Recovering from the Global Crisis: Towards an Action Plan for Africa and the Least Developed Countries
A Side Event at the United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Tuesday, June 25, 2009
ECOSOC Chamber, UN Headquarters
This event is organised by the
United Nations University (
UNU-WIDER and
UNU-ONY) in collaboration with the
Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (
OSAA), the
Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (
OHRLLS) and will consider the impact of the current global economic crisis on Africa and the Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
The aim is to focus the attention of the international community on the policy responses and measures needed to accelerate Africa and LDCs recovery from the crisis. This is underpinned by a belief that the crisis will not diminish or eliminate the growing hope and progress that many countries have been experiencing, and that recovery can be achieved earlier rather than later, if the appropriate and coordinated responses are now implemented in timely fashion. Given that statistical offices in African countries need support and resources now more than ever, this side event will also discuss the assessment and monitoring of the situation and its impact.
The event will consist of two conceptual/background papers, followed by a panel discussion.
Please contact Ranita Ragunathan at UNU with any questions (ragunathan@unu.edu, t.212.963.6387)
**When you register for the event, you will receive a confirmation email with the online location of the webcast.
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