The Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) and the?African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) are hosting an Academic?Conference on “Africa’s fiscal space, fragility and conflict”?from?Tuesday, 22 February to Thursday, 24 February 2022 at 9:00am? – 12:00pm?(EST).
Events
Applications are being accepted for the course:
“Designing and implementing policies that promote the nexus between peace, security and development to accelerate the implementation of the SDGs in Africa.”
“Reaping the Potential Benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area for Inclusive Growth”
Webinar on Building back better from COVID-19: Reinforcing the nexus of peace, security, development, humanitarian affairs and human rights in policy design and implementation in Africa
Webinar on Building back better from Covid-19: Reinforcing the nexus of peace, security, development, humanitarian affairs and human rights in policy design and implementation in Africa
The pandemic has highlighted Africa?s vulnerability due to its reliance on imports for much of its vaccines, medicines and other health product needs. This high-level event will focus on the public health benefits that a stronger pharmaceutical industry in Africa can bring and the contribution it can make to economic development.
The United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) has extended?the deadline for accepting expressions of interest for the?call for papers on “Africa’s fiscal space, fragility and conflict.”? Kindly submit a short proposal (maximum 1,000?words) to osaa@un.org with the subject line “颁补
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