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Africa has made “huge step forward” in developing its infrastructure

12 October 2016

Africa has made a “huge step forward” in developing its infrastructure from building roads to power grids, according to the CEO of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).

Ibrahim Mayaki made the remarks on the margins of a high-level event at UN headquarters informally known as “Africa Week”.

The continent needs more than US$93 billion a year to meet its infrastructure needs and requires foreign investments to do so, according to global think tanks.

Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro

Current crises could ‘derail’ efforts to achieve global anti-poverty goals – Migiro

21 October 2008

The world is currently at a critical juncture in global development, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro warned today, noting that the financial turmoil, combined with the food crisis and climate change, threatens efforts to halve poverty and other social and economic ills by the target date of 2015.

General Assembly President stresses link between peace and sustainable development

18 October 2007

At a United Nations General Assembly debate today, the body’s President said that stamping out poverty goes hand in hand with achieving peace, urging all States to step up their efforts in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight ambitious targets to stamp out poverty and other ills by 2015.

Senior UN adviser on Africa says peace remains the main challenge for development

12 October 2006

Presenting a mixed report card on African development over the past five years, the top United Nations adviser on the continent warned today that the challenge for all Africans is to put in place the conditions for lasting peace or risk all the progress made in infrastructure, education, health and other areas under the region’s common development strategy coming to nothing.

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UN Food and Agriculture agency co-hosts fishing conference in Nigeria

22 August 2005

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is co-hosting a three-day conference in Abuja, Nigeria for African governments, development organizations and experts from around the world to discuss ways to boost production at the continent's fisheries where fish supply has declined during the past decade, bucking the global trend.

UN, African leadership forum launch Governance Institute

10 June 2005

African government officials and civil society leaders meeting in Dakar, Senegal have joined the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to launch an institute to foster research, advocacy and policy dialogue on urgent governance issues for the continent.

Special adviser gives Annan recommendations on increasing support for Africa

3 June 2005

Noting that previous development strategies for Africa have not fulfilled the promises made, the chairman of a special United Nations advisory panel on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) today recommended greater and more focused investment and aid, wider debt relief and freer trade for African products.

Aid for Africa’s farms drops as developed States maintain subsidies – UN official

18 October 2004

Developed countries have increased their aid to Africa’s agricultural sector, but they are taking the money back in the form of debt and other repayments while subsidizing their own agricultural exports to the detriment of the continent’s farmers, the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Africa said today.

New UN panel aims to boost global support for Africa's economic development

20 July 2004

Worldwide support for Africa's economic development will be strengthened by a recently-appointed United Nations panel of economists, development experts, former government ministers and academics, the Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Africa said today.

Africa making strides but still suffers from disadvantages, UN official says

14 October 2003

Africa has made strides in implementing the continent's development plan by increasing spending on education and health and setting up mechanisms for improving standards of political governance, but it suffers from trade disadvantages and a brain drain, a senior UN official said today.

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