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Africa Regional Collaborative Platform Annual MeetingDraft Opening RemarksAntonio PedroActing Executive Secretary United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Niamey, 1 March 2023Deputy Secretary-General; ASG Ahunna Eziakonwa, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Regional Director for Africa;Yacoub El Hilo, Regional DCO Director;Dear Colleagues,Good afternoon.Today we will

Thank you for your very positive and accurate introduction to our debate. Mr. President, Mr. Vice President, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, This past year has been unlike any other in living memory. The COVID-19 pandemic has already taken over three million lives. Some 131 million people have been pushed into extreme poverty. Unemployment has soared and billions saw their livelihoods vanish overnight. The most vulnerable in our societies – particularly women and young people – have been disproportionately affected. Years of development progress – and in some instances deca...