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On the 10th anniversary of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), Africa Renewal Online in partnership with OSAA presents a comprehensive overview of this important development programme for the continent, together with coverage of NEPAD related events as they happen. Read more.

NEPAD Week at the United Nations Headquarters in New York,
7–10 October 2011

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the NEPAD Programme, the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa, the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA) and the Department of Public Information are co-organizing the NEPAD Week at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Various events are scheduled for the period from 7 to 11 October 2011 during the 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

• High-Level Panel: ‘NEPAD and the MDGs: Progress, Challenges
  and the Way Forward’
  Programme | Concept Note
  Friday 7 October, 10:00 am to 12:15 pm, ECOSOC Chamber, NLB
• Briefing on Two Secretary-General’s reports and presentations on:
  (i) “Progress and forward looking approaches in the NEPAD implementation —
  10 years On”; and
  (ii) “Improving Governance in Africa through the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM): Progress and Challenges”
  Programme
  Monday, 10 October, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Conference Room 6, NLB
• Special Commemorative Lecture by the CEO of the NEPAD Agency, Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki: ‘Africa’s Decade of Transformation – The NEPAD perspective’
  Programme
  Monday, 10 October, 18:00 – 20:00 pm, Columbia University, Conference Room of the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), 420 West 118th Street, 15th Floor

Statement by H.E. Cheick Sidi Diarra delivered at the MEDays 2010 Forum in Tangier, Morocco, on 11 November 2010, on the theme "The South: Between crises and emergence" (in French)

OSAA - OECD - NEPAD PARTNERSHIP

RECENTLY PUBLISHED :

Africa needs a strategy for 'emerging partners' (Africa Renewal, December 2010) (Fr)

Report of the Civil Society Consultations on the Comprehensive Review on the Causes of Conflict (10-11 June 2010)

Human Security and Peacebuilding in Africa: the Need for an Inclusive Approach

Economic Diversification in Africa: A Review of Selected Countries (October 2010)

• Policy Brief No. 1 "Aid to Africa" (October 2010)
• Policy Brief No. 2 "Infrastructure in Africa" (October 2010)
• Policy Brief No. 3 "External Debt in Africa" (October 2010)
• Policy Brief No. 4 "FDI in Africa" (October 2010)

Secretary-General's report "New Partnership for Africa's Development: eighth consolidated progress report on implementation and international support", 23 July 2010 (A/65/167) (F)

Secretary-General's report "A monitoring mechanism to review commitments towards Africa's development needs", 23 July 2010 (A/65/165) (F)

Secretary-General's report "Implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa", 20 July 2010 (A/65/152 - S/2010/526 ) (F)

Folder on UN system support to NEPAD

RECENT EVENTS :

On 18 October 2010, the Office of the Permanent Observer of the African Union and the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) co-organized a Briefing by African Regional Economic Communities (EAC, IGAD and SADC) to Member States, on their work, areas of strength, challenges and support needed from the international community.

On 11 October 2010, OSAA organized a briefing to Member States on NEPAD, with the participation of Mr. Cheick Sidi Diarra, Under-Secretary-General, and UN Special Adviser on Africa, Mr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, CEO of the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency, and Mr. Eckhard Deutscher, Chair of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC):

• Briefing on three Africa-related reports of the Secretary-General
• Presentation on Progress in the implementation of NEPAD
• Launch of UN-OSAA, OECD and NEPAD partnership, joint study on economic diversification in Africa and policy briefs on Aid, Debt, FDI and Infrastructure

On 20 September 2010, as a side event to the MDG Summit, OSAA in cooperation with UNECA and OECD organized the Launch of Two Reports – The 2010 Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness in Africa; and Africa’s Cooperation with New and Emerging Development Partners

• Statement by Mr. Cheick Sidi Diarra, Special Adviser on Africa
• Africa's Cooperation with New and Emerging Development Partners (English) (French)
• 2010 Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness in Africa (UNECA/OECD)

On 2 July 2010, in conjunction with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) High-level Segment, OSAA co-organized a Ministerial Roundtable Breakfast titled “Economic Opportunities for the Empowerment of Women in Africa and LDCs: Access to Credit, Land, and Markets” with the Office of the High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (OHRLLS) and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). Participants included Ministers and high-level government officials, representatives of UN system entities and civil society. The meeting highlighted practical methods of ensuring the availability of services to women in least developed countries through innovative approaches to microfinance, formal banking systems, and national policies on women’s control over land, technology and markets.

On 10-11 June 2010, OSAA conducted consultations with Civil Society on the Comprehensive Review on the Causes of Conflict with a view to ensure that the views, insights, and recommendations of civil society organizations were adequately taken into account during the comprehensive review process and properly reflected in the final Report of the Secretary-General. 

Previous Panel Discussions and Expert Group Meetings

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