Locations5 April: TICAD Ministerial Meeting Side Event: Multi-sectoral Dialogue
March 23, 2022
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On the sidelines of the virtual Ministerial Meeting - a key step ahead of the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) in August - a Multi-Sectoral Dialogue will be held on 5 April. The dialogue is expected to engage a wide range of stakeholders, including private sector representatives and civil society organizations from across Africa and Japan. Among the key objectives of the side-event is to share the outcomes of the Ministerial Meeting, as well as to deepen discussions among a broader group of stakeholders on how TICAD partners can encourage accelerated trade, investment and cooperation in Africa, especially through enhanced public and private partnership.
Overall, the dialogue is expected to be aligned with the three key themes of the Ministerial Meeting:
- achieving sustainable and inclusive growth and reducing economic inequalities;
- realizing sustainable and resilient society based on human security;
- building sustainable peace and stability through supporting Africa’s own efforts
For nearly 30 years, TICAD has been a multilateral platform to explore innovative, sustainable, and equitable development pathways across Africa, based on the principles of African ownership and international partnership.
Together with the Government of Japan, the African Union Commission, the United Nations Office of the Special Advisor for Africa, the United Nations Development Programme, and the World Bank, TICAD has engaged African leaders, regional institutions, development partners, academia, civil society organizations, and the private sector to identify development challenges and prioritize interventions to ensure impactful solutions to the continent’s development challenges.
Across Africa, the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated economies, reversed development gains, worsened inequalities, and heightened societal vulnerabilities. Now more than ever, the value of TICAD as a platform to set a pathway for inclusive, sustainable, and resilient growth is important as African countries try to ‘Build Back Better’ from the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic.
Date/Time: Tuesday, 5th April 2022/ 11:00-13:30 (EAT), 17:00-19:30 (Japan)
Register: https://bit.ly/TICADmultisectoral
Participants: UN system and International Organizations, African Regional Organizations, Regional Economic Communities, Civil Society Organizations from Africa and Japan, Private Sector from Africa and Japan
Language: English, French, Japanese, Arabic, Portuguese (simultaneous interpretation)
Moderator: Prof. Mieko Ikegame, International Expert for TICAD Strategic Engagement, UNDP
Programme(tbc) :
Time (EAT) |
Agenda |
Speakers (tbc) |
11:00 – 11:05 |
Opening Remark: Setting the Stage |
Moderator |
11:05 – 11:10 |
Welcome Remark and Presentation on the Outcome of the Ministerial Meeting |
Mr. YONETANI Koji, Ambassador, Assistant Minister, Director-General of African Affairs Department, Secretary-General for TICAD 8 |
11:10 – 11:50 |
Theme 1: Achieving sustainable and inclusive growth with reduced economic inequalities 1) Critical issues and key challenges: Summary of inputs on survey questions (5 mins) 2) Q&A, Comments from multi-sector participants (35 mins) |
Moderator |
11:50 – 12:30 |
Theme 2: Realizing sustainable and resilient society based on human security 1) Critical issues and key challenges: Summary of inputs on survey questions (5 mins) 2) Q&A, Comments from multi-sector participants (35 mins) |
Moderator |
12:30 – 13:10 |
Theme 3: Building sustainable peace and stability through supporting Africa’s own efforts 1) Critical issues and key challenges: Summary of inputs on survey questions (5 mins) 2) Q&A, Comments from multi-sector participants (35 mins) |
Moderator |
13:10 – 13:15 |
Reflections by the Representatives of the Civil Society Organizations from Africa and Japan |
Representatives of CSOs from Africa and Japan |
13:15- 13:20 |
Reflections by the Representatives of the Private Sector in Africa and Japan |
Mr. Ichiro Hara, Managing Director, Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) |
13:20- 13:30 |
Wrap-up/Conclusion |
Moderator |
