African Women and Economic Development: Investing In Our Future
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
28 April - 1 May 1998

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Tuesday, 28 April

08:30 - 9:25 Informal Caucus of NGOs
09:30 - 10:30 Opening Plenary Session

Chair: H.E. Mr. Richard Kaijuka, Chairman of the Bureau, ECA Conference of Ministers, Ugandan Minister of Planning and Economic Development

Statements:

  • H.E. Mr. Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
  • Mr. K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa
  • Ms. Gertrude Mongella, Secretary-General of the Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing)
  • Mr. Mats Karlsson, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 13:00 Plenary Session: Presentation of Conference themes

Chair: Ms. Thelma Awori, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director, Regional Bureau for Africa

1. Developing African Economies: The Role of Women

2. Achieving Good Governance: The Essential Participation of Women

3. African Women and the Information Age: A New Window of Opportunity

4. Creating Opportunities for Africa’s New Generation
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch Break
15:00 - 18:00 Thematic Plenary Sessions
19:00 - 20:30 Reception - UNCC



Wednesday, 29 April

08:30 - 9:25 Informal Caucus of NGOs
9:30 - 13:00 Working Groups on topics related to the second theme: Good governance: a factor for increasing the economic and political role of women
13:00 -14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 - 16:00 Working Groups on topics related to the third theme: African women and the information age, and to the fourth theme: Africa’s new generation: creating new opportunities
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 - 18:00 Open Space


Thursday, 30 April

08:00 - 08:45 Informal Caucus of NGOs
09:00 - 11:00 Plenary Session:
  • Reports from Working Groups
  • Response from African Ministers and Policy-makers

Moderator: Ms. Mary Chinery-Hesse, Deputy Director-General,

International Labour Organization
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 - 13:00 Plenary Session: Framework for Partnerships

Panel Discussion: Representatives of Development Agencies

Moderator: Ms. Huguette Labelle, President

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch Break
15:00 - 16:00 Inauguration of United Nations Conference Centre – Addis Ababa (UNCC-AA)
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 - 19:00 Plenary Session: Post-Beijing - The Advancement of African Women

Keynote address: Mr. Kofi Annan, UN Secretary-General

Panel Discussion: Heads and/or Representatives of UN Agencies

Moderator: Mr. K.Y. Amoako, ECA Executive Secretary
19:30 - 20:30 Reception - Sheraton Addis


Friday, 1st May

08:00 - 09:00 Informal Caucus of NGOs
09:00 - 13:00 Forum of Heads of State and Government

Chair: Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim, Secretary General,

Organization of African Unity (OAU)

Summary of Conference Proceedings

Dialogue between Heads of State and Government and a Panel of African Women

Concluding remarks: Mr. Kofi Annan, UN Secretary-General

13:00 - 14:00 Press Conference

By Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations
and Mr. K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa

Secretariat of the Conference for information and correspondence:
Economic Commission for Africa
African Centre for Women (ACW)
P.O. Box 3001
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tel: (251.1) 51 89 19 (Direct)/51 72 00 Ext. 33700
Fax: (251-1) 512233 (Direct)/512785
E-mail: eca40th@un.org or ecainfo@uneca.org

Internet: http://www.un.org/depts/eca/eca40th