AFRICAN UNION – CIVIL SOCIETY PRE-SUMMIT CONSULTATIVE MEETING

22 –23 JANUARY 2005
ABUJA, NIGERIA


DRAFT WORK PROGRAMME

FRIDAY 21 JANUARY 2005
15:00 – 17:00 Registration (Conference Desk, Hotel Lobby)
SATURDAY 22 JANUARY 2005
8:30 – 9:30
Registration Cont’d
10:00 - 11:45
OPENING SESSION
Chairperson: Rep. of Nigerian Government (Speech)
10:00 – 10:15 Chairperson’s Welcome and Opening Remarks
10:15 – 10: 45 Developments since the last Summit of July 2004: Prioritization of the programmes of the Commission to Horizon 2007 and the adoption of the Solidarity Budget
  Presenter:
Professor Margaret Vogt
Director,
Bureau of the Chairperson,
AU Commission, Addis Ababa
10:45 – 11:45 Interactive Discussion
11:45 12:00 C O F F E E B R E A K
12:00 -13:00 PLENARY SESSION I
 

Chairperson:
- Overview of the Draft Agenda and expected outcomes of the Conference;

Presenter:
Dr. Jinmi Adisa
AU Commission, Addis Ababa

- Interactive discussion
- Adoption of the Draft Agenda and Workprogramme.
- Organization of Work

13:00 -14:30 L U N C H B R E A K
14:30 -17:00 PLENARY SESSION II
  Chairperson: CSO Representative
14:30 – 15:00

ECOSOCC Statutes and Preparations for the launching of ECOSOCC

Presenter: Representative of the Commission

15:00 – 16:00 General discussion
16:00 – 16:15 C O F F E E B R E A K
16:15 – 17:00 PLENARY SESSION III
  Chairperson:

16:15 – 16: 30 - Criteria for Selection of CSO representatives to the Interim General Assembly of ECOSOCC and Operationalization of the Sectoral Cluster Committees of ECOSOCC
  Presenter:
Representative of AU Commission, Addis Ababa
16:30 – 16:45 Resource Mobilization for ECOSOCC and the AU-CSO interface
  Presenter:
Mr. Koffi Awity
Regional Director
Charity Aids Foundation
West Africa
Accra, Ghana
16:45 – 17:00 General Discussion
  Constitution of breakaway Working Groups
  WG I: Criteria for Selection of CSO reps. to ECOSOCC;
WG2 2: Resource Mobilization;
WG3: Operationalization of Sectoral Cluster Committees
17:00 – 18:00 Breakaway Working Group meetings, start.

SUNDAY 23, JANUARY 2005

8:00 – 10:00 Breakaway Working Groups resume
10:00 –11:15 PLENARY SESSION IV– WORKING GROUP PROGRESS REPORTS
11:00 – 11:15 Working Group I
11:15 – 11:30 Working Group II
11:30 - 11:45 Working Group III
11:45 - 12:30 General Discussion, Evaluation and Orientation
12:30- 12:45 C O F F E E B R E A K
12:45 – 13:30 Working Group Meetings Continue
13:30 -15:00 L U N C H B R E A K
15: 00 – 16: 15 PLENARY SESSION V
 

Chairperson:
Presentation of Working Group Reports

Discussion

16:15 – 17:15 Preparation of final report
17: 15-18:00 CLOSING SESSION
  Chairperson:
- Presentation and adoption of the Report (and a Resolution).
- Closing Remarks
- Vote of thanks

 





 

 

 

DRAFT AGENDA


I. Developments since the last Summit of July 2004: Prioritization of the Programmes of Commission and the adoption of the Solidarity Budget.

II. Provisions of the Statutes and Preparations for the Launching of Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC).

III. Criteria for the selection of delegates for the Interim ECOSOC Assembly, Resource Mobilization and Operationalization of the Sectoral Cluster Committees of ECOSOCC.

IV. Any Other Business.