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International Webinar

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Week 1 | Day Three — 3 May

Today, the Africa Dialogue Series 2023 starts with the launch of a policy brief titled Boosting Trade Facilitation and Rethinking the Foundations of Africa’s Export Diversification, which is also the subtheme of the week. This policy brief anchors the exchange that will follow in an international webinar moderated by the United Nations Special Adviser on Africa and opened by the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General. This webinar will be live-streamed on the . Continue to share your input and join the exchange on social media using the hashtags #ADS2023, #AfricaDialogueSeries and #AfCFTA.

 

Webinar Schedule

3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Geneva time (UTC+2)
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (UTC-4) | 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (UTC) 
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (UTC+1) | 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (UTC+3)

 

Policy Brief

Boosting trade facilitation and rethinking the foundations of Africa’s export diversification

 

Programme

9:00 – 9:20: Session Opening

Moderated by Habiba Ben Barka, Chief, Africa Section, Policy Analysis and Research Branch, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

  • Welcoming Remarks, Cristina Duarte, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa
  • Opening Remarks, , Managing Director, Common Fund for Commodities
  • Opening Remarks, Prudence Sebahizi, Director of Institutional Matters and Programmes Coordination, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat
  • Opening Remarks, Paul Akiwumi, Director, Division for Africa, LDCs and Special Programmes, UNCTAD

9:20 – 9:25: Scene Setting (video)

9:25 – 10:15: Panel Discussion

Moderated by Christine Awiti, Economic Affairs Officer, Africa Section, Policy Analysis and Research Branch, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

10:15 - 10:25: Q&A with the audience

10:25 - 10:30: Closing remarks and call to action

  • , Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations