Main Conference of Ministers
14- 15 May 2005
Programme | Agenda | Annotated Agenda
Experts Meeting,
11 - 13 May 2005
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Annotated Agenda
Thirty-eighth session of the Economic Commission for Africa / Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
Abuja, Nigeria
14-15 May 2005

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:: Overview of ECA
:: Proposed Programme of Work for the Biennium 2006-2007
:: ECA Prospectus 2004
:: ECA Annual Report 2004
:: ECA Publications
   

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Conference Updates
Joint ECA-ADB Symposium
Opening Remarks by K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of ECA
Abuja, Nigeria, 15 May 2005
Main Conference of Ministers, 14- 15 May 2005
  :: Day 2, 15 May 2005
  :: Photo Gallery
  Ministerial Statement
  Closing Remarks by K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of ECA
Abuja, Nigeria, 15 May 2005
 

Remarks By Omar Kabbaj, President of the African Development Bank Group, at the Closing Session
Abuja, Nigeria, 15 May 2005

  Mutual Accountability and the African Development Agenda: The Challenge of Delivering on Commitments
Richard Manning, Chair, OECD Development Assistance Committee
  :: Day 1, 14 May 2005
  :: Photo Gallery
  African Ministers Hear Calls For Faster Progress Towards MDGs
ECA Press Release No. 12/2005, Abuja, 14 May 2005
ECA's Conference of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Ministers kicked off Saturday in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, with calls for renewed African commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and reducing African poverty.
  Opening Statement by K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of ECA
Abuja, Nigeria, 14 May 2005
  Statement by Anwarul K. Chowdhury
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the least developed countries, land locked developing countries and small island developing states
  Address Delivered by Senator Ken Nnamani
President, Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
  Statement by Dr. Maxwell M. Mkwezalamba
Commissioner for Economic Affairs, African Union Commission
  The Way Forward for African Economic Development
Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, United Nations
Meeting of the Committee of Experts , 11 - 13 May 2005
  Report of the Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the Committee of Experts
  :: Photo Gallery Day 3 | Day 2 | Day 1
  :: Day 2 - Presentations
  Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness
Elene Makonnen, Principal Advisor, Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)  
  Applying Mutual Accountability in Practice. Agricultural Performance and Trade Issues: Achievements, Constraints and Challenges
Economic Commission for Africa
  Annual Report 2005
Economic Commission for Africa
  Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI)
Economic Commission for Africa
  Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness in the Context of NEPAD:
Good Governance and Capacity Building

Mr. Okey Onyejekwe, Regional Advisor on Governance,
Development Management and Policy Division (DPMD), ECA
  “Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness” in the context of NEPAD
Aid flows and quality (chapters 5 and 6), Policy coherence (chapter 7)
OECD
 

Projet de programme de travail et d’ordre de priorité pour l’exercice biennal 2006-2007

:: Day 1 - Presentations
  Achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Africa: An Issues Paper
Prof. Augustin Fosu, Director, Economic and Social Policy Division, ECA
  Survey of Economic and Social Conditions in Africa 2004-2005
Prof. Augustin Fosu, Director, Economic and Social Policy Division, ECA
  :: Day 1 - Speeches
  Opening Statement by K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of ECA
Abuja, Nigeria, 11 May 2005
  Opening Address by Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of Finance of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria, 11 May 2005
  Opening remarks by Dr. George T. Irele, the Chairman of the Committee of Experts
Abuja, Nigeria, 11 May 2005 

Media Advisory 12/2005
Over 30 Ministers to Attend Abuja Meeting, Addis Ababa, 6 May 2005
The 38th Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development gets underway in Abuja, Nigeria, next week with some 49 ministers and central bank governors having so far confirmed their attendance.
Africa’s finance ministers to chart new course towards MDGs
ECA Press Release No. 08/2005, 19 April 2005.
The ECA’s 38th conference of African ministers of finance, planning and economic development will take place in the Nigerian capital Abuja from 14-15 May where discussions will focus on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and how to achieve them.

2005 Conference of Ministers to discuss MDGs
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