K. Y. Amoako

Who is K. Y. Amoako?

Kingsley Y. Amoako is a Ghanaian-born international civil servant who led the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in 1995-2005 at the rank of UN Under-Secretary-General. He played a key role in the design of the New Partnership for Africa's Development and created several new forums allowing African policy makers to engage in productive dialogue, including the African Development Forum, which has been a dynamic force for ICT in Africa, gender equality, and for regional integration. He led the ECA in developing indicators to track Africa’s economic performance, promoted the need for donor policy coherence in providing concrete improvements in the delivery of aid, and backstopped and supported African negotiations in international trade.

Amoako has served alongside leading development experts and political leaders, on high-level international commissions and task forces, addressing the development prospects of Africa and many of today’s central global issues. He is Chair of the Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa, convened by UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan and was a member of the Commission for Africa established and chaired by Prime Minister Tony Blair. He was also a member of the Taskforce on Global Public Goods co-chaired by former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo, a member of the Global Information and Infrastructure Commission, and a member World Bank Institute's Advisory Council. Previously he served on the Commission on Capital Flows to Africa and on the World Health Organization's high-level Commission on Macroeconomics and Health chaired by Prof. Jeffrey Sachs.