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Year 2001
Women's Human Rights Education in Africa
Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting in Ouagadougou to Review Western Africa Sub-regional Outlook and Best Practices. (18-20 December 2001)
(12.18.2001)
The Millennium Lecture Series Page, Lecture by Mr. K.Y. Amoako
17 December 2001, Downing Street, London
ECA Press Release No. 13/ 2001
G8 Must Move to Reverse the Slide in Aid to Africa - Amoako

Click here for the Millennium Lecture Series Page
(12.17.2001)
Fulfilling Africa's Promise
Millennium Lecture by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), 10 Downing Street, London, 17 December 2001
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Click here for the Millennium Lecture Series Page
(12.17.2001)
Press Release No. 12/2001
Amoako to deliver Africa address at Downing Street
(12.14.2001)
Overcoming Africa’s Marginalization: Implementing the New Partnership for Africa’s Development
Address to the African Economic Research Consortium

by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA),
2 December 2001, Nairobi, Kenya

(12.03.2001)
ECA Calendar of Events
ECA Calendar of Events updated [ PDF version, MS Word Version]

(11.23.2001)
Second Meeting of the Committee on Sustainable Development
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 26-29 November 2001

(11.14.2001)
Documents related to the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD)
The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), The New African Initiative (NAI), the COMPACT for African Recovery, the Millennium Partnership for the African Recovery (MAP), the Omega Plan for Africa, and other related documents.
(11.14.2001)
Opening Remarks at the Meeting of Ministers on Committee on Women and Development
by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of ECA, 08 November 2001
, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(11.08.2001)
Opening Remarks at the Africa Regional Preparatory Meeting for the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development
by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of ECA, 17 October 2001, Nairobi, Kenya  
(11.08.2001)
Press Release No. 11/2001
African PRSP Learning Group and ECA/SPA Experts to Meet
(11.02.2001)
ECA Calendar of Events
ECA Calendar of Events updated [PDF version / MS Word Version]

(11.01.2001)
Press Release No. 10/2001
Third African Development Forum Moved to February 2002.
(10.26.2001)
Second Meeting of the Committee on Natural Resources and Science and Technology (CNRST)
30 October - 01 November 2001, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(10.20.2001)
Food as Survival, Growth and Solidarity in an Interdependent World
Address to Celebration of World Food Day in the Netherlands by K. Y. Amoako, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary UN Economic Commission for Africa The Hague, 16 October 2001

(10.16.2001)
Documents related to Africa and the World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Africa's Negotiating Objectives for the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the WTO
(Document in other file formats: PDF format, MS Word format)
- Abuja Ministerial Declaration on the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the WTO
(Document in other file formats: PDF format, MS Word format)
- Documents of the High Level Brain Storming Meeting for African Trade Negotiators Preparatory to the Fourth WTO Ministerial Conference
(10.26.2001)
Press Release No. 09/2001
Knowledge Networking Experts Meet to Prepare for ADF 2001
Link to the Africa Knowledge Networks Forum Website
Transforming Africa's Economies ! New publication
Final version of "Transforming Africa's Economies, Economic Report for Africa 2000" released
Transforming Africa's Economies: Overview
This overview of Transforming Africa’s Economies, by the Economic Commission for Africa, is based on the findings of the Economic Report on Africa 2000. First printed in April 2001.
            Click here for text-only links page or download the whole Publication (zipped PDF file - size 2.5 MB)
Press Release No. 08/2001
Second Big Table to Review Africa's Relations with Partners
Advisory
UNSIA and AKNF Web sites moved
Press Communique
Dutch Government and ECA sign cooperation agreement worth US$ 6 million
Press Release No. 07/2001
ADF 2001 To Focus on defining priorities for Regional Integration
Globalization: An Opportunity for Catching up or a Risk of Falling Behind in the Development Process?
Statement by Mr. K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa Geneva, Switzerland, 20 July 2001.
Towards the African Union: A Development Perspective
Statement by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) to the 74th Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity (OAU)
5 July 2001, Lusaka, Zambia
High Level Brain Storming Meeting for African Trade Negotiators Preparatory to the Fourth WTO Ministerial Conference
Jointly Organised by the ECA and the OAU, and in collaboration with UNCTAD, AERC, and WTO
(26 - 29 June 2001, at the United Nations Conference Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
- Conclusions and Recommendations
- Opening Statement by K.Y. Amoako
- Annotated Agenda
- Programme of Work
- Issue Paper (PDF version)
- Exploring the issues of the GATS negotiations, a note by the UNCTAD Secretariat
(PDF version)
- Press Release 
- Provisional List of Participants
Press Release No. 06/2001
African Trade Negotiators Prepare for Post-Seattle WTO Meeting
Addis Ababa, 26 June 2001
Opening Statement at the OAU-Civil Society Conference
by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of ECA, Addis Ababa, 11 June 2001
Enhancing Productive Capacities: The Role of Health
Keynote Address to the Third UN Conference on LDCs by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of ECA and Member of WHO Commission on Macroeconomics and Health
Brussels, Belgium, Wednesday 16 May 2001
Conference of Ministers
The 25th Conference African Ministers of Finance and Planning
 
The 25th Conference African Ministers of Finance and Planning (8 - 10 May, 2001, Algiers, Algeria), and the Twentieth Meeting of the Technical Preparatory Committee of the Whole (TEPCOW) & the Ninth Meeting of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts (2 - 7 May 2001, Algiers, Algeria)
Compact for African Recovery
Operationalising the Millennium Partnership for the African Recovery Programme
Addis Ababa, 20 April 2001
HEALTH IS AT THE HEART OF DEVELOPMENT
Presentation by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa
at the
Panel on the Way Forward of the OAU Special Summit on HIV/AIDS and Other Related Infectious Diseases, Abuja, 27 April 2001
Mobilizing Billions to Fight AIDS in Africa: The Way Forward
(Link to ADF 2000 Website)
[Draft Paper for the Abuja Summit on HIV/AIDS 16 April 2001]
Document prepared by UNAIDS and ECA
Daily Summaries of the Summit
(Link to ADF 2000 Website)
Second day: African Summit on HIV, TB and ORID
Opening ceremony: African Summit on HIV, TB and
Summary of ECA's Presentation at the African Summit on HIV/AIDS, TB and Related Infectious Diseases
by Ms. Lalla Ben Barka, Deputy Executive Secretary of the ECA, Abuja, 24 April 2001
Statement at the Ministerial Technical Meeting of the Extraordinary Abuja Summit on HIV/AIDS and other Infectious Diseases
by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the ECA, Abuja, 24 April 2001
(Read by Ms. Lalla Ben Barka, Deputy Executive Secretary of the ECA)
Press Release No. 01/2001
ABUJA SUMMIT TO ENDORSE ADF 2000 CONSENSUS ON FIGHTING HIV/AIDS
The Secretary-General's Report on Financing for Development
The Secretary-General has prepared a comprehensive policy report of action-oriented proposals on all issues within the financing for development agenda. The 64 page report has 87 recommendations for consideration by governments.
Year 2001 Events
Download the first version of year 2001 Calendar of Events [PDF version / MS Word Version]

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