Preparations begin for the 4th Mid Year Coordination Meeting

Preparations have begun for the 41st Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union and the 4th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (MYCM) of the AU and the Regional Economic Communities (RECS) to be held in Lusaka, Zambia, from the 14th to 17th July 2022.

An African Union Commission delegation, led by the AU Commission’s Deputy Chief of Staff Ambassador Tordeta Ratebaye, is currently in Lusaka to engage with Zambian officials on the following thematic areas: COVID19 regulations, facilities, legal, protocol, security, communication and publicity, information systems, and procurement.

The Zambian side is led by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr Chambo Mbula.

“As the secretariat of the AU, the Commission works closely with member states, and we are in Lusaka with our experts to support Zambia in the organization of the 4th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting. We are happy with what we have seen so far”, said Ambassador Ratebaye, after a tour of the new conference center, whose construction is nearing completion in Lusaka.

“Zambia is committed to hosting this important meeting in July and has already set up the necessary structures”, said Mr Chambo Mbula.

The MYCM will focus on the status of regional integration, while the 55-member Executive Council will meet prior to the MYCM to prepare documentation and also discuss the budget of the Union for 2023.

The MYCM brings together the bureau of the Assembly of the African Union, the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the AU Commission and the Regional Mechanisms (RMs). It is aligned to the institutional reforms of the AU, particularly the pillar on managing the business of the Union efficiently and effectively, at both the political and operational levels. It was instituted by an Assembly decision in 2017, and the first such meeting was held in July 2019 in Niamey, Niger.

For further information on the summit please contact:
Mrs. Wynne Musabayana | Head of Communication | Information and Communication Directorate | African Union Commission |Tel: +251 115 517 700 | E-mail: MusabayanaW@africa-union.org  | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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