Draft Programme of Work

Twenty-third meeting of the Committee of Experts of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development

Kampala, Uganda
18-20 May 2004

Tuesday, 18 May
10:00 - 10:30 hours: Opening Session
  • Opening remarks by Outgoing Chairman of the Bureau of Committee of Experts
  • Statement by Mr. K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa
  • Welcoming Remarks by the Minister of Finance, Uganda
10:30 - 11:00 hours: Coffee/Tea Break
11:00 - 11:15 hours: Election of the Bureau, Adoption of the Agenda and Programme of Work

The election of a new Bureau will be followed by a short statement by the new Chairperson of the Commission and the adoption of the agenda and programme of work
11:15 - 13:00 hours: Session I

Overview of recent economic and social conditions in Africa

13:00 - 15:00 hours: Lunch Break
15:00 - 18:00 hours: Session II

Discussions on the theme of the Conference: Mainstreaming trade policy in national development strategies
Wednesday, 19 May
Session III
09:00 - 10:00 hours: Progress report on ECA/OECD's ongoing work on monitoring mutual reviews of development effectiveness
10:00 - 11:00 hours: Brief report on the outcome of the Experts Group Meeting on Africa's external debt
11:00 - 11:30 hours: Coffee/Tea Break
Session IV
11:30 - 13:30 hours: Statutory Issues:
  • Consideration of the Annual Report on the work of ECA, 2004 including reports of subsidiary bodies that have held meetings since May 2003
  • Consideration of the report on the external review of ECA's work since 1996
  • Note by the secretariat on the proposals for enhancing the effectiveness of the United Nations Trust Fund for African Development
  • Other statutory issues
13:30 - 15:00 hours: Lunch Break
Session V
15:00 - 17:00 hours: Proposed Biennial Programme Plan for the biennium 2006-2007
Any other business
Thursday, 20 May
Session VI
16:00 - 18:00 hours: Adoption of the Report
Closure of the meeting
  • Wrap-up by the Chairman
  • Closing remarks by Mr. K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary, ECA