ADS 2025 - Programme

Week 1: 5-9 May (Online)

Launch Messages

• Ms. Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations
• H.E. Selma Malika Haddadi, Deputy Chairperson, African Union Commission

Learning from the Past: Transatlantic Slave Trade, Colonialism, Extractive Economies and Institutions in Africa

Organizing Partners: African Union Commission (AUC), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and African Union Economic Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC).

• Day One: Documentary Videos – 5 May
• Day Two: Expert Interviews – 6 May
• Day Three: International Webinar – 7 May
• Day Four: Youth Stage – 8 May
• Day Five: Arts and Culture – 9 May

Week 2: 12-16 May (Online)

Understanding the Present: Economic, Social and Cultural Justice for Sustainable Development

Organizing Partners: African Union Commission (AUC), United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and Pan African Parliament. 

• Day One: Documentary Videos – 12 May
• Day Two: Expert Interviews – 13 May
• Day Three: International Webinar – 14 May
• Day Four: Youth Stage – 15 May
• Day Five: Arts and Culture – 16 May

Week 3: 19-23 May (Online)

Building the Future: Healing and Reparations towards Socio-Economic Justice for Africans and People of African Descent

Organizing Partners: African Union Commission (AUC), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).

• Day One: Documentary Videos – 19 May
• Day Two: Expert Interviews – 20 May
• Day Three: International Webinar – 21 May
• Day Four: Youth Stage – 22 May | Jour quatre : La place aux jeunes – 22 mai 
• Day Five: Arts and Culture – 23 May

Week 4: 30 May (Online and In-person)

High-level Policy Dialogue

When: Friday, 30 May from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. (New York time)
Where: Conference Room 4, United Nations Headquarters, New York and Online (Follow Live on UN Web TV)