The Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development

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August 28, 2019 to August 30, 2019

WHAT: The Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7) Summit is under the theme: “Advancing Africa’s Development through People, Technology and Innovation.”
WHEN: 28th – 30th August, 2019
WHERE: Yokohama, Japan, at the Pacifico Convention Plaza
WHO: The African Union, The Government of Japan, United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (UNOSAA), United Nations Development Programme and the World Bank the World Bank
The TICAD 7 Summit will adopt the “Yokohama Declaration”, the “Actions for Implementation of the Yokohama Declaration 2019” as well as the Report on the implementation of the TICAD V Yokohama Action Plan (2013 – 2015) and TICAD VI Nairobi Action Plan (2016 - 2019).
The Summit is expected to serve as a platform to ensure African Union’s ownership of the TICAD process notably, the inclusion of African Union’s strategic vision, aspirations and priority areas as enshrined in the AU Agenda 2063 and its First Ten Year Implementation Plan.
The Official African Union side events are as follows:

The Official African Union side events are as follows:

	Date	Time	Event	Venue
1	Monday, 26 August 2019	13:00 pm -12:00pm	“The African Kaizen Initiative (AKI)” by AUDA-NEPAD and JICA	Silk
2	Tuesday, 27 August 2019	13:00pm -12:00pm	Africa’s Socio-economic Transformation through Innovation	Silk
3	Wednesday, 28 August 2019	15:30pm - 17:00pm	“Plastic Pollution Solutions for Development in Africa” by AUC and UNEP	TBC
4		15:30pm - 17:00pm	Early Childhood Education: A Foundation for Human Capital Development and Improving the Wealth of Nations.	Yokohama Convention Center
5	Thursday, 29 August 2019	09:00am -10:40pm	"Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards Durable Solutions to Forced Displacement in Africa” by AUC, UNHCR and UNOSAA	Silk
6		10:00am -12:00pm	“Realizing African Industrial Development and Regional Value Chains under AfCFTA” by AUC and UNCTAD	Annex hall F 201
7		10:00am -12:00pm	Unleashing the Potential of Africa’s Young People” by AUC and UNICEF	Exhibition Hall B-B02
8		16:00pm -18:00pm	“Initiative for Food and Nutrition Security in Africa” (IFNA) by AUDA-NEPAD and JICA	Silk
9		15:30pm– 17:00pm	High-Level Policy Dialogue on Strategic Investment in Africa: Food Systems and Innovation	Exhibition Hall B-B07 Pacifico Yokohama
10		10:30am– 12:00pm	Achieving Sustainable Financing for Health in Africa	Exhibition Hall B-B07
11		18:00 – 19:30pm	Africa’s Development Dynamic: Policies for Productive Transformation.	Exhibition Hall B.B03
12	Friday 30 August 2019	10:30 – 15:00	High Level Policy Dialogue on Innovative Financial Instruments for Natural Disaster Risk and Health	Exhibition Hall B Pacifico Yokohama

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