Thank you, Kristalina. Id like to join you in welcoming UN Secretary-General Guterres, and all the Ministers and guests with us. And thank you to the IMF for co-hosting this event and for the continued close partnership between our institutions.
These are unprecedented times, and in the six months since this group last gathered, the world has changed profoundly. The pandemic and global recession are wiping out more than a decade of poverty alleviation. COVID could push over 40 million people into extreme poverty across the African continent. Our collective action in Africa will be critical.
Poverty-related challenges are compounded by COVID and by ongoing conflicts in the region. The locust invasion in East Africa, and the current flood…
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