A F R I C A A G E N D A

 

FUTURE EVENTS

14 September-December 1999, New York -- 54th session of the UN General Assembly.

10-15 October, Durban (South Africa) -- Global Integrity: 2000 and Beyond -- Developing Effective Anti-Corruption Strategies will be the theme of the Ninth International Anti-Corruption Conference. Contact Melanie Campbell, tel (27-11) 442-6111, fax 442-5927, e-mail <melanie@eventdynamics.co.za>.

20-21 October, Dakar (Senegal) -- Conference on Industrial Partnerships and Investment in Africa, organized by the ECA, OAU, UNIDO and the African Development Bank. Contact Kadress Vencatachellum, tel (43-1) 26026-3043/3825/3154, fax 26026-6854, e-mail <kvencatachellum@unido.org>.

25-29 October, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) -- African Development Forum 1999: The Challenge to Africa of Globalization and the Information Age. Organized by the ECA. Contact Karima Bounemra, tel (251-1) 51.16.67, fax 51.44.16 e-mail <bounemra.uneca@un.org>, <www.un.org/depts/eca/adf>.

25 October-5 November, Bonn (Germany) -- Fifth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Climate Change Convention. Contact Michael Williams, tel (41-22) 917-8242/44, fax 797-3464, e-mail <mwilliams@unep.ch>.

7 November, Nairobi (Kenya) -- All Africa Peace Conference, organized by Kenyan NGOs. Contact Megan Burke, The Hague Appeal for Peace (New York office), tel (1-212) 687-2633, fax 599-1332.

7-13 November, Scottsdale, Arizona (US) -- Conference and Expo on Business, Trade and Investment Opportunities in Africa, organized by AMI Business Promotions, Inc. Tel (1-602) 279-7278, fax 279-7703, e-mail <amicon@goodnet.com>.

18-20 November, Lieden (The Netherlands) -- Africa Ten Years After: Re-examining the Post-Cold War Period and the Challenges, Achievements and Failures of the Organization of African Unity, organized by the Organization for Peace and Appropriate Development for the Horn of Africa, tel (31-71), 514-8117/0953, fax 514-7550, e-mail <pada.foundation@wxs.nl>.

12-13 December, Johannesburg (South Africa) -- African Risks and Company Outlooks, conference organized by Global Pacific & Partners. Contact Babette van Gessel, tel (27-11) 782-3189, fax 782-3188, e-mail <babette@global.co.za>.

WHAT HAS TAKEN PLACE

27-28 September, New York (US) -- UN General Assembly Special Session to Review the [1994] Programme of Action for Small Island Developing States. Tel (1-212) 963-6870, fax 963-1186, e-mail <vasic@un.org>, Web site <www.un.org/esa/sustdev/sids.htm> or <www.sidsnet.org>.

9-11 September, Baltimore, Maryland (US) -- East Coast Regional Summit on Africa, co-sponsored by the Africa-America Institute. Tel (1-202) 667-5636, fax 265-6322, e-mail <summit@aaionline.org>.

8-11 August, Lake Buena Vista, Florida (US) -- US-Africa Trade and Investment Symposium, organized by the US-Africa Education Foundation. Tel (1-860) 292-3066.

2-3 July, Paris (France) -- Protecting People in Times of War, international conference organized by Médecins du Monde and Amnesty International. Web site <www.nirvanet.net/warvictims>

24-25 June, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) -- Africa Regional Hearing on the theme "The United Nations in the 21st Century." A forum organized by the ECA as part of a broad consultative process leading up to a UN Millennium Summit of Heads of State and Government in September 2000. Contact Ali Todaro, tel (251-1) 510.195, fax 510.164, e-mail <todaro@un.org>.

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