Kenya

The African Union’s Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) convened the Second Ordinary Session of its 4th Permanent General Assembly (PGA). As per its statutes, the Second Ordinary session of the General Assembly is also characterized with the mid-term elections of the Standing Committee.

The African Union Economic, Social, and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) is holding its 2nd Ordinary Session of the 4th Permanent General Assembly from 11-13th December 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya.

According to UNESCO, the film and audiovisual industries in Africa account for US$5 billion of the GDP, employing an estimated 5 million people, and have the potential to create over 20 million jobs and generate $20 billion in revenues annually. To harness this potential, the African Union has launched the temporary Secretariat of the African Audiovisual and Cinema Commission (AACC).

The Directorate of Sustainable Environment and Blue Economy (SEBE), in conjunction with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), convened a meeting with Regional Economic Communities, partners and selected member states implementing the Africa Multi-hazard Early Warning and Early Action System (AMHEWAS)