Africa: Fourth Citizens’ Continental Conference on the African Union Summit
After three successful Citizens’ Continental Conferences held in Ghana, Ethiopia and Egypt ahead of the last three African Union Summits, the Centre for Citizens’ Participation in the African Union (CCP-AU) is organizing the 4th Citizens’ Continental Conference on the African Union Summit to be held on the 16th and 17th January 2009 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
What? After three successful Citizens’ Continental Conferences held in Ghana, Ethiopia and Egypt ahead of the last three African Union Summits, the Centre for Citizens’ Participation in the African Union (CCP-AU) is organizing the 4th Citizens’ Continental Conference on the African Union Summit to be held on the 16th and 17th January 2009 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The Conference will create a platform for structured debates and collation of views among stakeholders across the continent focusing mainly on the situation of peace and security in Africa, Justice, a continental social policy framework, the financial crisis as well as Citizens’ engagement with the African Union.
The Continental Conference will issue a communiqué including Citizens recommendations to be presented to country delegations that will attend the 12th African Union Summit to be held in Addis Ababa from 26th January 2009.
Who? The Conference will be organized by the Centre for Citizens’ Participation in the African Union (CCP-AU) a pan-African network with the support of various other organizations including Oxfam International, Action Aid International, Trust Africa, Open Society Institute, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Darfur Consortium, International Refugee Rights Initiatives, Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Federation Internationale des Droits de L’Homme (FIDH).
More than 60 African citizens and civil society representatives from all 5 African geographical regions and the Diaspora will be participating in the conference.
When? Friday 16 and Saturday 17 January 2009 from 9AM to 6 PM. A media briefing and interview will be held on Friday 16 January at 10 AM at Beshale Hotel, Addis Ababa – CMC Road..
Where? Beshale Hotel, Addis Ababa – CMC Road; Tel.: 011 647 81 81
Note for journalists and editors: Experts on peace and security, social issues and citizens’ participation will be available for interview in English, French, Arabic Ahmaric and Swahili. Contact: +251 (0) 911 43 56 73 or +252 (0) 911 20 83 32..