Calendar of Conferences, Meetings and Events 2016

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1 Calendar of Conferences, Meetings and Events 2016

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3 Calendar of Conferences, Meetings and Events 2016 Version of May 2016

4 January 2016 Calendar of Conferences, Meetings and Events Gender is my Agenda meeting (Event at the Africa Union pre-summit) Africa pre-16 th Committee on the Status of Women (CSW) meeting February Africa Development Goals (ADGs) launch th Meeting of the Governing Council of the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning 8 11 Annual session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) for Eastern Africa Nairobi 9 9 ECA Capacity Development Day Emerging Leaders in African Mining (ELAM) and Mining Indaba meeting Civil registration and vital statistics: Assessment and plans in Africa sharing of experience High level policy dialogue on financing development in Africa Africa Climate Talks on post COP21 climate agenda Cape Town 2 Calendar of Conferences, Meetings and Events

5 23 24 Round table on the African minerals governance framework Annual session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) for Central Africa Annual session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) for West Africa Douala Dakar March Annual session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) for North Africa Annual session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) for Southern Africa ECA-Africa Civil Society Organizations policy dialogue High level policy dialogue on financing development in Africa African mineral governance framework round table Rabat Lilongwe Rabat High-level panel dialogue on migration Africa s agenda for urban structural transformation Calendar of Conferences, Meetings and Events

6 31 Mar. 1 Apr. 17 th session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa (RCM-Africa) of UN agencies and organizations working in Africa in support of the African Union and its NEPAD programme 31 Mar. 5 Apr. African Development Week Ninth Joint Annual Meetings of the ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and the African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration: Committee of Experts Ministerial Segment Caucus meeting of Governors of Central Banks in Africa General Assembly of former African Heads of State Prof. Adebayo Adedeji Annual Lecture Series Meeting of the African Institutes for Remittances Launch of the Economic Report on Africa (ERA) Launch of the seventh edition of Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA VII) and the African Regional Integration Index Launch of the fourth edition of the African Governance Report (AGR IV) 4 Calendar of Conferences, Meetings and Events

7 April Fourth United Nations global geospatial information management high level forum High level dialogue for development planners Apr. Dec. Launch of the Economic Report on Africa (ERA) 2016 Multiple cities May Forum on developmental regionalism and the challenge of economic transformation in Southern Africa 5 6 High level policy dialogue on petroleum and mining contracts negotiations and emerging issues Risks in private sector investment in trans-boundary infrastructure in Africa The 2016 Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) Regional consultation on mining and petroleum educational and training institutions Gaborone Kigali Cairo Algiers Calendar of Conferences, Meetings and Events

8 June High level policy dialogue on development planning 7 10 Meeting on gender and climate change in Africa Consultative meeting in support of the activities of the Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) in North Africa Policy dialogue on dispute resolution mechanisms for the extractive sector in Country Mining Vision (CMV) countries High level policy dialogue on advancing regional integration and poverty eradication through trade Yaounde Rabat Dakar July Substantive Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Council - High-level segment High-level political forum on sustainable development Annual ministerial review Development cooperation forum Africa climate talks on post Conference of Parties (COP21) climate agenda New York 6 Calendar of Conferences, Meetings and Events

9 September Knowledge forum for Country Mining Vision (CMV) countries on guidelines and indicators for aligning policy and regulatory frameworks to the Africa Mining Vision High level Conference on Conflict and Development for the Great Lakes, Sahel and Horn of Africa Regions Algiers October 2016 Fourth Conference of African ministers responsible for civil registration 5 7 Sixth Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-VI) conference Annual meeting of the Subregional Coordination Mechanism (SRCM) for the United Nations system-wide support to the African Union and its NEPAD programme in Eastern Africa Nouakchott Arusha November Annual meeting of the Subregional Coordination Mechanism (SRCM) for the United Nations system-wide support to the African Union and its NEPAD programme in Central Africa Douala 2 4 African Economic Conference Calendar of Conferences, Meetings and Events

10 th edition of the African Development Forum (ADF X) on Youth Migration and Africa s Transformation nd Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC (COP22) Marrakech Conference on land policy in Africa Windhoek Knowledge forum for Country Mining Vision (CMV) countries on best practices in transfer pricing and fiscal frameworks for the extractives sector Annual meeting of the Subregional Coordination Mechanism (SRCM) for the United Nations System-wide support to the African Union and its NEPAD programme in West Africa Launch of the Africa Development Goals Report Meeting of Statistical Commission for Africa Regional committee meeting of the United Nations global geospatial information management for Africa Tunis Subregional Coordination Mechanism for Eastern and Southern Africa Regional dialogue on Enhancing the contribution of preferential trade agreements to inclusive and equitable trade (Side event at the 3 rd Africa Trade Forum) 8 Calendar of Conferences, Meetings and Events

11 Information presented in this Calendar is subject to change in terms of date and/or venue, and to corrections by the ECA secretariat. Please visit our website at for quarterly updates.

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