39th Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee (PRC)

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January 21, 2020 to January 22, 2020

MEDIA ADVISORY

39th Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee

INVITATION TO MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES

What: Thirty Ninth (39th) Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) to be held under the theme of the year: “Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development”.

Who: The 39th Ordinary Session of the PRC is organized by the African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the host government, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

When: 21-22 January 2020

Where: Medium Conference Hall, African Union Headquarters

Official Opening of the PRC:
The PRC meeting will officially open on 21 January 2020, at 9:00am in the presence of AU Member States and leaderships of the Commission. The opening ceremony will include among others, a speech by the Chairperson of the PRC, and a welcome remark by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, followed by a group photo of the Ambassadors with the members of the Commission.

Objectives: The PRC will discuss on draft reports and prepare the agenda of the Thirty Six (36th) Ordinary Session of the Executive Council scheduled to take place 6-7 February 2020, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Participants: The meeting of the PRC will bring together the Ambassadors of the African Union Member States, as well as AU officials.

Journalists are invited to cover the opening of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) session on Tuesday 21 January 2020, at 9:00am, in the Medium Conference Hall, AU Commission.

Media contact

Molalet Tsedeke; Directorate of Information and Communication/ AU Commission/ Tel: 0911630631; E: mail: molalett@africa-union.org

For further information:

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

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