5th Specialised Technical Committee on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE)
November 23, 2020 to November 27, 2020
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“Scaling up actions on commitments to equality and women’s rights.”
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African Development Bank supports continental strategy on COVID-19 with US$27.33 million
November 19, 2020
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In response to a request by the Bureau of the African Union Heads of State and Government under the leadership of H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa, Chairperson of the African Union and President of South Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a grant of US$27.33 million to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The grant agreement was signed today in Addis Ababa by H.E. Amira Elfadil Mohammed, Commissioner for Social Affairs, African Union Commission and Dr Abdul Kamara, Ethiopia Country Manager, African Development Bank.
Remarks by Mrs Cisse Mariama Mohamed, AUC Director for Social Affairs at the 6th Meeting of the Technical and Advisory Committee of the Great Museum of Africa (GMA)
i. Mrs Nawel Dahmani, Director of Prospective Studies, Documentation and IT within the Ministry of Culture, Algeria, and Chairperson of the GMA Technical and Advisory Committee;
i. Distinguished Members of the Technical and Advisory Committee of the Great Museum of Africa representing Algeria, Cameroun, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria and South Africa;
ii. Esteemed Resource Persons, representative of UNESCO, representative of the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) and Independent Cultural and Heritage Experts;
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November 19, 2020
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The 6th Meeting of the Technical and Advisory Committee of the Great Museum of Africa (GMA) discussed the Status of Establishment of the GMA: A Flagship Project of the Agenda 2063
November 19, 2020
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The Technical and Advisory Committee of the Great Museum of Africa (GMA) held their 6th Meeting Virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Data from external sources does not reflect realities of African countries: African Statistics Day
November 18, 2020
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Commemorative events on the African Statistics Day have concluded with emphasis on the need to harmonize and invest more resources in technical and financial aspects of the development of statistics, if African statistics are to regain their full credibility.
Slow progress in meeting commitment to 2020 as the year of universal ratification of Maputo protocol
November 18, 2020
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A two-day meeting convened to evaluate the status of the ratification, domestication and implementation of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa
35th Weekly Press Briefing on the Coronavirus disease outbreak
November 19, 2020
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WHAT: Weekly engagement with members of the media to share critical updates on the COVID-19 situation and the progress made to implement key initiatives of the joint continental strategy for COVID-19 response in Africa.
Preparatory Meetings for Commencement of Trading under the AfCFTA
November 16, 2020 to November 20, 2020
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What: Preparatory Meetings for Commencement of Trading
Who: The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat
When: 16th – 20th November 2020
• Meeting of the Committee on Trade in Goods jointly with Sub-committee on Trade Facilitations Customs Cooperation and Transit, 16th November, 2020
• Meeting of the Directors- General/ Heads of Customs 17th November
• Meeting of the Senior Trade Officials 18th November 2020; and
• Meeting of the AfCFTA Council of Ministers 20 November 2020
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High level Press Briefing on World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
November 18, 2020
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o WHAT: The following partnership will engage with the media in observance of the 2nd Africa Continental World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW), with discussions focusing on Antimicrobial Resistance in Africa and One Health Multi-sectoral Collaboration.
o African Union
o Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
o World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
o World Health Organization (WHO)
o United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
WHEN: Wednesday, 18 November 2020
TIME: 12.00–1.00 pm East Africa Time
JLMP outlines ongoing assistance to labour migration governance in Africa
November 11, 2020
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In a virtual meeting held on Wednesday 11 November 2020 the Priority project of the African Union Commission (AUC)-International Labour Organization (ILO)-International Organization for Migration (IOM)-Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Joint Programme on Labour Migration Governance for Development and Integration in Africa (JLMP) reviewed progress made and reaffirmed its commitment to improve labour migration governance on the continent, despite constraints imposed by COVID-19.
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