Unofficial Calendar of Events around the African Union Summit January 2016 Questions/Comments or Addition? Send an email to: addisababa@oxfaminternational.org Follow us on twitter: @assodesire, @Oxfam_AU, @palabanapalms, Last update: 7th January 2016
Date
Events
Nature of event: open/closed
Contact for more information
Venue
17 – 18 January
Gender is my Agenda (GIMAC) consultation Theme: “Looking towards 2020: Securing Women's Rights Through Gender Equality and Silencing the Guns in Africa”
Registration Required Registration Fee - USD 100.00
GIMAC Secretariat <gimacsecretariat@gmail.com>
UNECA
18-20 January
AUC Gender Pre-Summit
Registration Required
AUC - Ouriatou Danfakha <DanfakhaO@africa-union.org>
AUC
Organizers: AUC Gender Directorate 19 January
In Solidarity with the people of South Sudan: High level seminar to be co-hosted by Oxfam and Crisis Action
By invitation only
Emebet Getachew <Emebet.Getachew@crisisaction.org>
TBC
21 -23 January
Citizens’ Continental Conference on the Summit
Registration required
Achieng Maureen Akena, Tel: +254 710 819 046 Email: director@ccpau.org
Harmony Hotel (TBC)
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21th January
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25th January 25th -26th January
27th January
27th January (TBC)
26 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 27 January
Permanent Representatives Committee Session (PRC) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ambassador representing all member States will discuss key issues on the Summit agenda and prepare the work of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs Organizers/Partners: AU Commission Executive Council Retreat (Ministers of Foreign Affairs) Understanding and Engaging the African Union: Training Oxfam and the Division of Information Communication of the AUC will host training for various stakeholders, including CSOs and the media on engaging the AU and its policy space. Organizers/Partners: Oxfam and the AU Commission CSOs Dialogues with the UN Secretary General Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region to be hosted by Oxfam Liaison Office to the African Union Inter-Agency CSOs Press Conference on the AU Summit hosted by Oxfam: Various CSOs will express their views and recommendations on the issues on the summit agenda Organizers/Partners: Oxfam Meetings of the organizations of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA)
Lobby, Networking advocacy opportunity CSOs / observers
and for
Closed Registration required
AU Commission www.africa-union.org
Ms. Selam Development International
Abraha , Capacity Coordinator, Oxfam
AUC
Mekele, Ethiopia AUC
E-mail: Selam.Abraha@oxfaminternational.or g Invitation only, Registration required
Brenda.Mofya@oxfaminternational.org
TBC
Registration required
Tatenda.Malan@Oxfaminternational.o rg, and Selam.Abraha@oxfaminternational.or g
AUC Briefing Room
Invitation only
OAFLA sonia@oafla.org
AUC
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27-28 January
Executive Council (Ministers of Foreign Affairs): Ministers of Foreign Affairs of all AU Member States will meet and take most of the decisions of the Summit.
Lobby, Networking advocacy opportunity CSOs/observers
and for
AU Commission www.africa-union.org
AUC
Lobby, Networking advocacy opportunity CSOs/observer
and for
AU Commission www.africa-union.org
AUC
Organizers/Partners: AU Commission
30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 31 January
24th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State to discuss and approve all decisions of the Summit elected the new President of the AU in 2015 as well as other officials. Organizers/Partners: AU Commission
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