Civil society to debate links with Pan Africa institutions on MDGs

afcsf_invitation_letter.pdf

A forum bringing together African civil society will be held in Addis Ababa (March 22-24) to explore ways of building partnerships for democratic governance through the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The forum, expected to bring together participants drawn from national, regional and international NGOs from Africa, will also examine opportunities for collaborating with and influencing key African institutions such as the African Union (AU), the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD).

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

The Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO) and the African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), in cooperation with the African Union and the UN Economic Commission for Africa, is organizing the African Civil Society Forum “Building UN/NGOs Partnerships for Democratic Governance through the MDGs” that will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 22 – 24 March 2007.

The purpose of the Forum is to bring together representatives of national, regional and international NGOs from Africa to explore the most effective ways to work with the United Nations system and to partner with and impact on African institutions: the African Union, the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD). We intend to produce concrete recommendations for input into the Ministerial Declaration of the UN Economic and Social Council High-level Segment of July 2007.

Please see attached the invitation letter with updated dates.

For more information visit the CONGO website (http://www.ngocongo.org) or the FEMNET website (http://www.femnet.or.ke )

Best regards,

African Women’s Development and Communications Network (FEMNET)

Réseau de Développement et de Communications des Femmes Africaines

P. O. Box 54562, 00200, Nairobi, Kenya.

Tel: +254 20 3741301/20

Fax: +254 20 3742927

Cell: +254 725 766932

E-mail:

Website: http://www.femnet.or.ke

FEMNET aims to strengthen the role and contribution of African NGO’s

focusing on women’s development equality and other human rights, through communications, networking, training and advocacy.

FEMNET est un réseau qui soutient le renforcement des capacités des

femmes dans les domaines du plaidoyer et de la communication à travers le travail en réseau. Il facilite également les échanges d’informations, d’expériences et de stratégies entre les organisations féminines en vue d’une véritable promotion des droits humains et particulièrement des droits de la femme.

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