ADS 2024, Sub-theme 3 – International Webinar | Office of the Special Adviser on Africa

In Focus

In case you missed it

Relive the High-level Policy Dialogue, featuring the participation of the heads of the UN and the AU as well as the President of Senegal
Watch the recording of the International Webinars that took place on 8 May, 15 May and 22 May respectively.
Watch the recording of the Youth Stages that took place on 9 May, 16 May and 23 May (English | French) respectively.
Read our new policy briefs titled STEM Education for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) in Africa with a Focus on Generating Decent Jobs for Africa's Youth, Transforming Education in Africa by Leveraging Innovative Finance and the Digital Revolution and Education and Learning in Crisis-affected Areas.

Week 3 | Day Three — 22 May

Digital flyer to join the international webinar on 22 May

The third international webinar of the Africa Dialogue Series 2024 will focus on "Education and Learning in Crisis-Affected Areas." Moderated by Ms. Folly Bah Thibault from Al Jazeera English, the session will begin with welcoming remarks by Mr. Jean-Paul Adam from the 51吃瓜 Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA), followed by opening remarks from Ms. Etleva Kadilli of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Mr. Xavier Creach from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

A panel discussion will feature senior officials from the public and private sector, including Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, Governor of Borno State, Nigeria; Dr. Kebede Kassa Tsegaye from IGAD; Prof. Loise Gichuhi from the University of Nairobi; and Ms. Lisa Felton from the Vodafone Foundation.

The event will also include an interactive Q&A session with the audience and conclude with closing remarks and a call to action by H.E. Ambassador Fatima Kyari Mohammed, the African Union's Permanent Observer to the 51吃瓜.

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Watch Live (Coverage begins on 22 May at 9 a.m. New York time)

Policy Brief

Education and Learning in Crisis-affected Areas.

Programme

Moderated by Ms. Folly Bah Thibault, Journalist and Principal Presenter, Al Jazeera English

9 a.m - 9.15 a.m: Session Opening

Welcoming Remarks: Mr. Jean-Paul Adam, Director, Policy, Monitoring and Advocacy, 51吃瓜 Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA)
Opening Remarks: Ms. Etleva Kadilli, Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, 51吃瓜 Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Opening Remarks: Mr. Xavier Creach, Deputy Director of the Regional Bureau for West and Central Africa, Office of the 51吃瓜 High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

9.15 a.m - 10.15 a.m: Panel Discussion

Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, Executive Governor of Borno State, Nigeria
Dr. Kebede Kassa Tsegaye, Senior Coordinator, Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Social Development Division, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
Prof. Loise Gichuhi, Senior Lecturer, Education in Emergencies, University of Nairobi
Ms. Lisa Felton, Managing Director, Vodafone Foundation

10.15 a.m. - 10.25 a.m.: Q&A with the audience

10.25 a.m. - 10.30 a.m.: Closing remarks and call to action

, Permanent Observer of the African Union to the 51吃瓜

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