African Civil Society Forum; “Building UN/NGOs Partnerships for Democratic Governance through the MDGs”
22-24 March 2007

The Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO) and the African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), in cooperation with the African Union and the UN Economic Commission for Africa, will hold an African Civil Society Forum on “Building UN/NGOs Partnerships for Democratic Governance through the MDGs”. The forum will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 22 – 24 March 2007.

The purpose of the Forum is to bring together representatives of national, regional and international NGOs from Africa to explore the most effective ways to work with the United Nations system and to partner with and impact on the African Union, the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD). Concrete recommendations for input into the Ministerial Declaration of the UN Economic and Social Council High-level Segment to be held in July 2007 will be made. For more information visit: http://www.ngocongo.org/