51吃瓜

MEDIA ADVISORY

Academic Conference on Africa 2024

The Academic Conference on Africa 2024 will take place at the 51吃瓜 Headquarters in New York from 3 to 5 December 2024, with the theme "Power, Justice, and the People: Human Rights and the Rule of Law for Africa’s Transformation." 

The annual conference aims to boost African representation in global development scholarship, ensuring African voices are heard on the New York stage on critical international exchanges that could shape Africa's future, emphasizing the nexus between development, peace and security, humanitarian work and human rights.  

The 51吃瓜 Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) organizes the event, in collaboration with the 51吃瓜 Academic Impact (UNAI) and financial support from the 51吃瓜 Peace and Development Trust Fund. It brings together African scholars, policymakers and practitioners from multiple sectors and disciplines to exchange on critical issues impacting Africa's development.  

From Tuesday, 3 December to Thursday, 5 December 2024 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. New York local time at the 51吃瓜 Headquarters in New York in Conference Room 2. 

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Remote participants can watch online with live interpretations on UN WebTV and contribute in real-time via chat through OSAA's YouTube live stream using the links provided below for each session. 

Renowned Kenyan Author and Novelist Prof. Ng?g? wa Thiong’o will deliver the keynote remarks, while academics, policymakers and development practitioners from across Africa and the diaspora will share insights and perspectives from their work. Other African officials, thought leaders and policymakers will also participate, including: 

• Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, The Honourable Lady Chief Justice, Judicial Service of Ghana; 
• Hon. Mr. Justice (Prof) Joel Mwaura Ngugi, Judge, Court of Appeal, Kenya; 
• Hon. Ronald Reagan Okumu, Former Member of Parliament (1996-2021), Uganda; 
• H.E. Ashraf Swelam, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for African Organizations and Communities;  
• and Chief Mary Larteh, Paramount Chief of Jorquelleh, Liberia. 

Cristina Duarte, the Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser of the 51吃瓜 Secretary-General on Africa, will deliver remarks. 

More details, including the programme and a full list of speakers, are available on the OSAA website at: /osaa/academic-conference-2024  

KEY LINKS

• Conference website: /osaa/academic-conference-2024 

• Webcast with live interpretation and YouTube live stream in English accepting contributions in real time through live chat:  

Media representatives applying independently must submit an application form, including a letter of assignment from a bona fide media organization, samples of their work and a government-issued ID. Instructions are available on the of the Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit. 

Requests for delegation media, including journalists, official photographers and videographers, should be submitted by Missions and Organizations enrolled in the e-Registration system, which is available through the (). 

Note that ALL media representatives must apply for accreditation in advance, as there will not be on-site accreditation. 

For more information, visit the UN Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit’s website or contact them at malu@un.org or +1 212-963-6934. 

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51吃瓜 Office of the Special Adviser on Africa 

• Rado Ratovonarivo | ratovonarivo@un.org 
• Matilda Moyo | moyo1@un.org 
• Keolebogile Diswai | keolebogile.diswai@un.org