CCP-AU

Draft Agenda


Day one: Sunday 22 June 2008

8:30- 9:00 Registration

9:00 – 10:00 Opening session
Chair: Mr. Desire Assogbavi, Head, Oxfam Liaison Office with the African Union (Will recap Accra and Addis Continental Conference)
• Keynote speakers
- Dr. Amany Asfour, President, Egyptian Business Women Association, Egypt (Host organization)
- Ms. Yemisrach Kebede, Director, Centre for Citizens’ Participation to the African Union
- Mr. Osama Abdel Khutek, Counsellor- Egyptian Mission to the African Union
- Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt

10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break

10:30 – 12:15 Post Audit of the African Union: What is next?
Chair: Mr. Ibrahima Kane, AU Advocacy Director; Open Society Institute- Brief participants on the Audit process
Panelists:
• Krysantus Ayangafac, Senior Researcher, Institute for Security Studies, Addis Ababa- Analysis of the Executive Council decisions on the Audit
• Roselyn Musa, Advocacy Officer, Solidarity for African Women Rights (SOAWR)- CSOs’ and women perspective on the AU Reform
Objective: To discuss and formulate recommendations on the reform of the African Union and its organs

12:15 - 13:15 Lunch

13:15 – 15:15 The Situation of Peace and Security in Africa
Chair: Mr. Mabassa Fall, FIDH Representative at the African Union: Overview of the Peace and Security situation in Africa

Panellists
• Dr. Martin Rupiyah, Institute of Security Studies: Militarised conflicts in Africa ( e.g. Darfur, Southern Sudan, Chad, Northern Uganda, DRC)
• Brouk Mesfin, Institute of Security Studies: Situation in Darfur and Chad (10min)
• Ibrahima Kane, OSI: Electoral/Constitutional conflicts in Africa
• Dzimbabwe Chimbga, Zlhr: Situation in Zimbabwe (10 min)
• Bayo Akinlade, Advocates International- Africa Liaison: Situation in South Africa (10min)
• Mr. Allioune Tine, Secretary General, RADDHO: Situation in West Africa
• Désiré Assogbavi- Pan Africa Senior Policy Analyst- Oxfam: Situation in Somalia (10min)
Discussion
Objective: To discuss and analyse the key ongoing conflict situations in Africa

15:15 - 15:30 Coffee break

15:30 - 16:30
International Justice



Chair: Ms Nobuntu Mbelle, African Human Rights Court Coalition
Panellists:
• Mr. Don Deya, Chair; African Human Rights Court Coalition: Update on the establishment of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights
• Eleanor Thompson: Outreach Liaison for Africa; Coalition for the International Criminal Court: Update on the International Criminal Court (TBC)

Objective: Discussion on the fight against impunity in Africa

16:30-17:00 Break



17:00- 17:30
Launching of an advocacy toolkit on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P)
Chair: Dismas Nkunda, Director, International Refugees Rights Initiatives
Ms. Blen Shimelis, External Relations Officer, African Humanitarian Action: Presentation and launching


18:00- 20:00
Cocktail Reception

Day two: Monday 23 June 2008
9:00 – 11:00 Meeting the Millennium Development Goals: Where is Africa?
Chair: Ms. Hakima Abbas, Senior Policy Analyst, AU Monitor

Panellists:
• Ms. Linda Odhiambo, UN Millennium Development Goal: MDGs overview
• Brian Kagoro, Policy and Advocacy Manager- Action Aid: Financing Africa’s Development to meet MDGs
• Meeting MDGs on Water and Sanitation (TBC)
• Ms. Caroline Muthuni, Solidarity for African Women Rights (SOAWR): MDGs and Women’s’ Rights

Objective: To do an overview of Africa towards the MDGs and provoke debate and recommendations

11:00 - 11:15 Coffee break

11:15 – 1:00 Social and Economic Justice in Africa
Chair: Lamine Ndiaye: Head, Economic Justice, Oxfam

Panellists
• Christophe Zoungrana, GCAP Africa Coordinator: Social Policy Framework for Africa
• Ruthpearl N’gan’ga, ACCORD: EPAs, Lessons learned and the way forward
• Rotimi Sankore, African Civil Society Coalition on HIV/AIDS (TBC)
• Food Crisis in Africa, speaker TBC

Objective: To review the state of negotiations at WTO, and EPA, including the progress on the social development policy and ongoing issues related to food crisis


1:00 - 2:15 Lunch

14:15-17:00 Closing Sessions and adoption of CSOs’ Communiqué

Chair: Brian Kagoro, Policy and Advocacy Manager- Action Aid

Objective: To summarise the outcomes of the meeting and adopt a CSOs’ Communiqué

17:00 – 18:00 Press conference and release of CSOs’ Communiqué on the 11th AU Summit

19:00-20:00 Refreshment

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