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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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UN Secretary General Hammarskjold launched the first session of the UN Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa to aid newly independent African nations in utilizing their resources under self-government. He emphasized its role in Africa's integration into the world community in the presence of Emperor Haile Selassie.
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ADDIS ABABA (ANP) - Hammarskjold this week launched the first session at the UN Economic Commission for Africa.
The purpose of the commission which will have its headquarters here is to aid the awakening African lands to make the most of their independence and resources under the responsibility of self-government.
The UN Secretary General pointed up the importance of the commission by stating in the presence of Emperor Haile Selassie:
"One day we may look to the establishment of the commission as marking the moment when Africa began to assume its full role in the world community."
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Addis Ababa
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This Week
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establishment of the un economic commission for africa with headquarters in addis ababa, aimed at aiding african independence and resources; marked as a pivotal moment for africa's role in the world community.
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Hammarskjold launched the first session of the UN Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa. The commission's purpose is to help awakening African lands maximize their independence and resources under self-government. In the presence of Emperor Haile Selassie, the UN Secretary General stated that the commission's establishment may mark when Africa began to assume its full role in the world community.