NEPAD at the 18th AU Summit

Wed, 01/25/2012 - 10:03

The 18th Ordinary Session of the Summit of the African Union (AU) is scheduled to take place from 23 to 30 January 2012 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Holding under the theme: “Boosting Intra-African Trade”, the summit will officially kick off on Monday 23 January 2012, with the 23rd Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC).

According to the PRC agenda for the 18th AU Summit, the Ambassadors will for two days (23 and 24 January 2012) exchange views on specific reports including the reports of the sub-committees on structures; multilateral cooperation; contributions; economic and trade matters; the report on NEPAD as well as that of the Special Emergency Assistance Fund for Drought and Famine in Africa (SEAF). They will consider the working documents and draft decisions in preparation of the 20th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council.

Below is a list of all NEPAD related events at the AU Summit:

NEPAD Steering Committee

(24-25 January)

Venue: CR 2, UNECA Headquarters

Time: 10h00 - 18h00

Draft Agenda | Draft Programme | Briefing Note

26^th NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC)

(28 January)

Venue: African Union Commission

Time: 10h00 to 13h00

Progamme

Permanent Representatives’ Committee (PRC)

(23-24 January)

Venue: Plenary Hall

Time: 10:00 Hours – 13:00 Hours 15:00 Hours – 18:00 Hour

Draft Agenda | Working programme

Executive Council

(26-27 January)

Draft Agenda

18^th AU Assembly

(29-30 January)

Draft Agenda

Background Documents

Executive Summary of NEPAD Activity Report - July to December 2011

Full NEPAD Activity Report - July to December 2011

Summary of Decisions And Conclusions - 42^nd Meeting of The NEPAD Steering Committee

Report of the 42^nd meeting of the NEPAD steering committee - Malabo, Euatorial Guinea, 25 June 2011

Project Status Report on Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative (PICI)

Rules of procedure for the NEPAD Governance Structures

Summary report of the Retreat of the NEPAD Steering committee - Rustenburg, sSouth Africa, 2-3 October 2011

Summary Report of the Consultative meeting of the NEPAD steering committee in preparation for the 17^th Africa partnership forum - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 15 November 2011

17th AU Assembly decision on NEPAD

12th Regional Coordination Mechanism of United Nations Agencies and Organisations working in Africa in Support of the African Union and its NEPAD Programme(RCM-Africa) - Draft Outcome Document

Report of the Chairperson of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC)

17^th Africa Partnership Forum, 16 November 2011, Addis Ababa: Joint Statement

Communiqué G20 Leaders Summit – Cannes – 3-4 November 2011

News

Press release: Eighteenth African Union Summit to hold on the theme: “Boosting Intra-African trade” [ EN | FR | AR]

Press release: NEPAD urges Africa to set high growth targets [EN]

Press release: Ethiopian Prime Minister Zenawi commends NEPAD Agency [EN]

Invitation: Press Conference of Mr. Ibrahim Mayaki and Mr. Michel Sidibe Executif Secretary of Nepad – Under-Secretary General of United Nations and Executive Director of UN-AIDS [EN | FR]

Media advisory: 26th Summit of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC) Opens On 28 January [EN]

Media Avisory: Progress in the implementation of AU - NEPAD Programmes and Reversing the HIV epidemic in Africa [EN]

For more information and to schedule interviews:

Millicent Seganoe - MillicentS@nepad.org,

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