Events
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July 11, 2017 to July 13, 2017Africa-EU Forum highlights role of CSOs as independent actors within the JAESTUNIS, 13 July 2017 - Representatives of civil society organisations from Africa and Europe have stressed the importance of fostering a space for participation by civil society organisations on bot
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June 28, 2017 to June 30, 2017Call for Applications to the CSOs Intercontinental Forum 28 – 30 June 2017 Tunis, Tunisia Joint Africa – European...Call for Applications to the CSOs Intercontinental Forum
28 – 30 June 2017 Tunis, Tunisia
Joint Africa – European Union Partnership Strategy (JAES)Background
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March 27, 2017 to March 31, 2017
MEDIA ADVISORY
INVITATION TO MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES
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March 02, 2017 to March 04, 2017The Standing Committee of the 2nd ECOSOCC Permanent General Assembly Convene its 5th Ordinary Session, Cairo, Egypt -
February 21, 2017 to February 23, 2017
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January 18, 2017ECOSOCC Clusters Operationalization
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December 13, 2016 to December 15, 2016
1.0 INTRODUCTION
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November 03, 2016 to November 05, 2016Civil Society Consultation Prior to the Peace and Security Council Retreat, Livingstone, Zambia
MEDIA ADVISORY
Civil Society Consultation Prior to the Peace and Security Council Retreat, Livingstone, Zambia
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August 30, 2016Ghana Launches National ECOSOCC Chapter
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November 19, 2015 to November 22, 2015
Global African Stakeholders Diaspora Convention, Washington DC, 19- 22 November 2015
Under the auspices of the AU ECOSOCC and the support of AU CIDO Secretariat, the Global Africa Diaspora Convention will take place in Washington, DC / Baltimore, Maryland on November 19-22, 2015. The Convention will focus on the role of Africa Diaspora in Africa's development on the most vital issues of identifying and applying capacities; sensitizing the shared values of the African Union's Agenda 2063 and the unique role of AU ECOSOCC in engaging the civil society as partners in development; and improving stakeholders' understanding and cooperation on common policies that are applicable to all constituencies, including Diaspora representation at the AU ECOSOCC.
After the Global Africa Diaspora Summit in 2012 and the AU Declaration, the Global Africa Diaspora Convention provides a common forum and unprecedented opportunity for diverse constituencies, including women and youth organizations, in the Diaspora to assess common developments and highlight innovative ways to improve outcomes that rely on system building and harmonized recommendations for evidence-based policies. The expected outcomes are enumerated in the concept and content of the program.
The Global Africa Diaspora Convention will bring heightened focus on the African Union 2015 Theme: Year of Women Empowerment and Development towards Agenda 2063 with innovative programs and support for the CIDO's implementation of the Africa Diaspora Volunteer Corps and other AU Diaspora Legacy Projects. Events in the Margin will include information on opportunities in member state and Diaspora participation in the NEPAD Africa Trade Fair on Indigenous Products and Services in May 2016.
Stakeholders will participate in various Roundtable and Plenary Sessions. Representatives of organizations, policy makers, the media, representatives of Historical Black Colleges and Universities, public and private sector leaders, are expected to attend. The Presiding Officer of the AU ECOSOCC is expected to address the joint assembly of stakeholders.
For further details, please visit www.globalafricadiaspora.org; Evelyn Joe at 1-240-706- 6885, Mr. Kyeretwie Osei: Oseik@africa-union.org and Ms. Eiman Kheir: KheirE@africa-union.org.
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November 19, 2015 to November 22, 2015Notice of Information Upcoming Convention of Diaspora Stakeholders Convention on Washington DC 19-22 November 2015
Notice of Information Upcoming Convention of Diaspora Stakeholders Convention on Washington DC 19-22 November 2015
The ECOSOCC Secretariat in CIDO wishes to announce the upcoming event of an ECOSOCC Stakeholders Convention on the Diaspora in Washington DC from 19-22 November 2015. The event will be held at Best Western Plus Hotel and Conference Centre, Baltimore, Maryland; with the official opening ceremony at the African Union Mission in Washington DC.
The Convention is designed to offer an appraisal of the status quo on the outcomes of the Diaspora Summit and ideas and practical suggestions on how to move forward. These outcomes will then be cross-substantiated and cross fertilized with the views coming from regional consultations and from other parts of the world and the perspective of Member States of the AU and relevant sectorial, regional and continental actors to map the way forward. The outcomes of the Convention will also be reviewed by the principal organs of ECOSOCC that will then decide on practical recommendations that will be processed for consideration of executive policy organs.
The primary group of Stakeholders at the convention will be civil society groups from the USA. However, the Convention has also attracted some important participants from other areas around the world.
The plans and preparations for the Convention have been managed primarily by Ms. Evelyn Joe, the Special Adviser to the ECOSOCC Presiding Officer on the Diaspora, with some program guidance and support from the ECOSOCC Bureau and Standing Committee Members and the ECOSOCC Secretariat.
For further details, please visit www.globalafricadiaspora.org; Ms. Evelyn Joe at 1-240-706-6885; africanservices@aol.com. Subsidiary information may be obtained from Mr. Kyeretwie Osei: Oseik@africa-union.org and Ms. Tsebaot Aberra: TsebaotA@africa-union.org at the ECOSOCC Secretariat.
Schedule of Events:
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Venue: African Union Mission, Washington, DC
- Opening Ceremonies and Welcome Reception
Friday, November 20, 2015
Venue: Best Western Plus Hotel and Conference Centre, Baltimore, Maryland
- General Assembly
- Thematic Workshops
- Business Networking Session
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Venue: Best Western Plus Hotel and Conference Centre, Baltimore, Maryland
- General Assembly
- Diaspora Townhall
- Award Gala
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Venue: Best Western Plus Hotel and Conference Centre, Baltimore, Maryland
- Adoption of Recommendations
- Closing Ceremony
Directorate of Information and Communication
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Addis Ababa | Ethiopia
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November 17, 2015 to November 18, 2015
Communiqué of the Constitutive Meeting of the Core Group for the Operationalization of the Gender Cluster, 17-18 October 2015, Nairobi, Kenya
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