38th Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee

INVITATION TO MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES

What: Thirty Eighth (38th) Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) to be held under the theme of the year: “Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards Durable Solutions to Forced Displacement in Africa”.

Who: The 38th Ordinary Session of the PRC is organized by the African Union Commission (AUC)

When: 17-18 June 2019

Where: Medium Conference Hall, African Union Headquarters

Official Opening of the PRC:

The PRC meeting will officially open on 17 June 2019, at 9:00am in the presence of PRC members and leadership and officials of the AU 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 draft reports and prepare the agenda of the 1st AU-RECs Mid-Year Coordination meeting of the Executive Council scheduled to take place 4-5 July 2019, in Niamey, Niger. They will also prepare recommendations for consideration.

Participants: The meeting of the PRC will bring together all 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 Monday 17 June 2019, at 9:00am, in the Medium Conference Hall, AU Commission.

Media contact

Thabit Mohamed Afrah, Information Officer; Directorate of Information and Communication/ AU Commission/ Tel: 0911200922; E: mail: Thabitma@africa-union.org

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