We reaffirm our commitment to provide and strengthen support to the special needs of Africa and stress that eradicating poverty, particularly in Africa, is the greatest global challenge facing the world today. We underline the importance of accelerating sustainable broad-based economic growth, which is pivotal to bringing Africa into the mainstream of the global economy. We reaffirm the commitment of all States to establish a monitoring mechanism to follow up on all commitments related to the development of Africa as contained in the political declaration on ���Africa's development needs��. All commitments to and by Africa should be effectively implemented and given appropriate followup by the international community and Africa itself. We underscore the urgency of addressing the special needs of Africa based on a partnership among equals.