NEPAD Week — calendar of events

Event:

• Special Briefing of the African Group by NEPAD on “Advancing NEPAD Implementation over a decade of opportunities”

Time:

• 15:00 PM to 18:00 PM

Location:

• AU Permanent Observer Mission to the UN, 305 East 47th Street, 5th Floor, New York

Closed to the public. Followed by a reception hosted by the AU Observer Mission.

Documents:

• Innovation in Transforming The Continent Governance: The APRM Experience
• Statement on behalf of African Group
  

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Event:

• Panel Discussion: “NEPAD and the MDGs: Progress, Challenges and the Way Forward”

Speakers:

• Welcome remarks by Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz AL-NASSER, President of the 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
• Keynote Address by Dr. Asha-Rose MIGIRO, UN Deputy Secretary-General
• Opening remarks by Mr. Cheick Sidi DIARRA, UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa
• Four panellists, including Dr. Ibrahim Assane MAYAKI, Chief Executive Officer, NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency

Time:

• 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Location:

• ECOSOC Chamber, UN North Lawn Building

Open to public and broadcast live on UN webcast.

For those without a UN Pass, please kindly confirm your participation, by midday 5 October 2011, with Carol Sakubita at sakubita@un.org or call her at Tel: 917-367-5710  for this to be arranged.

Documents:

• Talking Notes for the Chief Executive Officer of the NEPAD Agency, at the High-Level Panel: “NEPAD and the MDGs: Progress, Challenges and the Way Forward”
• Talking Points by APRM

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Event:

• Press briefing

Speakers:

• Mr. Cheick Sidi DIARRA, UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa
• Dr. Ibrahim Assane MAYAKI, Chief Executive Officer, NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency
• Dr. Amos Namanga NGONGI, President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

Time:

• 12:30 PM

Location:

• Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium, UNHQ

Open to journalists and broadcast live on UN webcast

Video:

http://www.unmultimedia.org/tv/webcast/2011/10/press-conference-the-new-partnership-for-africa-development-nepad-a-programme-of-the-african-union.html

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Event:

• Special Briefing of the UN Inter-Agency / Departmental Task Force on Africa on “Strengthening the UN — NEPAD Partnership”

Time:

• 15:30 PM to 17:30 PM

Location:

• Conference Room DC1-1235, New York

Closed to the public.

Documents:

• Strengthening NEPAD-UN Partnership

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Event:

• Briefing to the UN Member States on: (i) the reports of the Secretary-General on NEPAD and Causes of Conflict and promotion of durable peace in Africa; and (ii) by the NEPAD/NPCA CEO on “Progress and forward looking approaches in NEPAD Implementation – Reflecting on a Decade of Change”

Time:

• 10:00 AM to 13:00 PM

Location:

• Conference Room 6, North Lawn Building, UNHQ, New York

Closed to public, UN ID required for entry.

Documents:

• Briefing by H.E. Mr. Cheick Sidi Diarra, Under-Secretary-General Special Adviser on Africa and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

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Event:

• Commemorative Public Lecture “Africa’s Decade of Transformation — The NEPAD Perspective”

Speakers:

• Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer, NEPAD Agency and former Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger

Time:

• 18:00 PM to 20:00 PM

Location:

• Columbia University, New York, Conference Room of the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) / 420 West 118th Street, 15th Floor, New York

Open to public, RSVP on the following link.

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Event:

• First statement of the NEPAD Agency as an Observer Mission (African Union status) on the occasion of the UN General Assembly Debate on NEPAD or “NEPAD DAY” at the UN General Assembly Hall

Time:

TBC

Location:

• UN General Assembly Hall, UNHQ, New York

Closed to public, UN ID required for entry.

Documents:

• Statement to the Sixty-sixth Regular Session of the United Nations General Assembly by Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki
• Statement by the UN member countries on NEPAD

Africa Union

Algeria

Australia

Brazil

Cameroon

China

Congo

Egypt (Arabic | English)

Finland

Gyyana (CARICOM)

India

Indonesia

Israel

Kenya (On behalf of the African Group)

Kuwait

Morocco

Myanmar

Nigeria

Red Cross & Red Crescent

Republic of Korea

Russian Federation

Senegal

Sierra Leone

South Africa

Sudan

Thailand

Tunisa

Video:

 

http://www.unmultimedia.org/tv/webcast/2011/10/general-assembly-32nd-plenary-meeting.html (time of NEPAD's CEO speech is 03:03:03)

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Activities:

• Short video documentary on “The NEPAD Agency programmes and its integration into the African Union” screening
• NEPAD@10 in 10 Pictures Exhibition on the theme “A decade of change and progress”
• NEPAD Informative Documentation distribution
• MDGs in Africa UNECA Report launch
• Secretary-General Reports on NEPAD and Causes of Conflict and promotion of durable peace in Africa
• “Invest in Africa” AU publication launch

Documents:

• Press conference on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)
• Challenge for leaders is delivery, Deputy Secretary-General tells high-level event - UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks to a high-level event to mark 10 Years of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development
• Press Release: NEPAD showcases progress on policy reforms…next decade to focus on implementation…
• Remarks by ECA Executive Secretary Abdoulie Janneh at MDG 2011 Report launch
• Press Release: UN and African officials mark 10 years of the continent’s development plan 
• Press Release: Mayaki briefs SG Ban Ki Moon on the 10 years of NEPAD...

• Press Release: NEPAD Agency signs MoU with UNDP… parties agree to focus on results…

Click here for all NEPAD week videos and here for the photos.