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      African Union Gender Pre-Summit: 20 Years of Maputo Protocol.
      African Union Gender Pre-Summit: 20 Years of Maputo Protocol.
      17 February 2023

      The Gender Pre-Summit will focus on the commemoration of 20 Years since the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (the Maputo Protocol)

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      High Level Event on Africa’s Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook.
      High Level Event on Africa’s Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook.
      17 February 2023

      The High Level event on Africa’s Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook will provide up-to-date evidence based assessment of the continent’s recent macroeconomic performance and short- to- medium term outlook, amid dynamic global economic developments.

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      1st African Union Youth Town Hall Meeting on the margins of the 36th Ordinary Session of the Union
      1st AU Youth Town Hall Meeting on the margins of the 36th Ordinary Session
      16 February 2023

      1st African Union Youth Town Hall Meeting on the margins of the 36th Ordinary Session of the Union Theme: Harnessing on the Demographic Dividend for the Realization of Agenda 2063 & AfCFTA”

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      Welcoming Remarks by H.E. Amb. Fathallah Sijilmassi Director General of the AUC
      16 February 2023

      Your Excellency Evariste Ndayishimiye, President of the Republic of Burundi and Chair of the EAC Heads of State

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      Statement by Madam Nardos Bekele-Thomas Chief Executive Officer, AUDA-NEPAD
      16 February 2023

      HIGH LEVEL SIDE EVENT ON

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      High-Level Forum on Evaluation of the First Ten-Year Implementation Plan and Formulation of Second Ten-Year Implementation Plan of Agenda 2063
      High-Level Forum on Evaluation of the First Ten-Year Implementation Plan
      16 February 2023

      What: High-Level Forum on Evaluation of the First Ten-Year Implementation Plan and Formulation of Second Ten-Year Implementation Plan of Agenda 2063

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      Opening Remarks H.E. Wamkele Mene Secretary-General AfCFTA Secretariat
      16 February 2023

      Opening Remarks H.E. Wamkele Mene Secretary-General  AfCFTA Secretariat at

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      Signing ceremony of an agreement for a donation of CHY 2,000,000 from the Chinese Government to the AU Commission
      Signing ceremony of an agreement for a donation from the Chinese Government
      16 February 2023

      The Government of the People's Republic of China granted worth CHY 2,000,000 or USD 296,330 to support the work activities of the Office of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC).

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      The African Union Commission Meets with Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency on Key Environmental Programmes in Africa
      The AUC Meets with Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
      16 February 2023

      The Sustainable Environment and Blue Economy (SEBE) Directorate in the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment held a briefing session with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)

       

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      AU Youth Envoy organizes first AU Youth Town Hall and calls on African Leaders to concretely involve young people in Africa’s Development Agenda ahead of the African Union Summit
      AU Youth Envoy organizes first AU Youth Town Hall
      16 February 2023

      Ahead of the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (36th AU Summit), The AU Youth Envoy Ms. Chido Mpemba, has actively engaged with youth, Member States, and stakeholders to advocate for the inclusion and empowerment of young people in Africa's development agenda and has continued to call for the ratification and implementation of the African Youth Charter.

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      The AU Commission and Caritas Africa Discuss Joint Avenues on Strengthening Disaster Resilience in Africa
      AU Commission and Caritas Africa Discuss Joint Avenues
      16 February 2023

      A delegation from Caritas Africa paid a courtesy call to the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Unit under the Directorate of Sustainable Environment and Blue Economy in the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE).

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      The Climate Migration Nexus: How to Respond to Environmental Degradation, Protect People and Uphold the Potential of Migration
      36th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly Side-event:
      16 February 2023

      36th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly Side-event: The Climate Migration Nexus: How to Respond to Environmental Degradation, Protect People and Uphold the Potential of Migration

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