Sunday 18 October 2009 Registration of Participants
Venue: ECA’s Delegates Registration Building
Monday 19 October 2009
09:00-18:00

PRE-CONFERENCE EVENT: Inaugural Meeting of ECA’s Committee on Human and Social Development (CHSD-1) Venue: Conference Room 2
Tuesday 20 October 2009

DAY 1
ICPD +15 EXPERTS GROUP MEETING

Monday 19 October 2009
09:00-18:00

PRE-CONFERENCE EVENT: Inaugural Meeting of ECA’s Committee on Human and Social Development (CHSD-1) Venue: Conference Room 2
09:00-09:45

Official Opening
Venue: Conference Room 2

1. Welcome Address by Ms Lalla Ben Barka, Deputy Executive Secretary, ECA.
2. Statement by Her Excellency Bience Gawanas, Commissioner for Social Affairs, AUC.
3. Statement by the African Development Bank
4. Statement by the UNFPA
5. Representative of the Government of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia: Ministry of Finance and Economic Development.
09:45-10:00 Election of the Bureau
10:00-10:10 Adoption of the Programme of Work of the Experts Group Meeting
10:10-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-11:30

Plenary Session 1
Venue: Conference Room 2
Overview of the ICPD+15 Review process and overview of the ICPD+15 Regional Review Report (the major themes) - ECA

11:30-13:00

Plenary Session 2
Venue: Conference Room 2
Panel Discussion: Building on the achievements and facilitating factors and addressing the challenges and opportunities Plenary Discussion
14:30-15:30 Plenary Session 2 continued in Conference Room 2
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:30

Plenary Session 3
Continental/ Sub-regional initiatives on population and development - AUC Discussion


Wednesday 21 October 2009

DAY 2
ICPD +15 EXPERTS GROUP MEETING
BREAK-OUT SESSIONS

Break-out sessions on the way forward on ICPD PoA implementation in Africa
09:00-09:30

Plenary Session: Organisation of the break-out sessions

Venue

Large Briefing Room

Conference Room 4

Conference Room 1

09:30-11:00

Break out sessions
(to discuss a cluster of thematic issues from the Report)

Break out sessions
(to discuss a cluster of thematic issues from the Report)

Break out sessions
(to discuss a cluster of thematic issues from the Report)

11:00- 11:30

COFFEE BREAK

11:30-13:00

Break out sessions
(to discuss a cluster of thematic issues from the Report)

Break out sessions
(to discuss a cluster of thematic issues from the Report)

Break out sessions
(to discuss a cluster of thematic issues from the Report)

13:00-14:00

LUNCH BREAK

14:30- 15:30

Break out sessions
(to discuss a cluster of thematic issues from the Report)

Break out sessions
(to discuss a cluster of thematic issues from the Report)

Break out sessions
(to discuss a cluster of thematic issues from the Report)

15:30-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-18:00

Plenary Session 4
Venue: Conference Room 1
Group reports to plenary Plenary Discussion on strategic priorities, including the way forward for ICPD PoA.
Thursday 22 October 2009

DAY 3
7TH SESSION OF THE AFRICAN POPULATION COMMISSION (APC)

09:00-09:45

Opening Session
Venue: Conference Room 4
1. Welcoming Remarks by AU Commission
2. Statement by UNFPA
3. Remarks by the Chair of the APC Bureau
09:45-10:00

Procedural Matters
Election of the Bureau
Adoption of the Agenda and Work Programme
10:00-10:30

Presentation of the Report of the AUC

10:30-11:00

Presentation of the Report of Outgoing Chair of the Bureau of APC

11:0-11:30

Discussion

11:30-11:45 Coffee Break

11:45-12:15

Presentation of the Overview of the State of African Population Report
12:15-12:30 Discussion
12:30-12:40 Launching of the Report by the Representative of the AUC
12:40-13:50 Date and Venue of the 8th Session of the APC
12:50-13:00 Closing
13:00-14:30 Lunch

ICPD +15 EXPERTS GROUP MEETING

Adoption of the report of the ICPD+15 review meeting of the experts and commitment document
14:30-16:00

Plenary Session 5
Venue: Conference Room 1
Consideration and adoption of the draft report of the experts meeting and commitment document on ICPD+15 Review

16:30-16:00 Closing of the meeting
16:30-17:00 Coffee Break



Friday 23 October 2009

DAY 4
Opening Session
09:00-10:15

Opening of the Conference
Venue: Conference Room 1
1. Welcome Address by Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa
2. Statement by the representative of UNFPA
3. Statement by the representative of the African Union Commission
4. Opening Address by the Guest of Honour, Representative of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
10:15-10:30 Coffee/Tea Break
12:00-13:00

Consideration of the main conclusions of the ICPD+15 report of the experts meeting to the Ministers Discussions

13:00-14:30 Lunch Break
14:30-15:30

Adoption of the Commitment Document

15:30-16:00 Any Other Business

16:00-16:30

Closing Ceremony
Closing Remarks by ECA
Closing Remarks by AUC
16:30-17:00

Press Conference
Venue: Small Media Briefing Room
16:30-17:00 Coffee/Tea Break
1900-20:00 RECEPTION