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The United Nations’ Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) are organizing a continental workshop entitled ‘Strengthening Institutional capacities in Africa for effective implementation of the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063: Follow-up to the 2023 Summit’. This is the fourth in a series jointly organized in support of building effective, accountable and inclusive institutions in Africa at all levels. At the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda, the workshop will also examine the outcome of the 2023 SDG Summit and its implications for Africa.
Concept note (English | French)
Presentations
Opening
- Remarks by Mr. Li Junhua, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs (video message)
- Remarks by Ms. Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, Chair, United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration and Chancellor of Nelson Mandela University
Session 1: Towards transformative pathways to sustainable development
Session 2: Sharing experiences and lessons learned from the Voluntary National Reviews of 2023
Session 3: Enhancing public sector capabilities for the future – skills, mindsets, technology, innovation
- Presentation by Mr. Rogers Dhliwayo, Senior Economist, UNDP South Africa
- Presentation by Ms. Modiegi Ngakane, Interim Assistant Commissioner General, National Planning Commission, Botswana
- Presentation by Mr. Ashveen Bochowa, Senior Analyst, Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Mauritius
- Presentation by Mr. Jean Bosco Ndayisenga, Director General, National Programmes and Projects Monitoring, Rwanda (remote)
Session 4: Building peaceful and inclusive societies in Africa: leveraging the principles of leaving no one behind and accountability
Mr. Moulay Abdeljebbar Salim, Head of Monitoring and Integrated Programmes Division, High Commission for Planning, Morocco (French | English)
Session 5: Strengthening subnational institutions and multilevel governance for SDG implementation
Session 6: Regional support to sound policymaking for effective implementation of the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063
Session 7: Towards integrated national institution-building strategies that address important capability gaps across the whole of government
Closing
Resource links
Previous DESA/APRM workshops
Workshop on Strengthening National Institutional Capacities for the UN Decade of Action and Delivery for Sustainable Development and AU Agenda 2063 (Cape Town, South Africa - 27 to 29 October 2022)
Workshop on Accelerating the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda and AU Agenda 2063 in Africa: Building Resilient Institutions for the SDGs in the time of COVID-19 (Cape Town, South Africa - 28 to 30 October 2021)
Workshop on Effective Governance for Sustainable Development: Putting Principles into Practice (Pretoria, South Africa - 30 October to 1 November 2019)
Contact Information
UN DESA
Ms. Saras Jagwanth
Inter-regional Adviser
Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG)
jagwanth@un.org
Ms. Nardos Mulatu Areda
Programme Management Assistant
Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG)
mulatun@un.org
APRM Continental Secretariat
Ms. Sara Tawfik Hamouda
Officer-in-Charge, Continental Governance Programs
Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate
sara.hamouda@aprm-au.org
Ms. Bernadette Yiga
Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate
bernadette.yiga@aprm-au.org