Opening of the 43rd Ordinary Session of the AU Permanent Representatives’ Committee

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January 20, 2022 to January 21, 2022

MEDIA ADVISORY

Venue: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Videoconference)

Opening of the 43^rd Ordinary Session of the AU Permanent Representatives’ Committee

INVITATION FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES

What: Forty Third (43^rd) Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) of the African Union to be held under the theme of the year: “Building resilience in nutrition on the African continent: Accelerate the Human Capital, Social and Economic Development’

Who: The 43^rd Ordinary Session of the PRC is organized by the African Union Commission (AUC).

When: The virtual Session will be held from 20 to 21 January 2022.

Where: Livestream link will be provided prior to the official opening ceremony of the PRC .

The PRC Session will be held through videoconference, the Opening ceremony will held be virtually on 20 January 2022,10:00.am The opening ceremony will include among others, a statement by the Chairperson of the Commission and statement by the Chairperson of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee (PRC).

Objectives:

The PRC Session will consider different reports including: Report of the 4^th Ordinary Session of the STC on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water, and Environment (ARDWE), Report of the 4^th Ordinary Session of the STC on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning, and Integration, Report of the 2^nd Extraordinary Session of the STC on Finance, Report of the 3^rd Ordinary Session of the STC on Trade, Industry and Minerals, Progress Report on Ratification of the Treaty to establish the African Medicine Agency, the Activity Report of the African Court on Human and People’s Rights, and the Combined 50^th and 51^st Activity Report of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights.

The Session will also consider draft agenda and draft decisions of the 40^th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council and agenda of the 35^th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly, scheduled to take place 2 - 3 and 5 - 6 February 2022 respectively.

Participants:

The meeting of the PRC will be held through Videoconference with participation of the Ambassadors of the African Union Member States, as well as AU officials.

Journalists are invited to cover the opening of the 43^rdOrdinary Session of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) Session on Thursday 20th January 2022, at 10:00 am, through a livestream link : https://livestream.com/africanunion/43rd-ordinary-session-prc

For further information please contact:

Mr. Molalet Tsedeke, Directorate of Information and Communication, WhatsApp +251 911 630 631, E-mail: Molalett@africa-union.org

Directorate of Information and Communication | African Union Commission, E-mail: DIC@african-union.org I Website: www.au.africa I Addis Ababa | Ethiopia

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