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 Ministers responsible for water in 41 African
countries met in Abuja, Nigeria (29-30 April 2002)
and decided to form the African Ministers’ Council
on Water (AMCOW) to promote cooperation, security,
socio-economic development and poverty eradication
through the management of water resources and
provision of water supply services. AMCOW’s mission
is to provide political leadership, policy direction
and advocacy in the provision, use and management of
water resources for sustainable social and economic
development and maintenance of African ecosystems.
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 The
African Union (AU) is the principal organization for the
promotion of socioeconomic integration across the continent.
Its objectives include: achieving greater unity and
solidarity between African countries and the peoples of
Africa; promoting and defending common African positions on
issues; encouraging international cooperation; establishing
enabling conditions for the continent to play its rightful
role in the global economy and in international
negotiations; promoting sustainable development and
integration of African economies; and advancing the
continent’s development through research in all fields,
particularly science and technology.
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Heads of State and Government adopted NEPAD at the
thirty-seventh Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and
Government of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in
Lusaka, Zambia from 9-11 July 2001.In adopting NEPAD,
African Heads of State and Government realized that Africa
can only take its proper place in the international
community if it gains economic strength, hence the objective
of NEPAD is to stimulate Africa’s development by bridging
existing gaps in priority sectors, which include
agriculture, health, education, infrastructure, information
and communication technology, environment, tourism, S&T, the
African Peer Review Mechanism, and engagement of the private
sector and civil society. NEPAD was designed to meet the
AU’s development objectives and serves as a programme of the
AU.
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Millennium Declaration places particular emphasis on the
special needs of Africa and calls for focused support to
“Africans in their struggle for lasting peace, poverty
eradication and sustainable development.” NEPAD has become
the guiding framework for coordinated efforts by UN
organizations to help address the special needs of Africa.
The UN system has adopted a three-tiered approach to
coordinating its support for NEPAD. At the regional level,
the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) acts as the UN
system’s key interlocutor with African countries on NEPAD.
ECA’s yearly consultative meetings serve as the principal
coordinating mechanism for the activities of UN
organizations in Africa. Under a cluster arrangement
designed to facilitate inter-agency coordination, UN
organizations carry out support activities, working closely
with the African Union, the Regional Economic Communities (RECs)
and the NEPAD secretariat. And at the country level, UN
organizations coordinate their work through the Resident
Coordinator System and through existing mechanisms, such as
PRSPs and CCAs/UNDAFs.
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