14th Session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism to Be Held in November

11 October 2013
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United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (Addis Ababa)
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Addis Ababa — The 14th Session of RCM-Africa is tentatively scheduled for 21-22 November 2013 at the UN Conference Centre (UNCC), in Addis Ababa, on the theme: "Agenda 2063". The choice of the theme is aimed at guiding UN system support to this Africa-owned Agenda.

The AU Summit of July 2012 called for the formulation of a new continental plan, in order to provide greater coherence in the actions and initiatives of the AU organs, member states, Regional Economic Communities and other key continental stakeholders in support of the mission of realizing Africa's socio-economic transformation. As the continent commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the OAU/AU in 2013, this plan is now being developed as "Agenda 2063" a fifty year forward looking framework that seeks to provide a concrete and viable guide to member states, regional institutions and other stakeholders on how to achieve the AU vision of "an integrated, people-centred and prosperous Africa at peace with itself".

"Agenda 2063" responds to a long term 50 year development plan. It highlights the importance of: Having a long term framework that is broken down into 5 years; Linking to other long term plans across sectors, including the AU 5 year strategic plan; Having a long term strategy looking at trends and implications for the multifaceted programmes that Africa has to come up with.

"Agenda 2063" is undergoing a comprehensive consultative process, involving member states, the RECs and other continental stakeholders (e.g. women, youth, civil society, parliamentarians, academia, private sector and trade unions). It benefited from policy analysis and research inputs, and technical support to its preparation. It will be considered at the January 2014 AU Summit, before a planned endorsement at the Summit in May 2014.

The meeting is expected to lead to the following outcomes:

· Better understanding of the ongoing consultations on "Agenda 2063" and consensus on the Agenda.

· Role of the UN system organizations in the context of RCM-Africa to support "Agenda 2063".

· Consensus on the second triennial review of the TYCBP-AU, including resources mobilization for its implementation

· Consensus on a Regional Development Assistance Framework, including resources mobilization for its implementation

· Consensus on the operationalisation of MDG Africa Working Group and RCM-Africa with a view to building synergies and integrating the work of both structures related to MDGs.

RCM is an annual platform that provides an opportunity for concrete outcomes and results of coordinated UN support to Africa's development in partnership with African Union (AU) organizations.

Issued by: ECA External Communications and Media Relations Section PO Box 3001 Addis Ababa Ethiopia Tel: +251 11 551 5826 E-mail: ecainfo[at]uneca[dot]org www.uneca.org

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