Satisfactory conditions of safety and dignity for forcibly displaced persons dominate Kampala meetings.
The Continental Consultative Meeting and the Continental Youth Consultations have concluded in Kampala, Uganda.
Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
Agenda 2063 is the blueprint and master plan for transforming Africa into the global powerhouse of the future. It is the strategic framework for delivering on Africa’s goal for inclusive and sustainable development and is a concrete manifestation of the pan-African drive for unity, self-determination, freedom, progress and collective prosperity pursued under Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance.
H.E President William Samoei Ruto (PhD), President of the Republic of Kenya and the African Union Champion on Institutional Reform. H.E. Ruto was appointed during the 37th Assembly of Heads of State and Government in February 2024 to champion the AU Institutional Reform process taking over from the H.E Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda who led the implementation of the reform process since 2016.
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The Continental Consultative Meeting and the Continental Youth Consultations have concluded in Kampala, Uganda.
‘As we implement Agenda 2063, we must admit that our continent faces challenges of promotion and protection of human and peoples' rights. We have to do our best to advance rights that address the root causes of underdevelopment, poverty, integrity, inequality, marginalization, and exclusion’, he said.
Kampala, Uganda – 21 September 2019. The Department of Trade and Industry of the African Union Commission (AUC) organized in partnership with Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), the 11th African Union Sub-Committee of Directors General of Customs Meeting from 16-20 September 2019 in Kampala, Uganda under the theme: “Entry into force of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) - Implications for African Customs administrations”.
Community leaders participating at the Second Dialogue with Traditional and Religious Leaders reiterated their commitment to uphold girls’ and young women’s universal and inalienable human right to access and learn at all levels of Educational systems. The two-day meeting took place in Kampala, Uganda from 19 - 20 June 2019.
What: Second Dialogue with Traditional and Religious Leaders on Girls’ and
Young Women’s access and retention in educational systems
When: 19-20 June 2019, Kampala, Uganda
Where: Kampala, Republic of Uganda
Who: The event is organized by the African Union International Centre for Girls’
and Women’s Education in Africa (AU/CIEFFA)
The aim of the Validation Workshop of Draft Evaluation Report of the 2006 Ouagadougou Plan of Action on the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons in Africa, especially on Women and Children is to provide further input to the draft report and finally provide a go ahead to implement the recommendations of the report to address existing policy and operational gaps in the prevention of the irregular migration in the continent.
African Union Commission (AUC) through the Africa Internet Exchange System Project organized a workshop in collaboration with East Africa Community (EAC) in Kampala, Uganda to validate the draft EAC Regional cross-border Interconnection regulations. The workshop was facilitated by Nathan Associates who contracted from AUC to develop EAC Regional cross-border Interconnection Regulations. Representatives from EAC Member States and Telecom Operators were participated in the workshop.