Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries 30 May - 3 June 2011, Turkey

Africa Regional Meeting on the Brussels Programme of Action, 8-9 March 2010, Addis Ababa

The Africa Regional Review (ARR) meeting on the Implementation of the Brussels Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the decade 2001-2010, from 8th to 9th March 2010 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia was part of the preparatory process for the Fourth United Nations Conference on the least developed countries to be held in Turkey, in second quarter of 2011 as called for by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/Res/64/213 (A/C.5/64/L.18).

 

The main objective of the meeting was to undertake an appraisal of the implementation of the Brussels Programme of Action (BPoA) for the Least Developed Countries for the decade 2001-2010 for the Africa region and Haiti as well as to identify measures required at the national, regional and global levels to facilitate LDCs’ development and their beneficial integration into the global economy. The regional preparatory meeting was expected to formulate priorities for African LDC and Haiti for the next development decade. Thus it served as an important input into the outcome document for the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries. The meeting brought  together all key stakeholders of the BPoA, including member States , the United Nations system, relevant regional organizations, development partners and the broad spectrum of the civil society from Africa and Haiti . As per the General Assembly resolution, Haiti  participated in the Africa Regional Review meeting. 

 

The review was co-organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) and the UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa . The Outcome Document from the Regional review, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 63/227 of March 2008, was deliberated and endorsed in the context of the joint Annual meetings of the African Union Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and ECA Conference of Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, which was scheduled for 29 March to 3 April 2010 in Lilongwe, Malawi.

 

 

Aide memoire [ English ] [Français ]

Programme [ English  ]  

African Regional Review Outcome document 

 

Plenary session

From Brussels to Istanbul: Towards a renewed strengthened Global Partnership for LDCs Development by Mr. Cheick Sidi Diarra, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS)

Enhancing African LDCs’ Capacity to Trade- The role of WTO Ms. Valentine Rugwabiza, Deputy-Director General, WTO

Presentation of the Overview report on the Implementation of the Brussels Programme of Action in the Africa Region byMr. Emmanuel Nnadozie, Director, Economic Development and NEPAD Division, ECA

Parliamentary Perspectives on the BPoA Hon.Teshome Toga, Speaker of the Peoples’ Representative , Ethiopia

Cluster 1

Statement by Vr. Srjun Karki

Cluster 2

FAO Activities in Support of the LDCs

Cluster 3

Integration of LDCs into the world economy: trade  and building productive capacities by Mussie Delelegn, Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD-ALDC

Cluster 4

Environment, Climate Change and BPOA by Mr.  Modest J. Mero

Cluster 5

The Challenges of Governance and State Building in Africa by Mr. Abdalla Hamdok, Director, Governance and Public Administration (GPAD), UNECA

APRM by Zemenay Lakew, Programme Advisor, UNDP, Regional Center , Johannesburg , South Africa

Cluster 6

Mobilising financial resources for LDCs’ Development by Mussie Delelegn, Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD-ALDC

UNFPA Inputs   Useful links on the subject: http://www.uneca.org/tfed/events/arpmBrussels/overview.html