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UN and Africa, a weekly 15-minute radio programme, aims to cover topical and current-affairs-related stories about what the UN is doing for Africa, in Africa, and about Africa.          Press Release
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22nd September 2005 - Programme Number 66

WHAT IS AFRICA GAINING FROM THE WORLD SUMMIT?

The UN's largest ever summit of world leaders has just ended in New York. A final Outcome Document endorsed by consensus is now expected to serve as the blueprint for worldwide action towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and much more. But what exactly are African countries taking away from this major summit? We put this, and other questions to UN Director for Strategic Planning, Abiodun Williams: "In no other continent in the world will more lives be saved than in Africa ... If you see the glass as half full, you will see that there are practical, very important decisions which have been taken."

We'll also hear what South African president Thabo Mbeki had to say: "As Africans who have been exposed to many violent conflicts since the United Nations was formed, we are particularly keen that this Organisation must live up to its obligation to save succeeding African generations from the scourge of war."


For the full coverage of the summit, please click on this link: THE 2005 WORLD SUMMIT

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As more than 150 heads of state and government meet at UN Headquarters in the largest ever gathering of world leaders, we examine what the UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, and African leaders like Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo are saying:
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Africa needs genuine partnership in order to overcome its numerous challenges and problems. "

Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa says his country has already achieved one of the Millennium Development Goals. But Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says there are so many odds against his country.

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