central to the success of any development programme, and certainly at the heart of both the Brussels Programme and in achieving the Millennium Development Goals, primary enrolment rates fail to match completion rates. Tractable development agendas such as the Brussels Programme are essential tools to assist States in sharpening their focus on combating poverty. As such, the main conclusion we reached in our meeting in Addis Ababa was that it is imperative to mainstream the Brussels Programme in national development strategies.