The Africa Regional Hearing for the Millennium Assembly

"United Nations in the 21st Century"
24-25 June 1999    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Programme of Work

Thursday, 24 June 1999

08:30 – 09:20 Registration
09:30 – 10:15 Opening ceremony
Mr. K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary, ECA
Hon. Seyoum Mesfin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Mr. Miles Stoby, Assistant Secretary-General Coordinator for the Millennium Assembly
10:15 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 13:30 Sub-Theme I Cooperation for economic and social development in Africa
13:30 – 15:00 Lunch Break
15:00 - 16:30 Sub-Theme II Approaching humanitarian and human rights issues within a global context
16:30 – 16:45 Coffee Break
16:45 – 18:30

Sub-Theme II (Cont’d)

Friday, 25 June 1999

O9:00 – 11:30 Sub-Theme III Addressing the challenges  of development, peace and security in Africa
11:30 – 11:45 Coffee Break
11:45 - 13:00 Sub-Theme III (Cont’d)
13:00 – 15:00 Lunch Break
15:00 – 16:30 Concluding Segment Addressing global problems: The role of the United Nations in the 21st century
16:30 – 16:45 Coffee Break
16:45 – 18:30 Concluding Segment (Cont’d)