UN General Assembly
1992

Africa, determined to continue with vigour the policy it has been following in this sphere for effective regional and subregional economic cooperation and integration, is thus particularly committed to the creation of the African Economic Community, whose Constitution was signed by the Heads of State and Government on 3 June 1991 at Abuja. Success for this project presupposes, I believe, a commitment by each of our States to promote integration in the various activity sectors of our economies and to ensure the development and maintenance of reliable networks of agricultural, road and industrial infrastructures on the continent. Despite the economic situation of our countries, many specific actions have been taken to help children as part of the follow-up of the World Summit for Children. On 16 June 1992 Benin celebrated the Day of the African Child, as we had in 1991. Although my country had already scored some successes, the celebrations on that day enabled us to place even more emphasis on improving the health of mothers and children through the expanded vaccination programme,