AU STATUTORY MEETINGS AND PARALLEL EVENTS From 25 June to 3 July 2018

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1 DURING THE PERIOD OF THE JUNE/JULY 2018 NOUAKCHOTT, AU STATUTORY MEETINGS AND PARALLEL EVENTS From 25 June to 3 July 2018 AU STATUTORY MEETINGS As at 28 June 2018 (1) THIRTY SIXTH (36 TH ) ORDINARY SESSION OF THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE (PRC) 25 June: hrs & hrs 26 June: hrs (2) MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF FIFTEEN MINISTERS OF FINANCE (F15) AT THE LEVEL OF EXPERTS BDCP (3) MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF FIFTEEN MINISTERS OF FINANCE (F15) - BDCP (4) MEETING OF THE MINISTERIAL FOLLOW-UP COMMITTEE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AGENDA 2063 DSPPMERM (5) MEETING OF THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON AFRICAN CANDIDATURES IN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM - DPA (6) MEETING OF THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON SCALE OF ASSESSMENT AND CONTRIBUTIONS - DPBFA : June 2018 Conference Centre the preparatory meetings will be held from 8 June 2018 (Addis Ababa) 26 June hrs. : 27 June hrs. : 27 June hrs. : 27 June hrs. : 27 June hrs. (7) MEETING OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL : 27 June

2 (PSC) AT THE LEVEL OF MINISTERS - DP&S (8) THIRTY THIRD (33 RD ) ORDINARY SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 28 June: hrs & hrs 28 June: hrs Reception (Hotel Mauricenter) 29 June: hrs & hrs (9) MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF TEN (C10) ON THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL REFORMS - DPA (10) MEETING OF THE HIGH LEVEL COMMITTEE ON LIBYA - CONGO - DP&S (11) MEETING OF THE AFRICAN UNION AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR SOUTH SUDAN AT THE LEVEL OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT - DP&S (12) MEETING OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL (PSC) AT THE LEVEL OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT - DP&S (13) THIRTY FIRST (31 ST ) ORDINARY SESSION OF THE 1 July: hrs Official opening (Large Conf. Hall, ) hrs Closed Session (Closed Sessio Hall, ) hrs Aids Watch Africa (AWA) Luncheon (Conf. Centre, ) hrs Closed Session (Large Conf. Hall, ) hrs. : June 2018 Closed Session Hall : 30 June hrs Committee Room 1 30 June hrs. Closed Session Hall : 30 June hrs. Committee Room 2 : 30 June hrs. Closed Session Hall : 1 2 July 2018 Large Hall 2 July: hrs Closed Session (Large Conf. Hall, 2

3 ) hrs Interactive luncheon on financing of AU-led peace support operations authorized by the UNSC (Conf. Centre, ) hrs Closed Session (Large Conf. Hall, ) hrs Closing Ceremony (Large Conf. Hall, ) 3

4 SIDE EVENTS (1) RECEPTION HOSTED BY H.E. SMAEL OULD CHEIKH AHMED, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND COOPERATION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF (2) AUABC AFROSAI SIDE EVENT ON THE ROLE OF AUDIT INSTITUTIONS IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION AUABC (3) HIGH LEVEL CONSULTATIONS ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA AND THE GROUP OF SEVEN COUNTRIES NIGER / DTI : 28 June hrs. Hotel Mauricenter : 30 June hrs Closed Session Hall : 30 June hrs. Committee Room 1 (4) COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF IGAD 30 June hrs. Committee Room 2 (5) HIGH LEVEL MEETING ON WOMEN IN POWER - WGDD : 30 June hrs (6) DINNER HOSTED BY H.E. MR. MOHAMED OULD ABDEL AZIZ, PRESIDENT OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF Closed Session Hall Conference Centre : 30 June hrs Presidential Palace, (7) AIDS WATCH AFRICA (AWA) WORKING LUNCH - DSA : 1 July hrs Multipurpose Hall (8) MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AFRICA RENEWABLE ENERGY INITIATIVE (AREI) GUINEA 1 July hrs. Committee Room 3 (9) 4TH ORDINARY SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND : 1 July

5 GOVERNMENT OF THE PAN-AFRICAN AGENCY FOR THE GREAT GREEN WALL (PAAGGW) (10) SUMMIT OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF CENTRAL AFRICA GABON (11) CENTENARY OF NELSON MANDELA Inauguration of Nelson Mandela Avenue hrs. Closed Session Hall : 1 July hrs. Multipurpose Hall 2 July hrs. (12) INTERACTIVE LUNCHEON WITH H.E. EMMANUEL MACRON, PRESIDENT OF FRANCE, ON FINANCING OF AU-LED PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS AUTHORIZED BY THE UNSC (13) EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE G5 SAHEL PLUS FRANCE, AND THE CHAIR OF THE AFRICAN UNION NIGER : 2 July hrs. Multipurpose Hall : 2 July hrs. Closed Session Hall (14) PANEL AND PRESS CONFERENCE ON PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT IN SOLAR ENERGY IN AFRICA Rwanda/Soft Bank/Mara : 2 July hrs Closed Session Hall (15) INTERNATIONAL PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE AFRICAN ANTI-CORRUPTION YEAR - AUABC : 2 July hrs. Committee Room 1 5

6 STATUTORY MEETINGS (1) THIRTY SIXTH (36 TH ) ORDINARY SESSION OF THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE (PRC) June 2018 Venue: Conference Centre, 25 June :30 hrs. : Opening Ceremony - Opening remarks by the Chairperson of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) - Welcome remarks by the Chairperson of the Commission - Group Photo for Ambassadors, PRC Members together with Members of the Commission 10:30 13:00 hrs. : Closed Session 13:00 15:00 hrs. : Lunch break 15:00 18:00 hrs. : Closed Session 26 June :00 hrs. : Adoption of the report of the PRC : Closing 6

7 STATUTORY MEETINGS (2) MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF FIFTEEN MINISTERS OF FINANCE (F15) AT THE LEVEL OF EXPERTS 26 June 2018 Venue: Conference Centre, 26 June hrs. : Meeting of the Committee of Fifteen Ministers of Finance (F15) at the level of Experts Programme to be circulated by the BDCP 7

8 STATUTORY MEETINGS (3) MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF FIFTEEN MINISTERS OF FINANCE (F15) 27 June 2018 Venue: Conference Centre, 27 June hrs. : Meeting of the Committee of Fifteen Ministers of Finance (F15) Programme to be circulated by the BDCP 8

9 STATUTORY MEETINGS (4) MEETING OF THE MINISTERIAL FOLLOW-UP COMMITTEE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AGENDA June 2018 Venue: Conference Centre, 27 June hrs. : Meeting of the Ministerial Follow-up Committee on the Implementation of Agenda 2063 Programme to be circulated by the SPPMERM Directorate 9

10 STATUTORY MEETINGS (5) MEETING OF THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON AFRICAN CANDIDATURES IN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM 27 June 2018 Venue: Conference Centre, 27 June hrs. : Meeting of the Ministerial Committee on African Candidatures in the International System Programme to be circulated by the Political Affairs Department The members of the Ministerial Committee are: 1. Sierra Leone (Chairperson) 2. Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea (Central Africa) 3. Eritrea, Rwanda, Tanzania (East Africa) 4. Egypt, Libya (North Africa) 5. Angola, Malawi, Lesotho (Southern Africa) 6. Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo (West Africa) 10

11 STATUTORY MEETINGS (6) MEETING OF THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON SCALE OF ASSESSMENT AND CONTRIBUTIONS 27 June 2018 Venue: Conference Centre, 27 June hrs. : Meeting of the Ministerial Committee on Scale of Assessment and Contributions Programme to be circulated by the PBFA Directorate The members of the Ministerial Committee are: 1. Algeria (Chairperson) 2. Burundi, Cameroon (Central Africa) 3. Mauritius, Sudan (East Africa) 4. Algeria, Egypt (North Africa) 5. Angola, Botswana (Southern Africa) 6. Ghana, Senegal (West Africa) 11

12 STATUTORY MEETINGS (7) MEETING OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL (PSC) AT THE LEVEL OF MINISTERS 27 June 2018 Venue: Conference Centre, 27 June hrs. : Meeting of the PSC at the level of Ministers Programme to be circulated by the P&S Department 12

13 STATUTORY MEETINGS (8) THIRTY THIRD (33 RD ) ORDINARY SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL June 2018 Venue: Closed Session Hall, Conference Centre, 28 June hrs. : Opening Ceremony - Welcome Remarks by the Chairperson of the Executive Council (5 minutes) - Statement by the Chairperson of the AU Commission (5 minutes) - Statement by the Executive Secretary of the UNECA (5 minutes) - Opening Statement by the Chairperson of the Executive Council (5 minutes) - Group Photo for Ministers, together with Members of the Commission (10 minutes) hrs. CLOSED SESSION hrs. Adoption of the Draft Agenda and Draft Programme of Work hrs. Working Session hrs. Lunch Break hrs. Working Session hrs. Reception hosted by H.E. Smael Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (Hotel Mauricenter) 13

14 29 June hrs. Working Session hrs. Lunch Break hrs. Working Session and end of discussions - Adoption of the Decisions and Declarations of the Executive Council - Consideration of the Draft Agenda of the Assembly and the Draft Decisions and Declarations of the Assembly hrs. OPEN SESSION Closing Ceremony - Closing Statement by the Chairperson of the Executive Council (10 minutes) 14

15 STATUTORY MEETINGS (9) MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF TEN (C10) ON THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL REFORMS 30 June 2018 Venue: Committee Room 1, Conference Centre, 30 June hrs. : Meeting of the C10 on the UNSC Reforms Programme to be circulated by the Political Affairs Department 15

16 STATUTORY MEETINGS (10) MEETING OF THE AFRICAN UNION AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR SOUTH SUDAN AT THE LEVEL OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT 30 June 2018 Venue: Committee Room 2, Conference Centre, 30 June hrs. : Meeting of the AU Ad Hoc Committee for South Sudan at the level of Heads of State and Government Programme to be circulated by the P&S Department 16

17 STATUTORY MEETINGS (11) MEETING OF THE THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL (PSC) AT THE LEVEL OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT 30 June 2018 Venue: Closed Session Hall, Conference Centre, 30 June hrs. : Meeting of the PSC at the level of Heads of State and Government Programme to be circulated by the P&S Department 17

18 Sunday 1 July 2018 (12) THIRTY FIRST (31 ST ) ORDINARY SESSION OF THE * 1-2 July 2018 Venue: Large Hall, Conference Centre, hrs OFFICIAL OPENING (Large Conf. Hall) H.E. Mr. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda and Chairperson of the African Union, declares the beginning of the Session (3 minutes) AU Anthem (5 minutes) Welcome remarks by H.E. Mr. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (7 minutes) Statement by H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (7 minutes) Statement by H.E. Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, Secretary General of the League of Arab States (5 minutes) Statement by H.E. Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations (5 minutes) Opening Statement by H.E. Mr. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda and Chairperson of the African Union (7 minutes) End of the official Opening Ceremony GROUP PHOTO hrs CLOSED SESSION (Small Conf. Hall) * Arrangements will be made by the Commission throughout the Session for the signing of the AU Treaties by Heads of State and Government 18

19 (1+4, Heads of AU Organs and CEOs of RECs, AfDB and ECA) I. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND ORGANIZATION OF WORK II. REPORTS BY: H.E Mr. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda and Leader of the Institutional Reform of the AU on the Status of Implementation of Decision Assembly/AU/Dec. 635 (XXVIII) H.E. Mr. Mahamadou Issoufou, President of the Republic of Niger and Leader on African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) H.E. Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, on the Issue of Western Sahara H.E. Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, on the African Common Position on ACP Post hrs AIDS WATCH AFRICA (AWA) LUNCHEON hrs III. THEME OF THE SUMMIT: WINNING THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION: A SUSTAINABLE PATH TO AFRICA S TRANSFORMATION (Large Conf. Hall) (i) Presentation of the Theme of the Summit by H.E. Mr. Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Leader on the AU Theme of the Year 2018 (15 minutes) (ii) Panel Discussions (30 minutes) i

20 ii iii iv (iii) Assembly Debate (1 hr and 15 min) hrs CLOSED SESSION (Large Conf. Hall) IV. REPORTS ON PEACE AND SECURITY: (i) (ii) (iii) Report on the Activities of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) and the State of Peace and Security in Africa Report of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) on the Implementation of the AU Master Roadmap of Practical Steps to Silence the Guns in Africa by Year 2020 Report of the Chairperson of the High Level Committee on Libya Monday 2 July hrs. CLOSED SESSION (Large Conf. Hall) V. CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT ON THE HOSTING OF THE AFRICAN MINERALS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (AMDC) VI. VII. CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF THE DRAFT LEGAL INSTRUMENTS CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF THE 2019 AFRICAN UNION BUDGET hrs INTERACTIVE LUNCHEON ON FINANCING OF AU-LED PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS AUTHORIZED BY THE UNSC 20

21 hrs CLOSED SESSION (Large Conf. Hall) VIII. APPOINTMENTS: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Appointment of four (4) Judges of the African Court on Human and Peoples Rights Appointment of five (5) Members of the African Union Commission on International Law Appointment of four (4) Members of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child Appointment of the Vice-President of the Pan-African University Council (PAU) IX. ADOPTION OF DECISIONS OF THE 31 ST ORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE AFRICAN UNION X. DATE AND VENUE OF THE 32 ND ORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE AFRICAN UNION XI. ANY OTHER BUSINESS hrs OPEN SESSION (Large Conf. Hall) XII. CLOSING CEREMONY Vote of Thanks by H.E , President of the (5 minutes) Closing Statement by the Chairperson of the Union (10 minutes) AU Anthem (5 minutes) XIII. PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE UNION AND THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMISSION (for the Media) 21

22 SIDE EVENTS (1) RECEPTION HOSTED BY H.E. SMAEL OULD CHEIKH AHMED,, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND COOPERATION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF 28 June 2018 Venue: Hotel Mauricenter 28 June hrs. : Reception 22

23 SIDE EVENTS (2) AUABC AFROSAI SIDE EVENT ON THE ROLE OF AUDIT INSTITUTIONS IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION 30 June 2018 Venue: Closed Session Hall, Conference Centre, 30 June hrs : AUABC AFROSAI Side event on the role of Audit insittutions in fighting corruption Final programme to be provided by the AUABC 23

24 SIDE EVENTS (3) HIGH LEVEL CONSULTATIONS ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA AND THE GROUP OF SEVEN COUNTRIES 30 June 2018 Venue: Committee Room 2, Conference Centre, 30 June hrs : High Level Consultations on the AfCFTA and the Group of Seven Countries Final programme to be provided by the Republic of Niger / the Department of T&I 24

25 SIDE EVENTS (4) HIGH LEVEL MEETING ON WOMEN IN POWER 30 June 2018 Venue: Closed Session Hall, Conference Centre, 30 June hrs : High Level Meeting on Women in Power Final programme to be provided by the WGD Directorate 25

26 SIDE EVENTS (5) DINNER HOSTED BY H.E. MR. MOHAMED OULD ABDEL AZIZ, PRESIDENT OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF 30 June 2018 Venue: Presidential Palace, 30 June hrs. : Dinner 26

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28 SIDE EVENTS (6) AIDS WATCH AFRICA (AWA) WORKING LUNCH 1 July 2018 Venue: Conference Centre, 1 July hrs : AWA Working Lunch Final programme to be provided by the Department of SA 28

29 SIDE EVENTS (7) MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AFRICA RENEWABLE ENERGY INITIATIVE (AREI) 1 July 2018 Venue: Committee Room 3, Conference Centre, 1 July hrs : Meeting of the Board of Directors of the AREI Final programme to be provided by the Republic of Guinea 29

30 SIDE EVENTS (8) 4TH ORDINARY SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE PAN- AFRICAN AGENCY FOR THE GREAT GREEN WALL (PAAGGW) 1 July 2018 Venue: Committee Room 1, Conference Centre, 1 July hrs : 4 th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the PAAGGW Final programme to be provided by the Islamic Republic of Mauritania 30

31 SIDE EVENTS (9) SUMMIT OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF CENTRAL AFRICA 1 July 2018 Venue: Committee Room 2, Conference Centre, 1 July hrs : Summit of the Economic Community of Central Africa Final programme to be provided by the Republic of Gabon 31

32 SIDE EVENTS (10) CENTENARY OF NELSON MANDELA 2 July 2018 Venue: Conference Centre, 2 July 2018 : Centenary of Nelson Mandela hrs. : Inauguration of Nelson Mandela Avenue hrs. : Inauguration of Exhibition on the life of Nelson Mandela Final programme to be provided by the Islamic Republic of Mauritania 32

33 SIDE EVENTS (11) INTERACTIVE LUNCHEON WITH H.E. EMMANUEL MACRON, PRESIDENT OF FRANCE, ON FINANCING OF AU-LED PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS AUTHORIZED BY THE UNSC 2 July 2018 Venue: Conference Centre, 2 July hrs. : Interactive Luncheon with H.E. Emmanuel Macron, President of France 33

34 SIDE EVENTS (12) EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE G5 SAHEL PLUS FRANCE, AND THE CHAIR OF THE AFRICAN UNION 2 July 2018 Venue: Committee Room 1, Conference Centre, 2 July hrs : Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the G5 Sahel plus France and the Chair of the African Union Final programme to be provided by the Republic of Niger 34

35 SIDE EVENTS (13) PANEL AND PRESS CONFERENCE ON PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS IN SOLAR ENERGY IN AFRICA 2 July 2018 Venue: Committee Room 2, Conference Centre, 2 July hrs : Panel and Press Conference on Private Sector Investments in Solar Energy in Africa Final programme to be provided by the Republic of Rwanda / Soft Bank / Mara 35

36 SIDE EVENTS (14) INTERNATIONAL PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE AFRICAN ANTI-CORRUPTION YEAR 2 July 2018 Venue: Committee Room 1, Conference Centre, 2 July hrs : International Press Conference on the African Anti- Corruption Year Final programme to be provided by the AUABC 36

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