Launch of the MDGs to Agenda 2063/SDGs Transition Report 2016

12 October 2016
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United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (Addis Ababa)

ECA and its partners (AUC, AfDB and UNDP-RBA) will on October 2 launch a report, which looks at Africa's performance on the MDGs to date. The report is the last in a series of MDGs reports and it reflects on challenges and opportunities associated with the transition to the new global and continental development Agendas.

Report title: MDGs to Agenda 2063/SDGs Transition Report 2016: Towards an integrated and coherent approach to sustainable development in Africa.

Date: 21st October, 2016

Time: 9:00 am to 11:30 am

Venue: ECA Conference Room 5 (UNCC)

Guests:

The chief guest is expected to be Abraham Tekeste, State Minister for Development Planning & Economic Administration. It will be attended by Ambassadors from African countries, representatives of the key partners (AUC, AfDB and UNDP-RBA), academia, civil society and the media. The ECA team will be led by Mr. Abdalla Hamdok, Deputy Executive Secretary.

There will be a press briefing at the end of the event.

The report was first launched on 21 September in New York during the UN General Assembly. Click here for more.

For further details, contact Bartholomew Arma, Email: barmah@uneca.org

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