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Title = The institutionalisation of the Multistakeholder SDGS advisory bodies to catalyse the SDGs delivery in Africa (SDG 17)

Organizer = African Monitor

Contact Persons = Puseletso Maile - puseletso@africanmonitor.org

Date = 25-February

Time = 11.00am – 12.30


Title = Strengthening Regional Partnerships towards Achievement of Agenda 2063 and 2030 Agenda Commitments on Eliminating Gender Based Violence and Harmful Practices 

Organizer = African Union Commission, United Nations

Contact Persons = Robert Kasenene,  Meltem Agduk - KaseneneR@africa-union.orgagduk@unfpa.org

Date = 25-February

Time = 9 - 10.30am


Title = Creating a Just and Inclusive Future for All African Women and Girls

Organizer = Akina Mama wa Afrika

Contact Persons = Oluwatoyin Chukwudozie - Toyinc@evanigeria.org

Date = 25-February

Time = 2 – 3.30pm


Title = Creative Writing Webinar – Literary Sketches of the Africa We Want through the hands of young writers

Organizer = IDEP AND SPORD

To participate in the event = Join us here

Contact Persons = Mercy Wambui  (Ms.) and Flávia Ba (Ms.) - mamadou.cisse@un.orgwambui@un.orgmendesba@un.org

Date = 25-February

Time = 2 - 3.30pm


Title = Amplifying the Voices of Migrants in Africa: Unpacking the SDGs Principle of Leave No One Behind Side

Organizer = Africa Unite

Contact Persons = Joseph Eliabson Maniragena - joseph@africaunite.org.za

Date = 25-February

Time = 11.00am – 12.30


Title = Mobilising Climate finance for green recovery – Voice for climate Action

Organizer = South South North / VCA

Contact Persons = Yared Tsegay - yared@southsouthnorth.org

Date = 25-February

Time = 11.00am – 12.30


Title = Why ‘Adolescents' Well-being’ matter for achieving the 2030 Agenda and the Agenda 2063 and recovering from COVID-19

Organizer = SRHR Africa Trust, NEXUS, Department of social development, Government of South Africa

Contact Persons = Levi Singh - Singh@satregional.org

Date = 25-February

Time = 2 - 3.30pm


Title = Building Communtiy Resilience –The Crucial Role of Working Animals

Organizer = International Coalition for Working Equids

Contact Persons = Grace Clifford - Grace.Clifford@thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk

Date = 25-February

Time = 2 - 3.30pm


Title = Building Back Better-Quality Education Systems anchored on normative standards while leveraging on Human Rights Education as an accelerator for progress in the realization of the 2030 agenda

Organizer = Network of African National Human Rights Institution 

Contact Persons = Deborah Nyokabi - dnyokabi@nanhri.org

Date = 25-February

Time = 4 - 5.30pm


Title = The Road to Sustainable Post-Pandemic Recovery: Combating climate impacts on maternal health through Trans-sectoral Strategies With Meaningful Youth Inclusion.

Organizer = International Federation of Medical Students Association (IFMSA)

Contact Persons = Zainab Elyas - rdafrica@ifmsa.org

Date = 25-February

Time = 4 - 5.30pm


Title = Building Human and Institutional Capacities in Africa in the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Science and Technology

Organizer = International Atomic Energy Agency 

Contact Persons = Laura Vai - l.vai@iaea.org

Date = 25-February

Time = 4 - 5.30pm


Title = Building forward better: African library partnerships for inclusive information and education towards Agendas 2030 and 2063

Organizer = International federation of library associations and institutions

Contact Persons = Sarah Kaddu - Sarkaddu2@gmail.com

Date = 25-February

Time = 4 - 5.30pm


Title = 6th African Youths & Sustainable Development Roundtable Building Forward Better – Localizing the SDGs

Organizer = Bright Light Projects

Contact Persons = Franco Bonghan - frank@brightlightprojects.org

Date = 25-February

Time = 4 - 5.30pm


Title = Electronic Waste, A rapidly growing global waste stream with detrimental effects on the Environnent, Public Health and Climate Change.  Is the African Continent Safe ?

Organizer = Zimbabwe Youth SDGs

Contact Persons = David Zezai - programs@zimyouthsdg.org.zw

Date = 25-February

Time = 11am - 12.30


Title = Extending Social Protection to end Food Insecurity

Organizer = Africa Platform for Social Protection (APSP) & Global Call to Action Against Poverty 

Contact Persons = Kavengo - kavengo.matundu@gcap.global

Date = 25-February

Time = 9 - 10.30am


Title = Inclusive conference side event South Sudan

Organizer = Shabab le shabab health alliance 

Contact Persons = Florence Nelson - florenceyupi@gmail.com

Date = 25-February

Time = 9 - 10.30am


Title = Interactions and Discussions on Strategies to Ensure Age-Inclusiveness in Sustainable Development Plans Across Africa in Building Forward Better During Recovery from Covid 19

Organizer = SGA Africa

Contact Persons = Carole Agengo - carole.agengo@helpage.org

Date = 25-February

Time = 9 - 10.30am


Title = The role of Local Faith-based Institutions in building back better through transition to green sustainable, inclusive and resilient societies in the Africa we want

French Title = Le Role des institutions confessionnelles locales dans la construction de transitions plus efficaces vers des societes vertes, durables, inclusives et resilientes dans l'Afrique que nous voulons

Organizer = Caritas Africa

Contact Persons = Albert Mashika - almashika@yahoo.fr; secaf@caritas-africa.org; coord@caritas-africa.org

Date = 25-February

Time = 2 - 3.30pm


Title = Protecting life on land by building the right partnerships to strengthen Africa’s responsiveness to climate change

Organizer = Christian Aid

Contact Persons = Joab Bwire Okanda - JOkanda@christian-aid.org

Date = 25-February

Time = 9 - 10.30am


Title = Increasing Women’s economic empowerment, through aquaculture cage fish farming in Bugiri District Uganda

Organizer = UN Women Uganda

Contact Persons = Patricia Elotu Eiyo - patricia.elotueiyo@unwomen.org

Date = 25-February

Time = 11am - 12.30


Title = Awareness Raising of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

Organizer = ACPC, TCND, UNECA, UNDRR, Social Policy Section, GPSPD

Event Website = https://www.uneca.org/node/4736

Registration = Register

Date = 28-February

Time = 16:00-17:30 GMT+2


Title = Human Mobility and Regular Migration Pathways: Private sector and Green Economy

Organizer = IOM, ILO, UNHCR, UNFCCC RCC Kampala

Contact Persons = Noora K. MÄKELÄ - NKMAKELA@iom.int

Date = 28-February

Time = 11AM to 12.30PM


Title = The socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on households and firms

Organizer = ECOWAS, WFP, ECA, OSCSD

Contact Persons = Hamza Jebbour hamza.jebbour@un.org

Date = 28-February

Time = 9 - 10.30am


Title = AfCFTA as a vehicle for gender equality towards Agendas 2030 and 2063: A normative framework perspective

Organizer = UNECA, UNFPA, UN Women, ITC

Contact Persons = Torque Mude - torque.mude@un.org

Date = 28-February

Time = 11.00am - 12.30


Title = Primer for the AfCFTA Country Business Index (ACBI) Report

Organizer = UNECA, UNDCO and UN Women

Registration Link = Register

Contact Persons = Wafa Aidi + aidiw@un.org

Date = 28-February

Time = 2 - 3.30pm


Title = Towards enhanced partnerships to support an inclusive African Continental Free Trade Area

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Organizer = UNDP (jointly with UNECA and UNCTAD) 

Contact Persons = Komi Tsowou + komi.tsowou@undp.org; Ify Ogo ify.ogo@undp.org

Date = 28-February

Time = 9 - 10.30am


Title = Accelarating Equitable and Sustainable Development in Africa:  Launch of the 4th Africa Sustainable Development Report

Organizer = UNECA,UNDP,AU,AfDB 

Contact Persons = El Hadji Fall, Chaltu Daniel Kalbessa - el.hadji.fall@undp.org; chaltu.daniel.kalbessa@undp.org

Date = 28-February

Time = 2 - 3.30pm


Title = Sustainability and Higher Education – Partnerships Linking Students to Industry, Training, and Internships to Achieve SDG Target 4.7

Organizer = Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) 

Contact Persons = Michelle DeFreese, Ange Irutingabo - Michelle.defreese@gggi.org; ange.irutingabo@gggi.org

Date = 28-February

Time = 2 - 3.30pm


Title = Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women and Girls in Africa: Progress, Challenges, Opportunity and key Priority Actions for accelerating implementation of SDG 5”

Organizer = UN Women, UNFPA, ECA

Contact Persons = Tikikel Tadele Alemu - tikikel.tadele-alemu@unwomen.org

Date = 28-February - 1-March

Time = 1 - 2.30pm


Title = Commodities Trade and the Environment 

Organizer = Congo Basin Institute

Contact Persons = Kevin Y Njabo - kynjabo@ucla.edu

Date = 28-February

Time = 4 - 5.30pm


Title = Harnessing the potential of African Islands to build forward better

Organizer = ECA, AUC, AfDB, IOC-COI and Governments of Cabo Verde, Guinea Bissau and Seychelles

Contact Persons = Antonio Palazuelos Prieto - a.palazuelos@un.org

Date = 28-February

Time = 4 - 5.30pm


Title = From Commitments to Action Towards Stockholm+50: Partnerships for the African Green Stimulus Programme

Organizer = Global Opportunities for Sustainable Development Goals (GO4SDGs), UN Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and Hot or Cool Institute

Contact Persons = Adriana Zacarias Farah - adriana.zacarias@un.org

Date = 28-February

Time = 11.00am - 12.30


Title = The Africa Climate Resilient Investment Facility (AFRI-RES) – Partnerships for tools and capacities to integrate climate resilience in investments for the SDGs 

Organizer = ECA, World Bank, AUC, AFDB, Nordic Development Fund

Contact Persons = Linus Mofor - mofor@un.org

Date = 28-February

Time = 2 - 3.30pm


Title = Green Jobs for Women in Africa: Opportunities and Policy Interventions

Organizer = UN Women and the African Development Bank

Contact Persons = Elena Ruiz Abril - elena.ruizabril@unwomen.org

Date = 28-February

Time = 4 - 5.30pm


Title = Displacement in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and Global Compact for Migration and its Implications for Sustainable Development in Africa

Organizer = ECA-ACPC and UNDRR

Contact Persons = Nicodemus Nyandiko - nomoyo2005@yahoo.com

Date = 28-February

Time = 4 - 5.30pm


Title = Leveraging Positive Masculinities for a Green, Inclusive and Resilient Communities in the post COVID-19 Recovery Agenda

Organizer = UN Women, UNFPA East and Southern Africa Regional Offices

Contact Persons = Julie Diallo - jdiallo@unfpa.org

Date = 28-February

Time = 9 - 10.30am


Title = Greening the Informal Sector: Green Entrepreneurship for Just Transitions

Organizer = United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa & UNECA

Contact Persons = Ibrahim Mamma Hussein - ibrahim.hussein@un.org

Date = 28-February

Time = 9 - 10.30am


Title = Leveraging climate research partnerships for resilient development planning and implementation of the SDGs in Africa

Organizer =  Climate Policy Laboratory, Fletcher School, Tufts University; African Climate Policy Centre, ECA

Contact Persons = Yimere, Abay - Abay.Yimere@tufts.edu

Date = 28-February

Time = 4 - 5.30pm


Title = Building greater inclusiveness: The role of trade to support women economic empowerment

Organizer =  WTO

Contact Persons = Anoush Der Boghossian and Mustapha Sadni Jallab - Mustapha.Sadnijallab@wto.org; Anoush.derboghossian@wto.org 

Date = 28-February

Time = 11.00am - 12.30


Title = Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Organizer =  United Nations Industrial Development Organization

Contact Persons = CALABRO, Aurelia - A.CALABRO@unido.org

Date = 28-February

Time = 9 - 10.30am


Title = Promoting decent work in the African cultural and creative economy

Organizer = ILO, UNESCO

Contact Persons = Musindo, Alexio - musindo@ilo.org

Date = 28-February

Time = 11.00am - 12.30


 

Title = Insights from the break free alliance -how to amplify the voices of girls and young women on access to education and gender equality (sdg 4 and 5)

Organizer = Plan International african union liaison office

Contact Persons = Zemzem Jemal - Zemzem.Jemal@plan-international.org

Date = 01-March

Time = 11.00am - 12.30


Title = Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) Matters: Stakeholders Engagement in advancing CSE in Africa through Education programs

Organizer = International Planned Parenthood Federation

Contact Persons = Sam Ntelamo - smntelamo@ippf.org

Date = 01-March

Time = 9 - 10.30am


Title = Gender Equality and Youth Inclusion; A call for a practical approach in solving Africa’s contemporary problems

Organizer = Zimbabwe Youth Champions for agenda 2063

Contact Persons = TANAKA ADMIRE NDONGERA - zyca2063@gmail.com;Tanakandongera17@gmail.com

Date = 01-March

Time = 2 - 3.30pm


Title = Youth Insights on how to builda green, resilient, inclusive andsustainable Africa

Organizer = Restless Development

Contact Persons = Alice Mukashyaka - alicem@restlessdevelopment.org

Date = 01-March

Time = 9 - 10.30am


Title = Industrializing Africa: Towards inclusive and sustainable industrialization and Economic Diversification

Organizer = Regional Integration and Trade Division / ECA 

Contact Persons =  Souleymane Abdallah - abdallahs@un.org

Date = 01-March

Time = 11.00am - 12.30


Title = Climate change: coastal erosion and forced migration

Organizer = Institute for Development and Economic Planning, ECA

Contact Persons = Flavia Domingas Mendes Ba - mendesba@un.org

Date = 01-March

Time = 2 - 3.30pm


Title = Credit Rating Agencies, Fiscal Space and Fragility in Africa

Registration = Registration Link

Organizer = Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) and African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) 

Contact Persons = Utku Teksoz  - teksoz@un.org

Date = 01-March

Time = 4 - 5.30pm


Title = Journey towards more equitable and responsive learning

Organizer = ITech Solution

Contact Persons = Moussa DIA - moussa@itechafrique.com

Date = 01-March

Time = 4 - 5.30pm


Title = Unlocking socioeconomic development in the WIO through strengthening blue resilience

Organizer = IUCN

Contact Persons = Peter Manyara - peter.manyara@iucn.org

Date = 02-March

Time = 11.00am - 12.30


Title = Influencing access to Sustainable, Resilient, Inclusive and Green Education for Girls in Africa

Organizer = FEMNET

Contact Persons = Muthoki Nzioka - p.nzioka@femnet.or.ke

Date = 02-March

Time = 2 - 3.30pm


Title = Harnessing the Meaningful and Inclusive Youth Participation in the Voluntary National Review

Organizer = Youth Advocates Ghana (YAG)

Contact Persons = Emmanuel Ametepey - e.ametepey@youthsdgssummit.org

Date = 02-March

Time = 4 - 5.30pm


Title = How education and sustainable agriculture empower women and youth and contribute to Agenda 2030

Organizer = Women Environmental Programme (WEP)

Contact Persons = Anne-Marie Abaagu - info@wepnigeria.net

Date = 02-March

Time = 9 - 10.30am


Title = Launch of Team-Energy Africa

Organizer = ECA, SEforALL and African Energy Chamber

Contact Persons = Linus Mofor - mofor@un.org

Online = Link

Date = 03-March

Time = 17:30 – 19:00 (Kigali Time) (5.30 - 7.00pm)


Title = Equitable Education Designed for Change

Organizer = City of Kigali, Africa Universities Fund

Contact Persons = Chijike K Ndukwu - info@auf-usa.org

Date = 03-05 March

Time = 1 - 2.30pm


Title = Forging partnerships to enhance reporting on SDG 16/Aspiration three in Africa: lessons learnt from Rwanda and Peer-learning opportunities with other African countries

Organizer = UN DESA/Rwanda Governance Board / Ministry of Finance Rwanda

Contact Persons = Amson Sibanda; Sara Hamouda - Sara.hamouda@aprm-au.org; sibanda@un.org

Date = 04 March

Time = 3 - 4.30PM Room MH1


Title = Catalysing finance for nature-positive growth in Africa

Organizer = FSD Africa, AFR, MINECONFIN of Rwanda

Registration Link = Register

Contact Persons = Nelson Karanja = Nelson@fsdafrica.org; Angellah Khamala = Angellah@fsdafrica.org

Date = 04 March

Time = 9:30am to 10:45am

Room = Room AD10 in the Convention Centre