MEDIA ADVISORY

INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA

MINISTERIAL SESSION OF THE 1ST MEETING OF THE SPECIALIZED TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (STC-SDLE-1)

What: The 1st session of the specialized technical committee (STC) on social development, labour and employment
Theme: Social Protection for Inclusive Development

When: 23-24: April

Where: New African Union Conference Centre, AU Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Who: The Meeting is organised by the Department of Social Affairs, AUC.

Objectives: The meeting will among others, consider the challenges faced by women in African labour markets, and discuss appropriate and bold measures to improve the status of women in labour markets as well as their social protection needs to contribute to the AU theme of the year 2015.
The first five year priority programme for implementation of the January 2015 AU Assembly declaration and plan of Action on Employment, Poverty Eradication and Inclusive Development will also be considered.
Other social inclusion challenges for vulnerable groups in member states will be addressed, including the expansion of social protection systems to combat poverty and exclusion, as well as to establish synergies among the social development, labour and employment sectors to enable the joint operationalization of the specialised technical committee.
The social impact of Ebola in general and on the nature of social protection interventions required for the affected countries is also on the agenda of the STC-SDLE-1, as well as the AU Agenda 2063 and the contribution of social protection and inclusive development to the development process.

Journalists are invited to attend and cover the opening session of the experts meeting on 23RD April at 09:00.

Further media inquiries and requests for interviews should be directed to:
Mrs Wynne Musabayana | Deputy Head of Communication and Information Division | Information and Communication Directorate | African Union Commission | Tel: (251) 11 551 77 00 | Fax: (251) 11 551 78 44 | E-mail: MusabayanaW@africa-union.org

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