2018 CALENDAR OF CONFERENCES, MEETINGS AND EVENTS

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1 2018 CALENDAR OF CONFERENCES, MEETINGS AND EVENTS

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4 2018 Calendar of Conferences, Meetings and Events January Africa Union Pre-summit- Gender is my Agenda Campaign (GIMAC) meeting Energy modelling platform for Africa High-level policy dialogue on economic diversification in Equatorial Guinea Transform: Africa Business and Investment Forum Brainstorming session on the operationalization of the "Douala Consensus": Pathways to economic diversification in Central Africa United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum Malabo Yaoundé February Regional seminar on the compilation and application of Supply and Use Tables (SUTs) 2 Calendar of Conferences, Meetings and Events

5 March Fourth Consultative meeting of Rabat the Sub-regional Coordination Mechanism (SRCM) for North Africa International Women s Day - Time is now: Rural and urban activists transforming women s lives Regional training workshop on the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) continental Monitoring Evaluation and Reporting (MER) system Kigali African Continental Free Trade Area Kigali (AfCFTA) and Business Summit - Extraordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union Land and poverty Conference 2018: Land governance in an interconnected world Regional workshop on the application of the Socio- Economic Benefits (SEB) of Climate Information Services (CIS) framework in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Africa Enhancing readiness for Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) implementation in Africa Renewable energy policy and regulatory frameworks for enhanced coherence of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in Africa Washington, DC Calendar of Conferences, Meetings and Events

6 April Workshop on Socioeconomic Dakar prospects for the Sahel Substantive session of the New York United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC): Forum on Financing for Development th Annual Workshop on Libreville International Economic Negotiations Retreat of RCM-Africa on Joint Programming and Monitoring and Evaluation Nairobi May Substantive session of the New York United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC): Integration Segment Africa Regional Forum on Dakar Sustainable Development (ARFSD) High-level policy dialogue on: Revitalizing the agricultural sector to sustainably support economic diversification and structural transformation in Equatorial Guinea Malabo 4 Calendar of Conferences, Meetings and Events

7 11 15 ECA Conference of African Ministers of finance, planning and economic development: Committee of Experts Ministerial Segment Caucus meeting of Governors of Central Banks in Africa Prof. Adebayo Adedeji Annual Lecture Series Presentation of STEPS Profiles: An ECA initiative and new conceptual framework Launch of the Economic Report on Africa-2018 Launch of the African Governance Report V Nineteenth session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa (RCM-Africa) of UN agencies and organisations working in Africa in support of the African Union and its NEPAD programme Substantive session of the New York United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC): Development Cooperation Forum Twenty first session of the Cotonou Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE 21st) for West Africa TBD High-level policy dialogue on the Blue Economy in Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome Calendar of Conferences, Meetings and Events

8 TBD TBD TBD High-level policy dialogue on harnessing agriculture for structural transformation in Congo High-level policy dialogue on the palm oil industry in Gabon Meeting of the Presidential Task Force on the ECOWAS single currency Brazzaville Libreville Niamey June Special event on Private sector and regional integration in Southern Africa: Accelerating opportunities for investment and growth Thirty fourth session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) for Central Africa on the theme: Financing industrialization in Central Africa Sub-regional dialogue on the Sustainable Development Goals implementation in North African countries July Corruption and the challenge of economic transformation in Southern Africa Gaborone N Djamena Rabat Gaborone 6 Calendar of Conferences, Meetings and Events

9 Substantive session of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Highlevel segment: From global to local: supporting sustainable and resilient societies in urban and rural communities, including the highlevel political forum on sustainable development (09-18 July) New York September Launch of the Economic Report Yaoundé on Africa and celebrating on the theme: Development Thinking and Practice in Africa: ECA Contributions Twenty-fourth session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) of the Sub Regional Office for Southern Africa Port Louis October Seventh Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA) Conference Thirty-third session of the Rabat Nov. Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) for North Africa TBD Annual meeting of the Sub-regional TBD Coordination Mechanism (SRCM) for Eastern and Southern Africa Calendar of Conferences, Meetings and Events

10 TBD Launch of the Sustainable Development Goals Report November Ninth meeting of the Sub-regional Coordination Mechanism (SRCM) for Central Africa on the theme: Forging ahead with the 3rd Common Indicative Programme for ECA, CEMAC, ECCAS and partners Libreville Annual meeting of the Sub-regional Dakar Coordination Mechanism (SRCM) for West Africa with a view to avoid duplication of efforts and create synergy amongst development stakeholders in West Africa Twelfth International Colloquium Rabat Dec. of Rabat TBD Twenty second session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) for Eastern Africa Kigali 8 Calendar of Conferences, Meetings and Events

11 December TBD Conference on Land Policy TBD TBD African Trade Forum Cairo TBD African Economic Conference 2018 TBD 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. Calendar of Conferences, Meetings and Events

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