Accra (Ghana), 25 October 2023 (ECA) - The ECA Offices for North and West Africa are organising, in collaboration with the Government of Ghana the second joint Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts for North and West Africa under the theme "Investing in the Energy Transition, Food Security, and Regional Value Chains for Sustainable Development in North and West Africa." The meeting will take place in Accra (Ghana) on 1-3 November 2023.
Parallel to this event, ECA will hold, on November 1st, 2023, an expert group meeting on the "Transition to Renewable Resources for Energy and Food Security in North and West Africa."
The intergovernmental committees of senior officials and experts for North and West Africa are statutory deliberative bodies of the ECA whose role is to review the work carried out by the organisation’s sub-regional offices over the past year, and determine their future work programs and strategic directions in accordance with the development priorities of the countries.
In addition, the meetings taking place on 1-3 November will provide a discussion platform for decision-makers, experts, researchers private sector and civil society representatives seeking to assess and analyse economic and social trends in both sub-regions.
For additional information and interviews requests with experts participating in the meeting, please contact:
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ECA Office for North Africa: filali-ansary@un.org; WhatsApp: +212 673 734 462
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ECA Office for West Africa :: gouro2@un.org; WhatsApp: +227 (0) 909 999 39
EVENT: Joint Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts for North and West Africa and Expert group meeting of the ECA Offices for North and West Africa
DATE: 1-3 November 2023 starting at 9 a.m.
PLACE: Alisa Hotel North Ridge - Accra (Ghana)
LANGUAGES: English, French and Arabic
DOCUMENTS: https://www.uneca.org/eca-events/icsoe-na-wa-2023