Industrial development cooperation: 2nd Industrial Development Decade for Africa

Calls upon all Member States to support the implementation of the programme for the 2nd Decade and the Plan of Action for the Alliance for Africa's Industrialization; appeals to the international community and the relevant organizations and bodies of the UN system to support the programmes of the African countries to intensify and expand industrial cooperation among themselves; urges African Member States to integrate the objectives of the Alliance for Africa's Industrialization into their national plans and in the establishment of institutional capacity for the formulation of mechanisms to follow up and monitor programmes and projects; requests UNIDO, ECA and other relevant UN organizations to work closely with Governments and the private sector in Africa at the national, regional and international levels to foster industrial production and development; calls upon UNIDO and ECA to strengthen their coordination with UNDP and other UN agencies and donors.

Adopted without vote, 77th meeting

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Adopted at the 77th pleanary meeting, 18 Dec. 1997.