UN CHIEF URGES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FORUM TO FOCUS ON ECONOMY, SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT BUT THE EMBARGO ON IVORY BY THE UNITED STATES THE COUNTRY DOES BOYCOTT THE FORUM

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UN CHIEF URGES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FORUM TO FOCUS ON ECONOMY, SOCIETY
AND ENVIRONMENT
New York, Jun 1 2013 1:00AM
Lasting solutions in Africa must address the links between peace,
security and development, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today,
urging participants at an international conference to work through
global dialogue to address the socio-economic and environmental
dimensions of sustainability on the continent.

In his keynote address to the fifth Tokyo International Conference on
African Development (TICAD V), Mr. Ban described the gathering as "a
call to action." Convened every five years since 1993, TICAD aims to
promote high-level policy dialogue between African leaders and their
partners and to mobilize support for African-owned development
initiatives.

"Africa is on the rise," Mr. Ban said. "The goals of TICAD are the
UN's goals. We are committed to helping Africa realize the MDGs
[Millennium Development Goals]. We will make sure Africa's priorities
are fully reflected in our post-215 development agenda."

Turning to the economy, Mr. Ban urged participants to "build on
Africa's trade opportunities, high investment returns and wealth of
potential."

The continent's economic growth averages almost six per cent each
year, Mr. Ban said.

According to the International Monetary Fund's World Economic Outlook,
sub-Saharan Africa grew at a robust 5.1 per cent in 2012 and is
expected to rise to 5.5 per cent this year and 6 per cent next year.
The global economy growth is estimated at 3.3 per cent this year and 4
per cent in 2014. While the continent's trade jumped to over a
trillion dollars in recent years.

By 2015, seven of the world's top ten fastest-growing economies will
be in Africa, the IMF reported.

Included on the list is the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mr. Ban,
his envoy to the Great Lakes, Mary Robinson, and the President of the
World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, just returned from a first of its type visit
there to show support for a new peace framework in the region and to
emphasize that development is the foundation for peace.

"We traveled together to emphasize that development is the foundation
for peace," Mr. Ban said.

He noted that many African countries have made "great progress" on the
MDGs and are directly involved in discussions about the post-2015
sustainable development agenda.

"Many African Governments understand the value of investing in
people," Mr. Ban stressed, but noted that millions of Africans lack
jobs, health care and food, and suffer under conflicts.

At TICAD, Mr. Ban urged participants to "advance progress on
education, health and women's empowerment and unleash the power of
Africa's vibrant youth."

The current global cohort of young people are part of a group of 1.2
billion -- the largest ever population of youth in history. To harness
their energy and creativity for the benefit of all, the United Nations
has launched a series of actions, including the appointment by the
Secretary-General of a Youth Envoy, Ahmad Alhendawi, and the
elaboration of the System-Wide Action Plan on youth (SWAP).

On environment, Mr. Ban noted that millions of Africans are affected
by climate change, although they "did not do much to cause the
problem," they will need more help coping with its effects.

"That is why I am working for a global, legally binding, universal
climate agreement by 2015," Mr. Ban said. "To build momentum, I am
inviting leaders from around the world to a high-level meeting on
climate change in New York next year."

He added that climate change can be an opportunity by realizing
Africa's enormous potential for clean energy, leapfrogging existing
fossil-fuel energy sources and, in the process, cut greenhouse gas
emissions and improve public health.
Less than 1 per cent of all patent applications relating to clean
energy technology (CET) have been filed in Africa, according to a
study released last month by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and
the European Patent Office (EPO).
The study also found that hydropower, the most commonly used renewable
energy source, is estimated to be utilized at just 4.3 per cent of the
continent's total capacity -- although recent years have seen efforts
to ramp up clean energy, with North African nations leading in solar
and wind categories, Kenya in geothermal, Ethiopia in hydro and
Mauritius in bioenergy.

To spur action among governments, the private sector, and civil
society partners, Mr. Ban had launched his Sustainable Energy for All
initiative to mobilize commitments on sustainable energy and reach
universal access to modern energy services by 2030.

Today's conference comes one week after the 21st African Union Summit
in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which coincided with the 50th anniversary of
the AU's establishment, originally as the Organization of African
Unity (OAU), in 1963.

Speaking at the African Union headquarters, Mr. Ban declared that
while Africans forge ahead with "a new narrative" for their
continent's future, the United Nations would support them along the
way.

In his address today, Mr. Ban paid tribute to his hosts. He thanked
Japan for the more than a billion and a half dollars donated for
development activities.

The UN chief also noted in 2011, when the triple disaster hit
Fukushima, "the Japanese people stood firm for Africa."

Jun 1 2013 1:00AM
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