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Subject: AT DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE IN JAPAN, BAN URGES INTEGRATION OF
AFRICA INTO THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
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AT DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE IN JAPAN, BAN URGES INTEGRATION OF AFRICA
INTO THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
New York, Jun 2 2013 10:00AM
To open the way for progress, African countries must adopt proactive
policies, and their partners must help forge an enabling international
environment, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today told a panel in Tokyo
on investment and development.
Speaking at the fifth Tokyo International Conference on African
Development (TICAD V), Mr. Ban
<"http://www.un.org/sg/spokesperson/">urged better integration of
Africa into the global economy to diversity the continent's economies
and make them more resilient, during a panel chaired by World Bank
President Jim Yong Kim, on 'private sector, trade and investment as
engines of development'.
"Responsible foreign investment holds more potential for Africa than
any other source of development capital, including official
development assistance," Mr. Ban said.
Africa's share in global foreign direct investment flows is around 3.5
per cent, he noted, while most of the continent's trade and investment
are focus on a limited number of commodities exported to a limited
number of destinations.
"It is important to complete the Doha Trade Round and ensure that
African companies have access to major markets," urged Mr. Ban noting
the ongoing negotiations under the umbrella of the UN-supported World
Trade Organization (WTO), and the critical need to address non-tariff
barriers.
He also urged opportunities for trade beyond traditional markets,
particularly among emerging economies, and a greater focus on
intra-African trade among the African Union members.
"We also need to address the crippling lack of infrastructure. Energy,
transportation and communications systems are essential to functioning
business," Mr. Ban said, highlighting the importance of investors and
entrepreneurs in realizing the continent's "green growth."
Mr. Ban said his Sustainable Energy for All initiative, which aims to
achieve universal energy access, improve energy efficiency and
increase the use of renewable energy, "can help spur progress."
He also urged companies to observe the Principles for Responsible
Agricultural Investment developed by the UN and the World Bank, and
called on investors to support the growth of small-scale local
business but to also respect human rights and property rights.
Earlier in the day, Mr. Ban participated in a thematic session at
TICAD V on the development of a post-2015 development agenda to
succeed the eight anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs).
With fewer than 1,000 days to reach the MDGs by their target date in
December 2015, Mr. Ban urged the Government of Japan and other
partners to increase support for the development goals.
"TICAD V should galvanize action to help the world live up to our
pledge to end poverty, educate children, empower women and provide
health services for all," Mr. Ban <"
http://www.un.org/sg/spokesperson/">told the participants who
included heads of State and Government.
After nearly a year of work, Mr. Ban received a report this week by
the High-Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, outlining a
new development framework to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030 and
deliver on the promise of sustainable development.
In the report, the 27-member Panel called for the new post-2015 goals
to drive five major transformational shifts: move from "reducing" to
ending extreme poverty, leaving no one behind; putting sustainable
development at the core of the development agenda; transforming
economies to drive inclusive growth; building accountable
institutions, open to all, that will ensure good governance and
peaceful societies; and forging a new global partnership based on
cooperation, equity and human rights.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, in attendance at TICAD V,
co-chaired that panel, along with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
of Indonesia and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom.
She has been selected to also chair the Committee of Heads of State
and Government on the Post-2015 Development Agenda.
To ensure that the report reflects the concerns of people across the
world, the panel took into account national consultations held in more
than 90 countries, including three dozen in Africa, Mr. Ban said. In
addition, a quarter million of Africans also shared their ideas online
through the global survey My World.
Also at the Tokyo Conference, the head of the UN Development Programme
(UNDP) today moderated a panel to identify priority actions for
closing gender equality gaps in Africa and ensuring that gender
equality is central to the post-2015 development agenda. The panel
focused on best practices in addressing such challenges as maternal
health, food security, sexual violence and barriers to women's
economic, legal and political empowerment, as well as to their
participation in peace building.
It also noted the importance of women in agriculture where they are
estimated to account for nearly 50 percent of the agricultural labor
force in sub-Saharan Africa.
"One of the most important steps countries can take to drive progress
is to ensure and improve the political, economic and social rights and
opportunities of women," UNDP Administrator Helen Clark
<"http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/presscenter/pressreleases/2013/05/31/empowering-women-and-closing-gender-gaps-in-africa-under-spotlight-at-tokyo-conference.html">said.
"Africa has achieved notable economic growth in recent years. To be
sustained, that growth must be inclusive, and translate into concrete
improvements in the lives of women, men and children," Miss Clark
added.
Participants at TICAD V also discussed peace and stability in Africa.
In his <" http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocus/sgspeeches/">remarks,
Mr. Ban noted that there are fewer conflicts in Africa than in the
past, "but new threats are emerging" including the rise of
transnational crime, piracy, terrorism and radicalization.
"Peace and development are mutually reinforcing," Mr. Ban said, noting
that he returned last week from the Great Lakes region where he, envoy
Mary Robinson, and the President of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, went
to support the Peace, Security and Cooperation framework for the
Democractic Republic of the Congo and the region.
He noted that "nowhere is the nexus between government, security and
development more clear than in the Sahel."
The Sahel region -- which stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red
Sea -- suffers from extreme poverty with more than one million
children in acute malnutrition. The region's human development levels
are among the lowest in the world. It also has porous borders that
present security challenges, as well as significant human rights
problems.
"We are doing everything possible to save lives now and to address
future needs," Mr. Ban said. "The goal is to build resilience -- a key
theme of this conference."
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