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Press Briefing of Director for Women, Gender and Development

Within the framework of the 26th AU Summit, Ms. Mahawa Kaba Wheeler, Director for Women, Gender and Development, at the AU Commission will, on Friday 29th January 2016 at 12:30, hold a media briefing on the following issue:

- Accelerating the implementation of gender equality and women’s empowerment commitments during the African year of human rights

The briefing will be held in Briefing Room1, at the new AU Conference Center, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Journalists are invited to take part in the press briefing

Media contact

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Press Briefing of Commissioner for Social Affairs

Within the framework of the 26th AU Summit, H.E. Dr. Mustapha Sidiki Kaloko, Commissioner for Social Affairs, at the AU Commission will, on Friday, 29 January 2016 at 11:30 hold a press briefing on the following issues:

- Migration

- Campaign on Ending Child Marriage in Africa, and

- African Union support to Ebola Outbreak in West Africa (ASEOWA)

The briefing will be held in Briefing Room1, at the new AU Conference Center, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Journalists are invited to take part in the press briefing

Media contact

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Opening statement by Honourable Simbarashe S. Mumbengegwi(MP), Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Zimbabwe and Chairperson of the Executive Council on the Occasion of the 28th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union

Press Briefing of Commissioner for Human Resources Sciences and Technology

Within the framework of the 26th AU Summit, H.E. Dr. Martial De-Paul Ikounga, Commissioner for Human Resources Science and Technology at the AU Commission will, on Thursday 28th January 2016, at 11:00am hold a press briefing on the following issue:

- The continental education strategy for Africa 2016-2025 (CESA 16-25)

The briefing will be held in Briefing Room 1, at the new AU Conference Center, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Journalists are invited to take part in the press briefing

Media contact

Mr. Molalet Tsedeke; Media Center Coordinator

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Press Briefing of Commissioner for Political Affairs

Within the framework of the 26th AU Summit, H.E. Dr. Aisha L. Abdullahi, Commissioner of Political Affairs at the AU Commission, will on Thursday 28th January 2016 at 12:00 noon, hold a press briefing on the following issue:

- Africa’s Human Rights and Agenda 2063: Actualizing Development Through Promoting Women’s Right

The briefing will be held in Briefing Room 1, at the new AU conference center, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Journalists are invited to take part in the press briefing

Media contact

Mr. Molalet Tsedeke; Media Center Coordinator

English

Press Briefing of Director for Administration and Human Resource Management

Within the framework of the 26th AU Summit, Mr. AMINE IDRISS ADOUM, Director for Administration and Human Resource Management at the AU Commission will, on Thursday 28th January 2016 at 15:00, hold a briefing on the following issues:

- The launch of the AU E-recruitment process,

- The restructuring reform of the AU, and

- The new AU Leadership Academy

The briefing will be held in Briefing Room 1, at the new AU Conference Center, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Journalists are invited to take part in the press briefing

English

Press Briefing of Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture

Within the framework of the 26th AU Summit, H.E. Mrs. Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, at the AU Commission will on Thursday 28th January 2016 at 16:00 hold a briefing on the following issue:

- COP 21 and its implications to Africa

The briefing will be held in Briefing Room 1, at the new AU Conference Center, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Journalists are invited to take part in the press briefing

Media contact

Mr. Molalet Tsedeke; Media Center Coordinator

Directorate of Information and Communication;

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Press Briefing of the APR Panel and Focal Points

The African Peer Review Mechanism [APRM] is a Pan-African initiative to improve good governance and promote Socio-Economic Development. The objective of the APRM is to promote the adoption of policies, standards and best practices that enhance political stability, economic growth and sustainable development. (Thirty-five) African countries are currently members of the APRM. The APRM Forum of Heads of State and Government [APR Forum] has completed peer reviews in (17) seventeen countries.

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The 28th Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council Positions Agenda 2063 as key element of discussion

January 27, 2016
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 27th January 2016: The African Union (AU) Executive Council has emphasized the importance of upholding human rights especially women’s rights in Africa for an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa under the Agenda 2063 framework.

This came at the opening of the 28th Ordinary Session of the AU Executive Council today 27 January 2016, at the AU Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the theme: “2016: African Year of Human Rights with a particular focus on the Rights of Women”.

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