What: Forty First (41st) Ordinary Session of the Permanent
Representatives Committee (PRC) to be held under the
theme of the year: “Arts, Culture and Heritage: Levers for
Building the Africa We Want”.

Who: The 41st Ordinary Session of the PRC is organized by the
African Union Commission (AUC).

When: The virtual meeting will be organized from 20 to 21 January
2021.

Where: Livestream link:
https://livestream.com/accounts/2466140/events/9490924

Official Opening of the PRC: The PRC meeting will be held through videoconference, the Opening ceremony will held be virtually on 20 January 2021, at 10:00 a.m. 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 discuss different reports including: the activities of the PRC Sub-Committees, Reports of the Specialized Technical Committees (STCs) held in the year 2020, Reports of the Commission, other AU Organs and the AU Specialized Agencies.

The Session will also consider draft agenda and draft decisions of the 38th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council and agenda of the 34th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly, scheduled to take place 3 - 4 and 6 - 7 February 2021 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 41st Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) session on Wednesday 20 January 2021, at 10:00 a.m., through a livestream link indicated below:

https://livestream.com/accounts/2466140/events/9490924

For further information please contact:

Mrs. Esther Azaa Tankou | Head of Information Division | Directorate of Information and Communication, African Union Commission | Mobile: +251911361185 | E-mail: yamboue@africa-union.org

Mrs. Afrah Thabit | Communication Officer | Directorate of Information and Communication, African Union Commission | Mobile: +251911200922 | E-mail: Thabitma@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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