Antonio Pedro stresses proactive, adaptive responses to meet emerging challenges

Addis Ababa, July 26, 2023 (FBC) – The Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Antonio Pedro, opened the 2023 Second Quarter Accountability and Program Performance Review Meeting (APPRM) with an emphasis on the need for urgency in meeting the twin agendas  2030 and 2063.

In his opening remarks, Pedro stressed the role of ECA together with its partners in rescuing the SDGs and accelerating the implementation of the African Union Agenda 2063.

The Acting Executive Secretary also emphasized the need for “proactive and adaptive responses in a changing global environment,” calling on staff to “respond to new and emerging challenges through innovative and creative approaches.”

He concluded by reiterating the need to focus on the three major strategic tracks of the ECA; Accelerating the implementation of the AfCFTA in promoting economic transformation and inclusive diversified growth, Addressing the challenges of climate change, green economy and energy transition and Strengthening macroeconomic policies and governance.

These tracks must be buttressed by an ECA theory of change with clear value propositions and comparative advantage in order to achieve the agreed strategic objectives.