Meeting of the Committee of Experts
of the 1st Joint Annual Meetings of
the AU Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance
and ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development

Commemoration of ECA's 50 th Anniversary

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
26 – 29 March 2008

 

Conference of Ministers
 31 March – 2 April 2008

  Draft Provisional Agenda
  Draft Annotated Agenda
  Draft Programme of Work
  Committee of Experts
26 – 29 March 2008
  Draft Provisional Agenda
  Draft Annotated Agenda
  Draft Programme of Work

Draft Programme of Work

Wednesday, 26 March
9:00 – 10:00

Opening of the meeting

  • Opening remarks by the Chairperson of the outgoing Bureau of the AU Committee of Experts, Republic of Cameroon

  • Opening remarks by Mr. Getachew Adem, Head Development, Planning & Research Department, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Chairperson of the outgoing Bureau of the ECA Committee of Experts

  • Opening remarks by Mr. Maxwell Mkwezalamba, Commissioner for Economic Affairs, African Union Commission

  • Opening remarks by Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa

  • Opening statement by His Excellency, Mr. Mekonnen Manyazewal, State Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

 
10:00 – 10:15 Election of the Bureau
10:15 – 10:30 Adoption of the draft agenda and programme of work
10:30 – 10:45 Coffee/Tea Break
10:45 – 12:15 Session I: Overview of recent economic and social developments in Africa
12:15 – 13:15 Session II: Assessment of progress on regional integration in Africa
13:15 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 – 16:00

Session III: Follow up to the last conferences

  • Follow up to the last session of ECA's Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development: ECA Annual Report, 2008

  • Follow up to the last session of the AU Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance (CAMEF II)
16:00– 16:15 Coffee/Tea Break
16:15 – 19:00

Session IV: Follow-up to major AU and UN conferences and summits

  • Climate change: African perspectives for a post-2012 agreement

  • Regional review of financing and development: Perspectives of African countries on the Monterrey Consensus - Survey results

  • Assessing progress in Africa towards the Millennium Development Goals report, 2008

  • Regional review of the ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review (AMR)
19:00 – 21:00 Reception
Thursday, 27 March
09:00 – 10:30 Session IV (Continued): Follow-up to major AU and UN conferences and summits
10:30 – 10:45 Coffee/Tea Break
10:45 – 13:00

Session V: Sectoral policy issues

  • Major trade issues:

    • Economic Partnership Agreements negotiations: A comparative assessment of the interim agreements

    • Aid for Trade: Progress on the initiative and report on mandate to ECA

  • Coordination of statistical capacity building efforts in Africa: An African perspective

  • Science and technology for development: Outcome and recommended actions of the Conference on Science With Africa

  • UN system-wide support to the African Union and its New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) programme
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 – 16:30 Session V (Continued): Sectoral policy issues
16:30 – 16:45 Coffee/Tea Break
16:45 –18:00

Session VI: Statutory issues

  • ECA's Report on the external review of the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP)

  • Proposed ECA Strategic Framework Biennial Programme Plan for the period 2010-2011
Friday, 28 March
09:00 – 10:30 Session VII: Presentation and discussion on the theme: Meeting Africa's New Challenges in the 21 st Century
10:30 – 10:45 Coffee/Tea Break
10:45 – 12:30 Session VII (Continued): Presentation and discussion on the theme: Meeting Africa's New Challenges in the 21 st Century
12:30 – 13:00 Any other business
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 – 18:00 Preparation of the draft report by the secretariat
Saturday, 29 March
16:00 – 17:30 Session VIII : Consideration and adoption of the draft report of the Committee of Experts and draft resolutions
17:30 – 18:00

Closing of the meeting

  • Closing remarks by Mr. Maxwell Mkwezalamba, AUC
  • Closing remarks by Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, ECA
  • Wrap-up by the Chairperson of the Bureau of the Committee of Experts

 
Sunday 30 March
Finalization of the report by the secretariat