MEDIA ADVISORY
Orientation and Induction Meeting for Newly Elected members of the 2nd Permanent ECOSOCC General Assembly
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
What: Orientation and Induction Meeting for Newly Elected members of the 2nd Permanent ECOSOCC General Assembly

The opening ceremony will feature the following:

- Welcome Statement by Director CIDO and Head of ECOSOCC Secretariat (11:00-11:10)
- Statement by Amb Lazarous Kapambwe, Advisor to the AUC Chairperson and Chairperson of ECOSOCC IDC (11:10-11:20)
- Keynote Address by Mr. Joseph Chilengi, ECOSOCC Presiding Officer (11:20-11:40)
- Opening Address by Representative of the Egyptian Government (11:40-11:55)

When: 26 February - 1 March 2015

Where: Cairo, Egypt (Hotel Nile Fairmont)

Objectives: National, Regional and Continental Consultations for ECOSOCC Internal Elections and Orientation Exercises including: The Constitutive Act, AU Organs and Structure, the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union (ECOSOCC); A people-centred Union: the CSO Agenda in the framework of the AU as well as the Agenda 2063 and the AUC Strategic Plan 2014-2017; the Theme of the 2015 Summit: Year of Women Empowerment toward Agenda 2063 and the Role of ECOSOCC.
The meeting will also discuss the NEPAD in the African Union; APSA and AU Policy Frameworks including the AU Communication Strategy and the Role of Media and CSOs in advancing the Development Agenda, the African Governance Architecture; the Election Observation and Monitoring Processes; the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Policy (CAADP) and the Program for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA)
The meeting intends as well to present the AU Rules and Regulations comprising the Structure of AU Commission and Administrative Rules and Regulations of the African Union; the Financial Rules and Regulations of the African Union and the Role of CIDO as ECOSOCC Secretariat

Media representatives are invited to cover the meeting. (Programme of work attached)

For further information:
Directorate of Information and Communication | African Union Commission I E-mail: DIC@african-union.org I Web Site: www.au.int I Addis Ababa | Ethiopia

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