Report of the thirty-sixth session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts for North Africa

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Report of the thirty-sixth session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts for North Africa. Mr. Meraghni conveyed his country's appreciation for having been designated to chair the thirty-fifth session of the Intergovernmental Committee, which focused on the major topic of economic stimulus measures in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. On behalf of Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa and United Nations Under-Secretary-General, Ms. Schwidrowski welcomed the participants to the opening of the thirty-sixth session of the Intergovernmental Committee. She pointed out the relevance of regional integration in tackling the current disruptions in global trade, notably in addressing the challenge of creating the jobs that would be needed to absorb the influx of millions of young people into the labor market every year. At the conclusion of its deliberations, the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts for North Africa issued the recommendations below and requested the Bureau to convey them to the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.