Programme - Meeting of the Committee of Experts

• Dr. Anthony Mothae Maruping, Commissioner for Economic Affairs, African Union Commission (AUC)
• Mr. Abdalla Hamdok,Deputy Executive Secretaryof the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
• Dr. Abraham Nwankwo,Director General of Debt Management Office, Federal Ministry of Finance, Nigeria

10 – 10.15 a.m.  Election of the Bureau and adoption of the agenda and programme of work

10.15 – 10.30 a.m.   Coffee break

10.30 a.m. – 12 p.m.   

SESSION I

•     Overview of recent economic and social developments in Africa

Presentation by ECA  

Venue:Transcorp Hilton Abuja - Congress Hall          

Chair: Chair of the Bureau of the Committee of Experts

General discussion

12 – 1.30 p.m.            

SESSION II

•     Review of progress towards the Millennium Development Goals and the post-2015 development agenda

Presentation by ECA

•     Common African Position on the post-2015 development agenda

Presentation by AUC

Venue:Transcorp Hilton Abuja - Congress Hall

Chair: Chair of the Bureau of the Committee of Experts

General discussion                           

1.30 – 2.30 p.m.  Lunch break

2.30 – 3.45 p.m.       

SESSION III

•     Assessment of progress on regional integration in Africa

Presentation by AUC

• Africa Regional Integration Index

Presentation by ECA

Venue:Transcorp Hilton Abuja - Congress Hall

Chair: Chair of the Bureau of the Committee of Experts

General discussion

3.45 – 4 p.m.   Coffee break

4 – 6.30 p.m.              

SESSION IV

Presentation and discussion on the theme of the Conference: Industrialization for inclusive and transformative development in Africa

• Industrialization for Inclusive and Transformative Development Agenda

Presentation by ECA

Venue:Transcorp Hilton Abuja - Congress Hall          

Chair: Chair of the Bureau of the Committee of Experts

Presentations:

• Issues paper
• Subregional perspective from: North, West, Central, East and Southern Africa

General discussion

6.30 p.m.   Reception

Wednesday, 26 March

9 – 10.45 a.m.                         

SESSION IV (continued)

General discussion

10.45 – 11 a.m.   Coffee break                         

11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Presentation and discussion of the new continent wide gender and development initiative

Presentation by ECA

1 – 2.30 p.m.  Lunch break

2.30 – 4.30 p.m.    

SESSION V

Presentation and discussion on the report on South-South and triangular cooperation in support of Africa post-2015

Presentation by a representative of the Republic of Guinea

4.30 – 6.30 p.m.             

SESSION VI

Discussion on the Cost of Hunger in Africa study: social and economic impact of child under nutrition in Egypt, Ethiopia, Swaziland and Uganda.

Presentation by the World Food Programme

Venue: Transcorp Hilton Abuja - Congress Hall

Chair: TBD    

General discussion

Thursday, 27March

9.00 a.m. – 2.30 p.m.  

SESSION VII

• Statutory issues

Venue:Transcorp Hilton Abuja - Congress Hall

Chair: Chair of the Bureau of the Committee of Experts

9.00 – 11.00 a.m.   Presentation by AUC

(a)        Report of the CAMEF Extraordinary Expert Meeting

(b)        Progress report on Agenda 2063

(c)        Progress report on the Boosting Intra-Africa Trade (BIAT) and Continental Free trade Area (CFTA) initiatives

• Boosting Intra-Africa trade (BIAT) and the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA)
  
  

(d)        Resource mobilization for the Action Plan for the Accelerated Industrial Development of Africa (AIDA) and the Africa Mining Vision (AMV)

• Africa's Accelerated Industrial Development Action Plan “AIDA”
• The African Mining Vision - Briefing and Way Forward
  
  

(e)        Financing the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA)

• PIDA Domestic Resource Mobilization Strategy for NEPAD-IPPF
  
  

(f)         Postal financing services

• Report on Postal Financial Services: Strategies to increase financial inclusion low-income populations in Africa

(g)        Progress report on an intercontinental comparison price

11 – 11.15 a.m.  Coffee break

11.15 a.m. – 1.15 p.m.    Presentation by ECA

(a)        Annual Report on the work of the Commission including follow-up on the decisions and recommendations of the 2013 Joint Annual Meeting of the African Union and the ECA Conference of Ministers

(b)        Draft proposed ECA Strategic Framework/Biennial Programme Plan for 2015-2016

            Proposed Strategic Framework/Biennial Programme Plan 2016 - 2017

(c)        Regional Integration Index: Presentation by ECA

(d)        The new continental-wide gender and development initiative

(e)        Progress report on the work of the United Nations African Institute of Economic Development and Planning (IDEP)

(f)         Report on United Nations system wide support to the African Union and its NEPAD Programme

(g)        Report on the outcomes of the nineteenth session of the Conference of Ministers to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change

(h)        Information note on upcoming major conferences of AUC and ECA                 

General discussion

1.15 – 1.30 p.m.  Any other business

1.30 – 2.30 p.m.   Lunch break

Friday, 28March

3.30 – 5.30 p.m.                     

SESSION VIII

• Consideration and adoption of the draft report of the Committee of Experts and draft resolutions

Venue:Transcorp Hilton Abuja - Congress Hall

Chair: Chair of the Bureau of the Committee of Experts

5.30 – 6 p.m.                          

Closing of the meeting

Venue: Transcorp Hilton Abuja - Congress Hall

Chair: Chair of the Bureau of the Committee of Experts

 Remarks:

• Dr. Anthony Mothae Maruping, Commissioner for Economic Affairs, AUC
• Mr. Abdalla Hamdok, Deputy Executive Secretary of ECA
• Chair of the Bureau of the Committee of Experts