INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
Operationalization of the 2030 AGENDA
for Africa’s industrialization
High-level event during the UN Sustainable Development Summit 2015
UN Headquarters New York,Dag Hammarskjöld Library Penthouse, 4th Floor
United NationsEconomic Commission for Africa
Background
In the context of the UN Sustainable Development Summit 2015 and the Opening of the 70th Session of the UN General Assembly, the high-level event will bring together African leaders, heads of relevant UN organizations, other senior offi cials and key development actors to discuss concrete partnerships for the eff ective operationalization of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development in Africa, particularly as related to Goal 9 on “resilient infrastructure, inclusive and sustainable industrialization and innovation”.
Fast growth in Africa over the past decade has not translated into the kind of socio-economic transformation the continent needs to make poverty reduction irreversible. Most recent African development plans (e.g. the Common African Position, the Agenda 2063, SADC Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan, COMESA Medium Term Strategic Plan) therefore highlight the need to scale up the process of industrialization in Africa.
As a way to eff ectively implement the 2030 agenda in support of Africa’s industrialization, new partnerships and implementation models are required. UNIDO’s Programme for Country Partnership (PCP), which is currently piloted in Ethiopia and Senegal, addresses current challenges, including the need for enhanced cooperation and coordination, and thus presents an eff ective and effi cient partnership model for operationalizing Goal 9.
Objective
The high-level event will rally the political support of and commitment from key stakeholders for Africa’s development priorities in the area of inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID). Participants will also discuss how to forge stronger regional, inter-regional and global cooperation for inclusive and sustainable industrial development and make recommendations for appropriate mechanisms to facilitate such cooperation, including through South-South cooperation and new partnership models.
The event is co-organized by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the African Union Commission (AUC), the Offi ce of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA), and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).
Format
• Closed lunch event co-organized by UNIDO, AUC, UNECA and OSAA• Media coverage and press interviews will be arranged on the sidelines
Programme
Guest HostMs. Zeinab Badawi, Journalist and International Broadcaster
Welcoming and Introductory Remarks on behalf of the co-organizers Mr. LI Yong, Director General, UNIDO
Message byMr. Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General
Keynote SpeechH.E. Ms. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson, African Union Commission
StatementsH.E. Mr. Thomas Boni Yayi, President of BeninH.E. Mr. Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria H.E. Mr. Macky Sall, President of SenegalH.E. Mr. Edgar Lungu, President of ZambiaH.E. Mr. Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of Ethiopia
Interactive DiscussionHeads of State or Government Mr. Maged Abdelaziz, Under-Secretary-General Special Adviser on Africa, OSAA Mr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary, UNECA Mr. WU Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General, UNDESA Mr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank
Open Floor Discussion
Conclusion and Presentation of co-organizers’ Joint Communiqué
This is a closed lunch event. Attendance by invitation only.
For more information, please contact Mr. Hiroyuki Ozaki E-mail: [email protected]: +1-212-963-5089
