For more info visit Nepad.org NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENT (NEPAD) The New Partnership for Africa's Development is a pledge by African leaders, based on a common vision and a firm and shared conviction, that they have a pressing duty to eradicate poverty and to place their countries, both individually and collectively, on a path of sustainable growth and development and, at the same time, to participate actively in the world economy and body politic. Peace, Security, Democracy and Political Governance Initiative This section covers the conditions for sustainable development, namely peace and security and the democracy and political governance. Economic and Corporate Governance Initiative This section covers the conditions for sustainable development namely improved state capacity to promote economic growth and development. Bridging the Infrastructure Gap The infrastructure sectoral priority includes all Infrastructure sections (on subregional and continental level), Information and Communication Technologies, Energy, Transport and Water and Sanitation. Human Resource Development Initiative The Human Resource sectoral priority includes poverty reduction, education, reversing the brain drain and health. Capital Flows Initiative This section includes topics related to capital flows such as increasing domestic resource mobilisation, debt relief, ODA reforms and private capital flows. Market Access Initiative This section covers market access issues such as diversification of production, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, tourism, services, promoting the private sector, promoting African exports and removal of non-tariff barriers. Environment Initiative This section supplies information on the systematic combination of initiatives to develop a coherent environmental programme. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>