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UNITED NATIONS

ECONOMIC

AND

bOC/,l\L COUNCIL

E/cN.14/L.122

6 (

DRAFT REPORT

OF THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE

ECONOMIC CO ISSIOlJ FOR AFRICA TO ~ ECONO.

rc

AND SOCI AL

cotnrcn.

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. CONTENTS

Paragraphs ,Page I: TRODUCTI

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P;'.RT 1. i'1ORK o~·

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.. p . .ssr.. ox SJ:rCB' TEE TEL.D SESSIOl: •• •

A. Organizati~' j ·t ~' ·€cret -ariat.·.....•. ...•.-••.•••••••

Staf fing -POG!. 'ion....0 . . . . . ~ . 0 ~ • • • • • •0 " • •" . '• • • • • • •

Admini~tr~tive-strucuure of the secretariat•.••••

E. Summary Of-.i"ork do. • .. ... . •. •..•...•." ....•.••••••

Reaoar;c D·."'.;;!.:~i._on. " "" " •.•"La 41 • • • • • • • "

ill-risi.on .Qi: ".I,~d;q~try, Tr ans por t and

. ,.. . . ' .. .. . 'Na t u r a1 Resources••: •••.

ECA/FAG,J:o:i.nii" .i cu l ~ural Di v i s ion ...•••••••••••

Communivs DGYE;:l,t,rp~ent

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Bran

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Tra.. .. n ....ct 1v:t,. :i:.e~.. '_~"a .. .. .. .p.. .. .. • .. .. .. • • .. .. ..~0°• •':

C. Relations 'with SP8 ci ~li z cd agencies and other ·' Organizati 'ils; ; ~ ; ~ : .. ~. ~ I .. " " " .'!

Speciali';:; e ":!. Ags'lci :I• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Interna~' on-~ La 0 ~ rgani s a t i on (l LO) ...•

Food,and. .0 -' ~~.

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_~~.~rg. ~ization

f t e U~)' tea. "ration s (FAO) •••• ~ ..: ~ ~ ...

Uni,ted a tii r_.~ ~ciuca'tional, Scientific and

C"~l'tl ":'cl' Or nizat;'on ( ;msco) .•••.•...•.•

I .tflrn~:G ;LonpJ. 3 : ": _0:' Re co n s t r u. c t i on

an D~~el n m~nt '_ R ) ...•...•

In't~-ll:' a:~ibn-c"l Idn-t 'ar ;;: 'fund, U)~IF).!•.•..•••.•••.

Enter-na t ona'l T l e e mmuruca tt ons Union (rT'ti) •••

-h _J.d _Be-l.t'" C . 'za' iol'l.--( ao )~--;:; ;,...•..'.-••.••

General ~ee~A t on Ta riff s and Tr a d e (GATT)•.

Spe·ci·e... IUli~ . r ' . " . Othe l~ :.~t.,~r.- .r;.v,;:!.'n ::,an tal Qrgan i z a t i on s •••••...•

PART II. FOtJR Til . i~S!: 1-.0 '" THli.; .C~:.~s~~ m!•••.••.••••••••••

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~lection of ff·c~rs..: ..~ .. . . • . . . . • . • . O:rg'"~i il. ~ oi 'of for k.• . ...••."•.•.•••.••.•~ .••

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l'TO TE . .. .. , .

Sytnbo.ls of Un~_ t fl d atnona docume nts -ar e composed of capital letters

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ch a symbol indicates a reference"to a United' Natio ~ i)~~ lSr.t.

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Paragraphs Page

B. Agenda It • • • • ,., , 110 .

C. Account of proceedi n~s

Economic situation and trends in Africa

(i n cl u ding s cia: aspects) ...•...

Economi.c and social development...•.

r" (a) Economic develnpment •...•...••...

(b) S cial devel opme n t.•...•...••.•.••

(c) 'ocla' we l far e an~ commu ni t y development••...•

Implement ation of 'e ci s i on s o~ decentralization of United Nations econ~mic and social activities and strengthening of regional economic commissions Economic Commission for F~rica staffing problems •..••..

TTade and commnOity problems...•.•...•.•..•••.

International assistance to Africa •...•••...••.•••••.

African statistics ..•-•...•.••...•.••••••••

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Transport and co nications •...•.

Pr-ogr amne of wor-k and. prinrities ...•...•..

Date and pl a c e, of meeting of next session•...•

Adoptio. f the repor, and closing of the session ..•••.

PART III. RESOLU110 S .A. PT~D BY TEL CO:·:AISSIOE AT ITS FOURTH

S;SSI O,7 ' .:.. ' .

PART IV. DRAFT RE SOLUTI01~" FOR' Ae'nON BY tI'Iill ECONOIoiIC i\}Tn SOCIAL C ill CIL 'III III III III III III III III .. III ..

PART V. PROG ..IE 0 , llORK AlTD PRIORI'I'I ES ?OR 1962-1963 . A. Observations on the programme of ..lark and priorities ....••

B. Annotate d list of urojects f r 19 62-1963

I. Ac t ivi t i ~ s in' Be ner~~ economic fields, social

spe c t s of ecoho~ic'development and statistics...•.

II. Indus~ry , tr a ns p ort and natural res ources•...••.•

IIIIII Agri cuL'tureIIIIII III.. III .. III.. III IIIIII IV. Community develJpment, social welfare and allied

cta.vatLe s III III I I I " III .

Annex: Cc.rr-espondence bet •cee n numbers of projects included ih the"programme of work and

prioriti'ss for 1961:...6 2' and 1962-63 •..•.••.••••.•••

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II.

III.

IV.

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Lis t 0 representative s and bs er v er s to the Fourth Session

if t e Oomnn.sei.on III III III .. III III III IIIIt .. III ..

List of p blic~ti ons and pri nci pal documents issued since the T!:lird Session of he Commi ssion•....•...••...•...•'.•..••..

Ter ms of reference 0 the Economic Commission for Africa •..•..•••.

Rules of pr oce du r e of the Economic Commi.o si on for Africa ...••

Opening meeting of the Fourt h Session ...•...••••.•.•••

(a essa ge sent by His Imper ial Ma j e s t y Hai l e Selassie I •.••••

(b) essaSe sent by U Thant, Ac t i ng Secretary-General of

the United Nations III III III .. III • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

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(0) Ad dross by . . Phil i ppe Ie Seyn e s , Under-Secretary

fo Econonu~ an d S ci a l Aif a.ir s • • . . . • . . . . • . . • . . . . ( ) Address l;y I. Le}- bb as, ecuti ve Secretary of

·y.1 n~l ln' c em : s.ion for Afri ca ••...••••••••

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E/CN.14/L•122

ECOlm fUC CO' ·iI SS IO FOR ."LFR CA

P~nual Report to the Economi c and Social Counci l cov eri ng the pe r i o d 19 Feb r u ar y 1961 to

Il. IJUCTION

IIar ch 1962 .

1. Thi s annual re_ort of t!le Eeono ic Comnussi on f'or .Africa CA) , ,..hi ch covers the period 19 Fe br u ar y 1961 to -iarch 1962, i·ras adopued by the

Commission at it~ meetin g, on axe 1962. ... is submitted "to the Economi c and Social Council at it s t.i1i rt y-fou rth ses s ion in -a ccor ance ~'1ith pa r agr a ph 18 of the Commission1s tar B of referen ce, which states that lithe Commission shall submi t to the Economic an d Social Coun c il once a year a lu ll report on its activities and plans , LncIudi ng th se of subadda ary bOdies'I)1 _.

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The pre vi ou s acti vit ie s

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the .Gommis s i on and of its subsidia ry

bodies .ha e been re por te d t the Bcono ic c~ld ~o cia1 Couei1 in the fol 1 owin documents: Repo rt 0 una first session (29 De cember 1958 - 6 Jroluary 1959) LOfficial Records of the Ec.£nomi c and Soci a l Council, Tuen t y-eight h ccrn.on ,

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u plement Ho. 10 (

/ 3201 )_J,

ArL~ual Repor t (7 Janua r y

1959 -

6 Febr u a r y 1960 ) Ibid. Tbi r thieth Sessio , Suppl e me t . 0. 10

(E / 332 0 )-I

and ~~nua1 Report

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February 1960 - 18 February 1961) ~Ibid. ~hirty-s e co nd Sessi on , . Supplement No . 10(E/3452 Rev.l)-7.

PART I

ORK OF THE CO "IS SIO SINe THE T I SESSIO

(The t ext is the Executi ve Se creta ry's Repor t on the work f the Secretariat bet ee the third and f'ou.ruh sessions of the Commi s s ion , except for the =i r s t paragraph (B/C .14/12().

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PART II

.. ~og~Tfi. SE3S1 N O '1 E CO:. IS3IOH

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Attendance and organization oi" the· ,fork,

OPENING :MEETI NG

159- The fourth session of the Commission ,'r a s opened on 19 February

1962 in Africa Hall, .Addis Ababa , Ethiopin., Idth a massage from His Imperial

£IIajesty Haile ieLaaai.o I, Em~er o r of Ethiopia, '2. mcss ege from U I'h a rrt ,

~ti.cting Secr,~t ary-G enGral of the ~ ni ted Iati.ons , a tst ern errt by ir. Philippe de Seynes~ UndGr-3.::;cr e ... y for ECOnOI:1ic and uo c i"" l ;'_..:'fairs, and a state- ment by i·.r. I ekk.i Ab b a s , Exe c u t i v e Secr-eta'ry of this Couunission. ·rhe texts of these statomorrts z-e reproduced in annex V to the pr-ese nt repo·rt.

160. A 'numbcr of deLcga e spoke in r-csponso to the mess age of His Imperial

Majesty. A resolution (40(IV)) (see Part III of this report) ..was passed., in whd.ch' tho Comm.i.asi.on expressed its sYl1!pathy on the death rof Her Imperial Majesty" the Empress of,Ethiopia. Regret was expressod on the forthcoming,:..

r"e~igna~tibn of'l:Ir . Hekl~i Abbas , Ex eoutivc 'secretary, and assurance 1.as ' given of' support to Mr. Rober-t ll:. . . .

Secretary.

Ge.rdinor, the

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ly appointed Exequti~~

MElffiERSHI? .film Al'TElTDAliCE

161. Representatives of th e follo fi ne; member-s of the Commission '{[er e present at tht seS3ion. Be lgium, Cameroun, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (B'razzaville), Congo (Leopoidvil10), Dahomey, Ethiopia', 'Franoe,;

Gabon, Ghtlmi., Guin'6a; Ivory'CO£1.st, Liberia, Libya; liiadagascar, '-Na l f ,-. Mauri tania, Morocco, Nigor, Nigeria, Portugal, S'e'negc"l, 8iGrra Le o ne , Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Talg anyika, ~a Go , Tu n i s i a , Unitod Arab Republio, and United Ki do m of Great Brit ain en ~o rt he rn Ireland. Upper Vol a and the Republic of South i:..frica Her no t represonte d. The Republic of South Af r i oa , in a communication to the Exe uti.ve Sccrvtar;/ (E/C:r.14/L.82) stated that it wo u l d not bo rap Gsc nt Gd because it believed th a t the i tem

"Economic an Sooial COn3Gquenc es of R cial Di s c r i mi nc.tory Practices"

should not have been placed on the a'" ndn. of the Commission.

162. By resolution 41 (IV) (s~ o P~rt III of this r0port} which was adopted

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unanimously, the Commission request ed the Econo mic and Social Council to authorize the Exe cut i v e Secretary to empowe r the S~'Tiss Confederation to attend the sessions of the Commission if it so desires, on conditions similar to 'those set out in paragraph 10 of the terms of reference of' the Commission for states member of the Uni t ed Nations .rha ch are not me m-be r s of tne Comnission.

163. Of the associate members, the Federation of Rhode s i a and Nyasaland, Ruanda Urundi and Uganda \-Tere represented. Basutoland, Bechuanaland and S'laziland, Gambia and Kenya and Zanzi bar ":Tere not represented.

16 • Representatives of the follo....ing mel':lbe r s of the United Na t i on s not members of the Econ omi c Commission for Africa attended the fourth session:

Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, etherlands, Poland, Romania, S e en , Turl::e y ; Unaon of Soviet Socialist Republics, United tates of America, and YugoslaVia. Re pr e s en t a t i ve s of

participated in the discussions under pa r agr a ph 10 of the Commission's terms of reference.

165. Obs e r v e r s ,..ere presen t from th F deral Republic of Germany. -.

166. In accordance ~ith paragraEh 11 of the terms of reference, representatives of the follol'Tin specialized agencies attended the session: International Labour Organization (IlO), Food and Agriculture Or gan i za t i on of the

United Nations (FAO), United N tior.s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organ~zation (URE'CO), Intern~tional Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO),

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), International Monetary Fund

(INF),

World Health Organization (WHO) and International

Telecommunications Union (lTV). Representatives of the International Atomic Energy Agen c y (r c ) al s o attended the session.

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167. Representatives of the Technical j,ssi s t an ce Board (Til) " ~d United Nations Children's Fund (m~ICEF) also attended.

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168. Observers from three other inter-governmental organizations,

namely the Commission for Technical Co-opsration"in Africa South of the Sahara (CCTA), the General Agr e e ment on Tariffs and Trade, (GATT), and the' League of Arab States also attended under the provisions of paragraph 11 of the terms of reference.

169. In accordance with paragraph 14 of tne Commission's terms of

reference the following non-governmental organizations :rere represented:

International Chamber of Commerce, International Confederation of Free

Trad~ Unions,·International Federation of Christian Trade Unions,

International Federation,of University W?men, Wor l d Federation of Trade Unions, Catholic International ,Uni on for Social Service, International Council of Homen, International Road Federation, League of Red Cross

Societies, Pax Rorna na , ~'jo r l c Alliance of Young !liensI Christian Aa s oca.a'td.ons , -Tor l d Union of Catholic I'lomen ' s Organizations.

170. A list of representatives and observers is given in annex I to this report.

CREDEl:T I ALS

171 • .In accordance with rule 13 of the rules of procedure, the credentials of representatives were examined by the ,Cha i r man and Vice Chairman.

,The s e credentials were found to be'in order~

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ELECTION OF OFFICERS

172. The Commission elected its officers, in accordance wi th rule 14 of its rules of procedure, at the 57th meeting on 20 February 19'2. It unanimously elected l'lr. Uu ma r Baba Di ar r-a al i ) Chairman, i;r. Alfred Ramangasoavina ( adagascar) Fi r s t Vice-Chairman and 3ayed ~ohamed ,Abde l I.,a gid. Ahmed (Budan) Second Vi ce- Cha i r ma n .

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=-73t __ .:::twc· r ·anc e ':rj.t , t- ,,: ,r8.C ce f'o Ll.oued at the pr ec edi .

t~oE3io~y of t. u Com.iss i n, a pr e-s9ssi bn meeting ~as convened of rep__e..,mt tivec of erabe:r anl asso ciate members to consider -h e draf '0 k pr gr m_ to be subat +t ed to the fourth session.

7 . c901'l1i .:1Y t' e CO!.IDi te e .n ~ne -.:)1' graline 0 .for k m

ri o i tics r;.e:t on l ' e"l'ue.ry 1962 i.. Addis Ababa, S:he ommi t tee

R'-'~: end,8 ~ i t work on 15 February :962 in mourning of the death

e- Jr~ E,; re s."" ...:l e I~er.e n of Et h i o pia. Th e

C mIDi te cornple~ed ~n t 'o 3ess i ons h 1 on ~ Fe br~ary 1962,

J. ah ::'t se:.: xcn '2. '8 mo r-ni ng of 1.. Febru ~. 1962,

~es~~ n on 27 ~ebru y 196 2.

anot ar

2.75. rJ!l r;b.l:\i r-In.11 '.re _o :'.ir . Te:':18 ~.ai mano t Gebre lla1'i a m (Et 1.!i o p i a )

,~:cl the £'i 11£11 m.30ti ng, and ·h·. Gas ton de S uza ( !'o... y) fo r ~~ .9 f( U.! h t1 ting. _:l:!.e Co mitte e heLd five meeti.ngs and

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116. The Commission at its 58t h meeting appointed a Drafting

Committee to prepare its report. It consisted of representatives of Cameroun, Congo (Leopoldville), Guinea, Ivory Coas t, [.ior o c co , Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Uganda and the Unitsd Arab Republic. The ~rafting

Committe 'el ec t ed 1':1'. S.L JA" 0 (Sudan) as Ghairr;.~n. Th e Drafting COll:mittee held

Commission at its B. A!;enda

meetings and submitted a draft report to the meeting.

171. ~h e Coco i s s i on haa b for it the provisional agenda pr~pared

by the ~x e cut ive Secr etary (S/mi.14/l23/1ev.3). After accepting various ammenCL1Ents to the provisionnl agenda the Commission adopted the following agenda at its 51th meeting (E/CN.14/159) :

1. Opening addresses.

2. Election of officers.

3. Adoption of the agenda.

4. Membership and Associate (Ilembe r s hi p of the Commission:

(a) ~elcome of new members;

(b) Invitation to the Swiss Confederation to attend the Sessions of the Economi c Commission for Africa with consultative status;

(c) Report of the Executive Secretary on measures t~:en in pursuance of resolution 24(III) (.r/ Cli . 14/ 140).

5. Economi c Situation and Trends in Africa including social aspects:

(a) Report of the Ex e cu t i ve Se cr e t ar ;y on the :lor k of the Secretariat

betwe en the third an fo rth sessions of the Commis sion (L/CN.14/124);

(b) ~conomic Bulletin for

.

rica, Vol.I No • 2;

(c) ~conomic Bu l l e t i n for '.f r i ca , Vol. I I ,Ho . l , Pa r t A: rrent ::;ccnomi c Tren 8

( , / e

L 14/125 arid Add . I ) ;

(d) Nutrition and ?ooi Co 6umpt i on Levels in P~rica (E/CN.14/126); . (e) Th e Food and. .A.gricultural Situation in Africa (E/eN.14/166);

6. Economic and So ci a l Development:

A. Economic Development:

(a) Natural Resources

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Hi l d life Conservation and Tourism (E/CN.14/l21);

Progress in African Timber Trends (E/CN.14/1 22);

Control of the Desert Locust (E/CN.14/136);

Developments in Fisheries Admi ni s t r a t i on (E/CN.14/l37 ) ;

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(b) Industry;

(0) Report on the Establishment of an African Institute for

Economic and Social Development (E/CN.14/l28 and Add.l and 2);

(d) Report on the Possibilities of Establishing an African Development Bank (E/CN.14/129 and Add.1);

(e) Eoonomic and Social Consequences of Racial Discriminatory Practices (E/CN.14/132);

(f) Report of the Working Party on Economic and Social Development (E/CN.14/127) ;

(g) Economic utilization of food surpluses as a form of capital investment for promoting development.

B. Social Development:

(a) Final Report on Co-operative Movement in Afrioa (E/CN.14/133);

(b) Report of the Joint UNESCO/ECA Conference of African States on the Dev~lopmentof Education in Africa (UNESCO/ED/181)J (c) . Programme to assist the development of information media in

Africa - ECOSOC resolution 819A (XXXI). Documents: UNESCO Report on £,lass I'Iedia in the Developing Countries; Report of u~msco Meeting on programme for the development of press,

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radio broadcasting, films and television in Afrioa (Casablanca, 24 January - 6 February 1962).

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c.

Social Welfare and Community Development:

(a) Report of the first session of the Standing Committee on Social Welfare and Community Development (E/CN.14/142);-

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(b) Progross Report on the implementation of Commission re~ol~tion 37 (III) (E/CN.14/143);

(0) Progress Repo"rt on the Study of Community Development and

~conomic Development (E/CN.14/144).

7.

Implementation of Decisions on Decentralization of United Nations Economic and Social Activities and Strengthening of Regional Economic Commissions

(a) Report of the Secretary-General to the sixteenth session of the General Assembly on Decentralization and Strengthening of the Regional Economic Commissions (A/4911);

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(b) Action taken by the General Assembly at its sixteenth session (resolution '17 0 9 (XVI»;

.(c) EstabliGhmen'c of Sub-Regional Offices of the Economic Commission for Africa (E/c~Y.'i4/161 andAdd.• 1and 2).

8. Economic Commission for Africa Staffing Problems.

9. Trade and Corr"'llod~!y Pro bl.emm

(a) Repo r t of the Uorking Party.on Customs Administration in 'fest Africa (EICY.14/138) ;

(b) Recent Developments in ;'Te s t e r n European Economio Groupings (E/cH.J,.4/139 end Adel.l and 2);

: J ' (0) Econ omf c Bulletin for African Vol.II, No.1, Part B: Trade

Pro'b'Lema in TIla c t Africe. and in llest Africa (E/CN.14/125 and Add.1) ;

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d) Progress Repcr~; en the implementation of Commission resolution 25 (III) (E/G1J. 1 L~/141); "

(e) Lnf'orme,tio!l Paper 011 the Standing Committee on Trade

(E/cH

.14/134);

(f) Concerted ~c~icn in the field of marketing export products from Af:::'ica~

10. International Assi~tance to

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Africa:,

(a) Internation~l ~conomic Assistance to Africa

(E/cN.14!152);

(b) Tnf'o rmat Lon Pr oer on.technical assistance provided to countries and ~~rritorieG of the ECA Region under the Expanded and the RegulaT ProGTa~~~s (~/CH.14/153)j

(c) InformatioTI P.:.pc ~s on technical assistance activities of the

Intcrnationnl Bank for Reconstr.{ction and Development (E/CN.14/135) .

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and tha Inte::C.ilati<JrLal fllon e t a r y fund (E/CH.14/154);

(Ii) Enf'orma tiol1 Paper on mHC~F Aid to Child Heal th and Welfare Projec~~ in Afrlca

(E/cN.14/155);

(e) Info~~~tion Paper on the Special Fund Activities in Africa (B/C1-!,14/156) ;

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World Meteorological Organization technical assistance activities in Africa (3/CN.14/157);

Additional Information Papers relating to technical assistance rendered to African countries and territories ~y Various govern- ments and by internati~nal organizationsl International Tele- communication Union (E/C. i..I N.14/158), World Health Organization (E/ON•.14!131) •

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11, African Statistios~

(a) (b)

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Repor t of the Second Confe~ence of African Statisticians (E/CN.14/113);

Report on ~egional Co-operationin the Field ~f St~.~.j,.stics:_

(E/CN.14/146) ;

Report of the Seminar on External Trade Statistics (B/CN.14/12Q);

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Report of the Working Group of Consultants on Household Surveys (E/CN.14/130) •

12. Training:

(a) Report on the Summer Courses in Economics and Statistics for Afrioan University Students (E/CH.14/149);

(b) In-Service Training (E/CN.14/150);

(c) Repor~ on Statistical Training C~ntres (E/CN.14/15~).

13. Transport and Co~munication6:

(a) Report of est African Transport-Conference (E/CN.14/147);

(b) Progress Report on the Study ot·East African Transport Problems (E/CN.14/148) ;

(0) Inter-Territorial communications (especially transportation) between African countries.

14. Programme of Work and Priorities:

(a) Proposed Pr ogra mm e of Work and Priorities for 1962-1963

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(b) Repor t of the Cornmi t tee on the :-la r k Pr og ramme to the fourth session (E/C7. 1 4/ 16 3 );

(0) Resolution an d decisions of interest to the Commission

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adopted by the Ec o n o mi c ~~~ Social Council at i~~ thirty-first and thirty-sGcor.d sessions, b~ the General Assemcly at its sixteenth soseion and by other Regional EQono~10 Cocmissions (E/CN.14/l64/Rev.l and Add.I).

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15. Date and Place of tUG Fifth Session.

16. Annual Report to the Economic and Social Council.

C. Account of proceedings

178. As the ses sion opened the Commission stood to observe one.zmi.nube of silen~,:, in 9U1 exp ressa on of symp athy f' or' Ei s Imper ial L· jesty,

Haile Selassie I, an d ~i s f'anriLy on th e dop,t h of Eer Imper~al .~·=ajesty,

Itegue r.;e n e n , Empress of Et h i o p ia . A pr op o sal

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heartfelt so r rci and condole nce be conveyed to Hi s.

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The Acting Chairman read out a messag e of gre et i ngs from

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of ·t he Afric~~ contin 'nt i s a fut~re of liberty, un i t y. ..an..d pr o s pe r i t y ; furthermore i t was clear that trem ndous tasks lay'ahe ad in the

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dev 10 ment of common institutions and services, of tr ade , transport, aviatd.oi and com "!.i cat i on s - Ln short'of the to t al I:lob i l i z a t i on of economic and social resource s for the ccmraonvbet terment an .d.i·rel l - be i n g of the African oples. The q ue sba on s <;>£ an African Deve l op me n t Bank and of an Institute for Ec on omi c ' esear'ch and Lanni.ng Her~ rig1;tly

~~ven pr o mi nen cG on the agen da of th ses ~ion . The Economic Comnission for Africa had cre".tly contributed to the study and unders tandin g of

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.!ti'rica's economic problems. he rlle8sage ccncl uded 1iith an expression of regret en the resignation of the founding Executive Secretary, Mr. Mekki Abbas, and an assurance of constant interest and Bupport for his suoesacr, r. Robert Gardin er, in his new and challenging respons- ibilities.

180. tany delegates expressed sympathy with His Imperial Majesty in his bereavement~ 3nQ ffr a t i t ude for his continued interest in and Bupport of the Commission.

181. A messag e frc~ U Thant, Acting Secretary-General was read by Mr. Philippe de Seynes, Under-Secretary for Economic and Social Affairs of the United I,ra t i on s . The Ac ti ng Secretary-General expressed the condolences of thJ Un i ted ra t i ons .~_ His Imperial ajesty and to:) the Government ;and peopl e of Eth~opia. The message-stressed the need for all_countries to unlte their strength and rededicate themselves to the fight against need, disease and ign o r~n c e ,

182. The Under-Sec reta ry then Gpoke on his o-m behalf. He said that the past t1-Telv e months ha d loTitness ed. a number of important economic changes in the ';,or l d scen e. Expansion in l'lestern Europe had slowed . down while in 1orth Amri .~2. an annual fa.ll of about three per cent between 1959 nd 1960 had bee n foIl ~'e d by a one per cent rise. ~nese

contrary moveme~ts had tended tn neutralize each ot he r , but from the standpoint of worl d demand for produots from underdeveloped countries, a certain d6te~iorat ion c uld be observed. Africa had not been the continent mos t ~f~ec te d by thes e developments, but its position f relative adv tage was mor e due to i creased production than to any improvement in yr i ce s o

183. Econcmi.c ::'egi naLi an, whi.c been 'li.eued ~·rith suspicion in the p st h d become one of the moving idea s of the mode r n l'TOrld.

It had found ii n most adv .nced expres s i on in Western Europe, but is

beginning novr to spread to other parts of the 1'7 rId. Mor eove r , traditional prefere ntial ar-rang e ent s :'jere now being called into questi n as bstacles

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to the ideas of ;~fri c an u.ni"cy and of a minimum solidarity among all_ the under-privileged countries of the world. It was not surprising that the ~ttitude taken by the 1 rican countries in the face of these events should not. be unifor.n and should even present contradictions.

The solution, however, seemed to lie in a dynamic and evolving concept- ion of the problem in successive stages of predetermined pace and scope, where measures running counter to Af r i can solidarity would be classed expressly aa interim transition steps, designed eventually to lead to a more CD.·~isi ct or y aystem, Africa today Has Ni tnessing a certain proliferation of groupings ~.;ith ge riere L compet ence , Hotrever , the formation of ::J.imited puzpose!' as so cLa't i.on s for the development of specific rer.:ources, means of transport and other basic in'lestments might oftert be more effe~tive. T~e Commission could provide both the umbral.La and 'che frc.Q6vrork necessary for such action. The Commission should be an Gs sen t ie.:' ':-,;"01 in ~he Uni t ed NationsI action for Af r i ca during t~e dc~eloDille~t decad e .

184" T2e U~der-Sacre tary closed hie addreRs by a tribute to the creative vork ,·,h i ch tne Executi.ve S9cret['.~y had accomplished liith distinc-t:.on

185. -:r . -·:ekk':' 1 e, e ...·' ti-.-e: Secretary of the Commission, extended the t ant s ol .) Secr etariat Hi s I~p erial Va j e s t y and to the Government a~d people of ~ hi opi a for the i r continued support of the Commi ss~on 'o Nork. He raite~atc~ the deep oympathy of the Secretariat to His I, rnpe r-iaL H:->.;jes t y , 1ihe RoyaI Family and the people of Ethiopia in tho~r ce~eavene nt.

186. Dr-anati c ch ":Jge had t '-"":J p] ace in the poli tic.al structure of to, .Af'r i can contLne t in 1960, but untd. I every country l'IaS re- pr-eserrced in ~~h e COT..i.3 sio as a me bel' : the :IO .':'r': of the Commission

could at ' 6 compl ete . CI~ arly the ~~jor p oD_em facing African count:::ies in t 03 forscoeea bl.e futu r e th_t of economic and. social developmen t a.t a pace r !lid -I". uzrh ....0 brjn,; economic pr ogr e s s into step with drama....i c ~o l i t ic 1 h ngee.

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187. . ~o ng'the more import~nt to pi cs beforo the Commission was 't he report'o"f the llo1'kin'" Par-ty on 3conomic and Social. Development. The :'csolution of tho Unitod Uations General Assembly dosignat ing the c\U'ront decade ~as tho Uni t ed Nation s DovoLopmorrt Decade should not be fOI'g~~~"on.

188. Again, tho Commis sio n had bofora it ti c ocision of tho Uni t e d -ce nt ral i ze it s economi c an soc ial activiti vs 2.1 st r engt hon

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tho regional commissions. This wou l d moan added "r ospon s ibi l i t ios for th0 Commission a d vould r uarc incroasod ataf'f a! .... f'aci LdtLas , It'wa s for the Commission to det~rmina tho sc ope 0; tho incriasod activiti es,

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th~ i:ic onomi c Commission for .Afr i ca .

includin 'hv _uo sti on of th stab lis nt of sub-r vgional offices of

189. Tho ~xecutivo Secretary had be~n most highly honour~d by His Empo r i.a.L ',iajostyls r-of'croncc to his OHn services during tho first threc years of tho Commissionls Qxistonco. He requ~sted th~ Chairman to convoy to His Imporic.l I.:ajosty, on his own bchaLf and on that of i,;r. Robar-t Gardinor, their most sincere gratitudo for tho honour bostowod upon thorn.

190. Tho Commission ,"releomod r,laurotania, Si~rrQ. Loono end Tanganyika to mombership of the Commission.

191. Tho Commission discussod action takon in tho implementation of rosolution 24 (III) llhich had r ques ted t c ~xocut ivu Soc r ..:: t a r y to convoy urgently to tho countries r~sponsiblc for tho international r3lutions of non-self-govorning territories, tho will of tho Commission to sao thos~

countries ropr~sentodat tho noxt sossion of the Commission as associate mombers by ~lfri c ans .

192. r~o ~xecutivo Secrotary hud conv~Yvd this roquJst to tho

administoring powors. A communication h~d boon recoivod from Belgium in

tim~ for distribution to thJ Session 2.nd from th United Kingdom, thOUgh too lato for distribution beforo tho oponing of th0 session. Oral statomonts wo r ~ made by tho ropr~se ntutivos of Bolgium, Franco and tho Uni ted Ki.n gdom, Intorventions -10 1'13 aLao made by ?ort gal and Spain, but

th~ Commission did not regard thom as complying with tho terms of tho r..::solution.

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'193. ' .b.f t er ' grave concern had bo an expressed by tho reprosontatives of most African countries over the failure of tho admi ni s t or i ng powers to reply more completely and at an earlier date, tho Commission ostablished an ad hoc Committoe consisting of rep~osentativesof Cameroun, Dahomey, Jt h i opi a , Ghana, Guinea, tho Ivory Coast, Liberia, Libya, M3dagascar and Tunisia to draft a resolution for tho lator consideration of the Commission, recommending further action. Tho Sub-Committoe submitted a draft

rosolution (:~/CN.14/L.93) ll'hich was discussed by the Oommission. The representative of Tunisia was invited to redraft the resolution to

capture more fully the sense of thJ entire discussion of the matter. The redrafted resolution (Rosolution 42 (IV)) was adopted by tho Commission at its 66th meeting, with a voto of 22 in favour, 4 against and 2

abstentions.

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194. In his introductory statement the Executive.Secretary pointed out that this item l'las intended as a gener a l review of the broad economic and social pr obl ems of Atric viewed against the background of the prevailing,

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trends in the wo r, Ld economy. q,u e s t i ons relating specifically to economic and soci~l development constituted this year a separa~e item of the agenda. He suggested that ,t he main lines of hi s Repo;r-t on the :-lar k of the Secretaria~ (E/CI.'I.14/:l.24) should be discuss9d together wi t h some of the major economic and social problems falling under th~s itemt while mor e specific points might be t~ke~ up in the debates on subsequent items. With regard

to the recent ~conomic developmeni;s in the region the Executive

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Secretary drew the attention of the Commission pa r t i cu l ar l y to part A of the latest issue of the =conomi c Bulletin for.Africa

(E/CH.14/125. and Add.l). ccording to the Bulletin, Afrj,.can

exports be tween 1959 and 1960 recorded a .s ma l l e r rate of increase I in volume t?rms than i~ the prece.di interv~l,~bu t o~ing to a relative stability in the ~ve rage expo~t unit value, their export

proceed~ developed .a a higher rate •. Tne value of African ~xports

betvTeen 1959 and 1960 reGistered an increase of about 8 per cent, v1hich compares favourably vIit~ ~he.:5.,per. cent rise of a year e.arlier.

This increase l'las-., . mai.nL.. y due to a. ".v i gor ou s expansion in imports of. .'

Western ~ ropo! ~n par t i cul ar of the Eur oP2 nn Econom~c Community (EEC) countries,. \;hile Nor th American imports·from Africa, under tha impact of the 1960 recession, doclined. by some

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pe:r: cent from their 1959 leveL As in the case of athol' under-developed regions, the most important

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development in the trad of Africa in 1960. vTas on the. import side.

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between 1959 and 1960 an impressive ri s e of about 10 per cent. The main characteristic of thi n ~y.pansion of imports was its high

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concentration on capital goodG - an encourasing indication of- -increased efforts and more systematic policies pursued by African governments in the sphere of economic development. But, however desirable an increase in imports might be, the more rapid advance in the value of imports than of exports Nas "bound to cause a serious deterioration in the balance of

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trade of the region. The still incomplete data for 1961 pointed to a slo\·ring down of the expansion of African ezpoz-t s . The rate of increase in west European imports from Africa in the first six months of 1961 was considerably below the rate recorded a year earlier. North American imports showed signs of recovery, but they were still below the pre- recession level. Tne weakriess of the primary commodity markets both in 1960 and 1961 continued to be a major source of concern to Africa. The behaviourrof prices in the'''yea;s foliowing the 1957/58 reoession

indicated cie'aiiy tha·t tli~-\~ise in demand generated by the high rates

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primary commodities, and much less so the

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region shown adverse features, but as pointed out in the document on Nutrition and Food Consumption Levels in Africa (E!Crr.14/126), food

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production showed signs or falling behind populatio? growth. Thi s document stressed the 'importance of taking the nutrition of the people into account when drawing up national development plans. The recent

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agricultlirail picture for the region as outlined in the document on the

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Food and Ag;icul t"ural Si 'tua tion in Africa (TIl/GiL14/166), shorted only

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a slight revival i~ agricultural production and a further decline in the terms of trade. Ag~icultUral export prices con~inued to be at relatively

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low level~ or to decline further.

195. A large number of delegations in thei.r in-terventions discussed- the econ9mi c situation in Afri.c~, in the light of world economic

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conditions. The general pict~re, it '~ras said, \"as,_.a grim one. Recen s trends in primary comm9dity pr~ces, the terms of trad~ of the primary ,

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exporting countries and the world demand prospects for primary exports

;'wer e olearly unfavourable. The gro~th of export earnings of Africa lagged alarmingly behind the growth of its import needs. African economies

depended too much on external factors beyond their control~ I'fui l e rich 'pot ent i a l l y , Africa was still a very poor region.

196. .I t was pointed out, however , that there 'Here some bright spo'ts, in 't he pi c t ur e . Africans could be nef i t greatly by the ej~eriencepf • the more advanced countries, whose mistakes -a nd failures in the past . they should try to avoid. Neu techniques and skills uers now.at the disposal of developing countrieSi international aid and co-operation had become important factors; and economic planning was becoming a scienoe.

197.

Industrialization, it was often repea~ed in the discussion, was the great 'hope of Africa. Indus trialization wouLd help to diversify ,." ,

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the economy and should be based'on the ~rocessing of African raw

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and carried out in a way which would encourage speciali- zation among African countries, and intra-FJ'rlcan trade. The nat.~r~l

resources of the region, it was strongly e~phasized, were stil~ little known.

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order to give full sc~pe to industrialization, comprehen~ive surveys of' the existing natural resources should be undertaken,without

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'del SJT and given high priority in 't he ,'rork pz-ogr-amrae of the Commission.

In this connexion; mention "tas made, for example, of the use of such moder~ techniq~es as employing radio-activ~ isotopes for groun~.wate~

surveys.i ~

198. A number of delegations advanced the vien that iri carrying out their programmes of industrialization African governments should, r~ght

from the start, adopt a regional approach in order to avoid dupli~~tion,

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harmful competition and~ generally, a Naste of scarce reoources. Some delegates wer e strongly in favoUr of overall recsional planning, while others expr~~sed the view that under present conditions a sub~regional co-or-danation of national plans voul d' b:e more appropriate. One

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delegation proposed the creation of a committee for economic 'p l anni ng under

the .au sp Lces of the Commission. It "Tas generally felt that close co-

operation among African countries and self-help were essential to the promotion of economic development. The proposals for the creation of an African Institute for Economic Development and ?lanning and an African ' Development Bank were warmly welcomed by the majority of delegations.

These regional institutions, it was said, would usefully supplement the activities of the Commission in the sphere of economic development.

199. The urgent need for modernizing agriculture, including the intensification of production and the diversification of traditional patterns, was one of the main themes in the debate. However, it was stressed particularly by soree delegations that problems relating to the modernization of agriculture should be carefully studied against the

background of prevailing local conditions. Modernization did not invariably mean for example introductior. of large-scale mechanization. Full attention

should b~.given to the existing-factors of production in order to arrive at the most rational production methods under local conditions. A

number of delegations referred' to the impo'r'tanoe of developing the, livestock industrY,both to increase export earnings and improve the

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nutrition of the people. Other factors referred to include·. pest control, notably of locusts, and the conservation of the 's o il ,'tii l d- l i f e and . forests. Mention was also made of the possibility of employing surplus food stocks accumulated in other regions to assist in the development o£ 'African countries.

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p~o~oting intra-African trade both within sub-regional frameworks r

and on a regional basis.

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obstalces to the {ndustrialization of the region. A number of dele-

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