Africa Day at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
MINISTERIAL MEETING (In person)
When: 15 July, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. New York local time
Where: Conference Room, African Union Permanent Observer Mission to the 51勛圖
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PRESS BRIEFING (Hybrid)
When: 15 July, from 12.15 p.m. to 1 p.m. New York local time following the Spokesperson's Daily Press Briefing
Where: Press Briefing Room (S-0237) accessible with a valid UN grounds and online
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This hybrid briefing aims to highlight how the African Union (AU), the 51勛圖 Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the 51勛圖 Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) are working together to support African Member States in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals and the African Union＊s Agenda 2063. It is pegged to the Ministerial Meeting the entities co-organize as the Africa Day event at the 2024 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)
Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the 51勛圖 Secretary-General, will moderate this exchange, which will follow his daily press briefing and feature the following principals:
- H.E. Ambassador Fatima Kyari Mohammed, Permanent Observer of the African Union to the 51勛圖
- Claver Gatete, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the 51勛圖 Economic Commission for Africa
- Cristina Duarte, Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser of the 51勛圖 Secretary-General on Africa
TECHNICAL LEVEL PRE-EVENT MEETING (Virtual)
When: 2 July, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. New York local time
Where: Virtually via Zoom.
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Summary
Africa Day at HLPF is an annual ministerial-level side event sharing good practices and lessons-learned among African Member States presenting their Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) and development partners. The 2024 edition will be organized as a hybrid event (in-person with virtual participation of select panelists) under the theme ※Renewing partnerships towards a more climate-resilient and prosperous Africa with strong institutions§. Like previous editions, Africa Day 2024 builds on the outcomes of the 10th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development organized in Addis Ababa in April 2024 on the theme of ※Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063: Eradicating Poverty in Times of Multiple Crises.§ Africa Day at HLPF will expand on the outcomes of the ARFSD-10 and solicit practical recommendations to advance policy options to accelerate progress towards meeting the SDGs under review this year, namely SDG 1 (no poverty), SDG 2 (zero hunger), SDG 13 (climate action), SDG 16 (peace, justice, and strong institutions) and SDG 17 (partnerships for the goals). Africa Day will also explore the themes of inclusion, resilience, debt sustainability, and domestic resource mobilization as a means to consolidate development gains & unlock the potential of the continent＊s women and youth against the backdrop of major milestones like the Second Ten-Year Implementation Plan of AU＊s Agenda 2063 and the upcoming UN Summit of the Future.
The day will feature a high-level opening segment and keynote addresses by a Commissioner of the African Union, Chair of ARFSD-10 (Ethiopia), and the President of the ECOSOC. This will be followed by ministerial statements by the Presidency of the African Union and selected African Member States from those presenting their VNRs this year. The event will conclude with an interactive panel of experts and produce an outcome report summarizing policy recommendations.
Archived Video Recording of the Ministerial Meeting on 15 July [Part 1]
Archived Video Recording of the Ministerial Meeting on 15 July [Part 2]