RE: TANZANIA
CONVENTION-TRADE AND INVESTMENT FORUM UK
2013
We need volunteers!
You can make this
event, a huge success by serving as a volunteer! Volunteers are required
for specific tasks, as well as miscellaneous duties throughout the Forum. This
position is very important to ensure the success of the Forum. Please read below
about the position and how to apply.
Duration
6th-7th December 2013 (depending on which
department you work in)
Service requirement is for 12-15 hours of volunteer time
Benefits
Meals
Certificate of
participation
Miscellaneous
Accepted applicants must be able to arrange their on
transportation to and from the Forum venue. Volunteers from out of station must
be able to cover their own lodging during the Forum.
It's a great way to meet people, so please do join us!
If you are interested, please email newdealafrica@yahoo.co.uk TEL
07960811614
Application Deadline: 11 November 2013
Asante sana
inaugural meeting of the High Level Committee (HLC) on the post 2015 development Agenda
New York: The High Level Committee of African Heads of State and Government on the Post-2015 agenda held their first meeting on 23 September 2013 in New York, in the sidelines of the 68th United Nations General Assembly.
The High Level Committee was established at the 21st Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government held in May 2013, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Committee has been tasked with crystalizing and synthesizing a bold African Common Position and building regional and intercontinental alliances around the post 2015 Development Agenda. The Committee is comprised of two Heads of State and Government per each of the five regions in the continent and is chaired by Her Excellency Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the President of the Republic of Liberia.
The inaugural meeting was productive as members resolved to work together to develop a strong continental position to help shape the global process on the Post 2015 Development Agenda. They emphasized that Africa should set her own developmental priorities and should work hard to mobilize domestic resources to supplement financing of the agenda.
The Committee expressed a need for a post-2015 agenda that remains focused on completing the unfinished business of the MDGs, whilst also incorporating new and emerging challenges. The Committee members expressed their aspirations for a global agenda that creates an enabling environment for Africa to transform its economies, pursue sustainable development, strengthen resilience and promote an agenda that encourages open and accountable governance supported by strong, mutually beneficial and diversified global partnerships. The Committee also emphasized the need to: strengthen South-South cooperation; mobilize domestic resources to finance Africa’s development effort; address the needs of landlocked and small island developing states; and to speak with one voice in support of the African Common Position.
The event was attended by the Special Advisor of the Secretary-General on Post-2015, Mme Amina Mohammed, who expressed her full support and confidence in the work of the Committee.
The Committee adopted the proposed roadmap for the finalization of the draft African common position and looks forward to continuing its discussions. In closing the Chairperson acknowledged the role of the AUC, supported by UNECA, AfDB, and UNDP, in facilitating the formulation of the African Common Position.AUC will continue to serve as the Secretariat of the HLC and overall coordinator of the process. The Committee plans to meet again in November 2013 in preparation for the African Union Summit in January 2014.
