ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, August 28, 2019,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-
WHAT: The Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7) Summit is under the theme:
“Advancing Africa’s Development through People, Technology and Innovation.”
WHEN: 28th – 30th August, 2019
WHERE: Yokohama, Japan, at the Pacifico Convention Plaza
WHO: The African Union, The Government of Japan, United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (UNOSAA), United Nations Development Programme and the World Bank the World Bank
The TICAD 7 Summit will adopt the “Yokohama Declaration”, the “Actions for Implementation of the Yokohama Declaration 2019” as well as the Report on the implementation of the TICAD V Yokohama Action Plan (2013 – 2015) and TICAD VI Nairobi Action Plan (2016 – 2019).
The Summit is expected to serve as a platform to ensure African Union’s ownership of the TICAD process notably, the inclusion of African Union’s strategic vision, aspirations and priority areas as enshrined in the AU Agenda 2063 and its First Ten Year Implementation Plan.
The Official African Union side events are as follows:
| Date | Time | Event | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monday, 26 August 2019 | 13:00 pm -12:00pm | “The African Kaizen Initiative (AKI)” by AUDA-NEPAD and JICA | Silk |
| 2 | Tuesday, 27 August 2019 |
13:00pm -12:00pm | Africa’s Socio-economic Transformation through Innovation | Silk |
| 3 | Wednesday, 28 August 2019 | 15:30pm – 17:00pm | “Plastic Pollution Solutions for Development in Africa” by AUC and UNEP | TBC |
| 4 | 15:30pm – 17:00pm | Early Childhood Education: A Foundation for Human Capital Development and Improving the Wealth of Nations. |
Yokohama Convention Center |
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| 5 | Thursday, 29 August 2019 |
09:00am -10:40pm | “Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards Durable Solutions to Forced Displacement in Africa” by AUC, UNHCR and UNOSAA | Silk |
| 6 | 10:00am -12:00pm | “Realizing African Industrial Development and Regional Value Chains under AfCFTA” by AUC and UNCTAD | Annex hall F 201 | |
| 7 | 10:00am -12:00pm | Unleashing the Potential of Africa’s Young People” by AUC and UNICEF | Exhibition Hall B-B02 | |
| 8 | 16:00pm -18:00pm | “Initiative for Food and Nutrition Security in Africa” (IFNA) by AUDA- NEPAD and JICA | Silk | |
| 9 | 15:30pm– 17:00pm | High-Level Policy Dialogue on Strategic Investment in Africa: Food Systems and Innovation | Exhibition Hall B-B07 Pacifico Yokohama | |
| 10 | 10:30am– 12:00pm | Achieving Sustainable Financing for Health in Africa | Exhibition Hall B-B07 | |
| 11 | 18:00 – 19:30pm | Africa’s Development Dynamic: Policies for Productive Transformation. | Exhibition Hall B.B03 | |
| 12 | Friday 30 August 2019 | 10:30 – 15:00 | High Level Policy Dialogue on Innovative Financial Instruments for Natural Disaster Risk and Health | Exhibition Hall B Pacifico Yokohama |
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