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African Ministers meet to discuss 21st century challenges
01 April 2008
The first session of the Joint Annual Meetings of the African Union Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Conference of Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development is taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 31 March to 2 April 2008. The conference will also mark the start of a yearlong commemoration of the Economic Commission for Africa’s 50th anniversary. As part of the celebrations, participants, including selected African Heads of State and Government and other eminent persons, will be invited to reflect on the theme of the Conference, ‘Meeting Africa’s New Challenges in the 21st Century’.
(L to R): Dr. Piot: Executive Director of UNAIDS, Mr. Leo Merores: President of UN ECOSOC, Prof.Adebayo Adedeji: Chairman, African Peer Review Mechanism Panel of Eminent persons. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 31 March 2008.
H.E Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia opening the The first session of the Joint Annual Meetings of the African Union Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Conference of Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development .Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 31 March 2008.
UNAIDS Executive Director, Dr Peter Piot during his presentation at the high level thematic debate on HIV: Keeping the promise. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 31 March 2008.
UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot talks to Mr. Trevor Manuel, Minister of Finance of the Republic of South Africa. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 31 March 2008.
Mr.Bjorn Ljungqvist, UNICEF Country Representative, during the high level thematic debates. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 31 March 2008.
UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot met with H.E Meles Zenawi, Prime minister of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 01 April 2008.
(L to R): Mr. Christopher Fontaine, UNAIDS Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor,Dr. Roger Salla Ntounga, UNAIDS Country Coordinator, Dr Peter Piot, Executive Director of UNAIDS, Ms. Azeb Mesfin, First Lady of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 01 April 2008.
(L to R): UNAIDS Executive Director Dr. Peter Piot met with Dr. Tedros Adhanom, Ethiopian Minister of Health. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 30 March 2008
UNAIDS Executive Director Dr. Peter Piot met with members of the Ethiopian Network of People Living with HIV. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 30 March 2008
Meeting at the HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Office – HAPCO. (L to R): Dr. Alti Zwandor, UNAIDS Ethiopia Senior Programme Advisor, Dr. Roger Salla Ntounga, UNAIDS Country Coordinator, Dr. Betru Tekle, Director General of HAPCO, Dr. Piot, UNAIDS Executive Director, Dr. Meskele Lera, Deputy Director General of HAPCO, Ms. Tsige Teferi, Senior advisor for HAPCO and Dr. Palena Neale, Management and Organizational Development Adviser for UNAIDS Ethiopia. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 30 March 2008
UNAIDS Executive Director Dr. Peter Piot during a side visit to the Golden Rose flower plantation. Dr Piot witnessed the implementation of an innovative 'HIV prevention in the workplace' programme which is technically supported by UNAIDS. Sebeta, Ethiopia; 30 March 2008