Africa Week at the UN General Assembly
Africa Week at the UN General Assembly
Oct 12 2015 - Oct 16 2015, New York, United States
Monday, October 12
High-Level Event - Role of African Regional and Sub-regional Organizations in Achieving Regional Integration: The Continental Free Trade Area within the Context of the First 10-year Implementation Plan of Agenda 2063
9:30 am - 1:00 pm | ECOSOC Chamber
Agenda [DOWNLOAD]
Concept note [DOWNLOAD]
This high-level event, which will serve
as the formal opening of the Africa Week activities, will focus on the
importance of African regional and sub-regional organizations in
achieving integration for Africa’s development. The event will focus on
highlighting progress made towards regional integration, next steps, and
the role of the international community in supporting Africa’s
integration efforts. The event will particularly highlight the 10 June
2015 launch of the Tripartite Free Trade Area as the first step towards
the achievement of the Continental Free Trade Area envisaged by Agenda
2063 and its First 10-Year Implementation Plan. In addition to featured
speakers, the event will provide an opportunity for engaging with
Permanent Representatives of Member States and other relevant
stakeholders. The event will be structured in two parts, consisting of
both an inaugural and a thematic session.
Media Roundtable with African Regional Economic Communities on “Silencing the Guns in Africa: the Nexus between Peace, Security, Governance and Development”
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Permanent Observer Mission of the African Union to the United Nations
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This will feature the USG OSAA, the Chief
Executives Officers or Senior Representatives of the RECs, the Adviser
to the AUC Chairperson on the RECs and the AUOM. The event will be
moderated by the Director of the AUC Directorate for Information and
Communications.
Annual High-Level
Briefing by African RECs on “Silencing the Guns in Africa: the Nexus
between Peace, Security, Governance and Development”
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm | ECOSOC Chamber
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Concept note [DOWNLOAD]
This annual briefing, which marks a new
approach of engaging the RECs in the Africa Week, will focus on the
African Union’s Silencing the Guns agenda – a theme that was agreed with
the RECs in January 2015. The overall thrust of the briefing will be
anchored on Agenda 2063’s First 10-Year Implementation Plan, as
Silencing the Guns constitutes one of its flagship projects. The
briefing will specifically focus on the role of the RECs as implementing
agencies in addressing the four interrelated dimensions of the agenda,
highlighting persistent challenges and the role of the international
community in supporting the RECs in this regard. The meeting’s structure
as a “briefing by the RECs” will be maintained, although the Chairs of
the RECs as well as the delegations from the AUC, NEPAD and the APRM
will also participate. As is the practice, the event will provide an
opportunity for Member States and other relevant stakeholders to
directly engage the RECs.
Tuesday, October 13
UN Interdepartmental Taskforce on African Affairs: Briefing on Agenda 2063 and its First 10-Year Implementation Plan and PAIDA
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm | ConferenceRoom 8
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This briefing will aim to raise awareness
of PAIDA and highlight the next steps in developing the PAIDA action
plans as well as the role of UN system entities in this process. The
briefing will also provide insights on the process of reconfiguring the
RCM-Africa cluster system to enhance its effectiveness in delivering UN
system support to Africa in the implementation of Agenda 2063. This
briefing will be a closed meeting comprising mainly of IDTFA members and
the key African implementing bodies of PAIDA - AUC, NEPAD, APRM and the
RECs. In addition to featured speakers, the event will allow for
interactive discussions and exchanges between members of the IDTFA and
the delegations from ECA, AUC, APRM, NEPAD and the RECs.
**This briefing will be a CLOSED meeting of UN System Principals and Representatives of the AUC, NEPAD, the APRM and the RECs**
Wednesday, October 14
High-Level Event - 15 Years of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Africa: Stocktaking & Perspectives
9:00 am - 11:00 am | ConferenceRoom 12
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Agenda [DOWNLOAD]
This high-level event is being organized
in the context of the African Union 2015 “Year of Women's Empowerment
and Development towards Africa's Agenda 2063” and the 15-year review of
the United Nations Security Council resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and
Security. As the world gathers at the United Nations Headquarters to
celebrate the 15th Anniversary of UNSCR 1325, the event provides an
opportune moment for Africa to share her experiences in the
implementation of this landmark resolution, including with respect to
resulting AU instruments. It also creates an opportunity for reflection
on ways to accelerate the implementation of resolution 1325 and its
subsequent resolutions in the face of new and emerging threats to women,
peace and security in Africa, such as terrorism and violent extremism,
and climate change. In addition, it provides an opportunity to
strategize on transformative actions to address women’s peace and
security in a comprehensive and integrated manner in the context of
implementation of the remaining years of the African Women’s Decade,
Africa’s Agenda 2063 and the global 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development. The event will culminate in the launch of a booklet on
Africa & UNSCR 1325. The event will feature participation of a wide
range of stakeholders, including Member States, regional and
multilateral organisations, civil society, and global and regional
women’s organizations.
Africa Week 2015: Press Briefing
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm | Press Briefing Room, Second Floor, Secretariat Building
Agenda [DOWNLOAD]
This press briefing will feature the USG
for OSAA; AU Commissioners; the CEO of the NEPAD Agency; the Chairperson
of the APR Panel; and the Permanent Observer of the AU to the United
Nations. The event will be moderated by the Director of the AUC
Directorate for Information and Communications.
“African Continental Framework on Youth Development: Mainstream into Agenda 2063”
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Conference Room 6 (CB)
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Agenda [DOWNLOAD]
This high-level event will focus on the
forthcoming African Continental Framework on Youth Development, which
aims to assist African Member States to define national employment
policy schemes with operational action plans in line with the objectives
of inclusive growth and the creation of decent and sustainable jobs. In
this context, the event will also highlight progress and challenges in
the implementation of the African Youth Charter (2006) as well as the
important role of youth employment in accelerating achievement of the
aspirations of Agenda 2063. The event will also address the role of
global, regional, sub-regional and national actors in youth development
on the continent, including the role of the NEPAD Planning and
Coordinating Agency in forging partnerships between stakeholders and in
mobilizing public and private sector support for youth development.
Thursday, October 15
Annual Briefing to UN Member States on Two Reports of the Secretary-General and Presentations by NEPAD and the APRM
10:00 am - 1:00 pm | ConferenceRoom 6
Agenda [DOWNLOAD]
This annual briefing will be structured
in two parts. The first will be a presentation of the UN
Secretary-General’s reports: “New Partnership for Africa’s Development:
thirteenth consolidated progress report on implementation and
international support” and “Causes of conflict and the promotion of
durable peace and sustainable development in Africa.” This segment will
also feature remarks by partners on the two reports: namely by the
Executive Secretary for ECA and the Permanent Representative of Senegal
to the United Nations (in his capacity as Chair of the African Group for
the month of September). The second segment will feature thematic
presentations on “The Key Role of the New Partnership for Africa’s
Development in Implementing Agenda 2063” and “The Role of the African
Peer Review Mechanism in Monitoring of Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development”. This annual briefing, based on OSAA’s
mandated reports, is aimed at raising awareness of Member States and UN
system entities on Africa’s emerging issues on peace, security and
development and providing in-depth analysis and policy recommendations.
Interactive Q&A discussions will follow each part.
NEPAD Lecture at Yale University- Implementing the African Union’s 50 Year Vision: NEPAD’s role in Agenda 2063
04:15 pm - 05:45 pm | Room 4400, Evans Hall, Yale School of Management, 165 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT
Flyer [DOWNLOAD]
This lecture will be delivered by the CEO of NEPAD at the Yale University.
Friday, October 16
70th UN General Assembly Debate on the Development of Africa
General Assembly Hall
Development of Africa based on the
Secretary-General’s Reports on: Progress in the Implementation of NEPAD;
and the Causes of Conflict and the Promotion of Durable Peace and
Sustainable Development in Africa
For more information on Africa Week, go to:
English: http://www.un.org/en/africa/osaa/events/2015/africaweek20151012.shtml
French: http://www.un.org/fr/africa/osaa/events/2015/africaweek20151012.shtml
Event Information
Event Location
New York, United Statessource: http://www.nepad.org/conferences/africa-week-un-general-assembly
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