In the framework of the 2nd edition of the Biennale of Luanda - "Pan-African Forum for the Culture of Peace" (4-8 October 2021), an Intergenerational Dialogue of leaders and young people is planned as a prelude to the event, on the theme of "Cultural and heritage diversity of Africa and its Diasporas: firebrand of conflicts or breeding ground for peace?"
On 20 April 2021, the African Union (AU) and European Union (EU), in collaboration with UNICEF, hosted a high-level event on education under the theme: “Building Skills for the Future".
The event's overall objective was to anchor education at the heart of the AU-EU strategy and the AU-EU-UNICEF trilateral partnership and to underline the importance of investing in the priority areas of:
WHAT: Inter-Generational Virtual Couch-Talk, Theme: “African Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”
When: Thursday, 25th March,
TIME: 15.00hrs - 16.30hrs (GMT +3)
Who: African Union through the Women, Gender and Youth Directorate
Zoom Link: http://bit.ly/IGDTalk
The month of November is a special one for us in Africa. Fourteen years ago, the African Heads of State and Government designated November 1st as Africa Youth Day, and for the past few years, we have celebrated African Youth throughout the month of November. This year, the theme of Africa Youth Month is ‘Youth Voices, Actions and Engagement: Building A Better Africa’
Due to the disruption that the African economy went through due to the COVID-19 crisis, many small and medium enterprises are facing untold challenges. These businesses play an important role in economies and form approximately 80 per cent of the continent’s workforce in both the formal and informal sectors, but during times of crisis, they are often the least resilient.
As part of Youth Silencing the Guns Campaign launched by the African Union (AU) on 24th July 2020, the African Union Office of the Youth Envoy (OYE) will convene 6 regional Intergenerational Dialogue (IGD).
Launch of Youth Silencing the Guns Campaign
Your Excellencies, all Protocols are duly observed.
I would like to first of all, thank the Commissioner of Peace and Security, H.E. Ambassador Smail Chergui, for his leadership and commitment to youth engagement by launching the Youth Silencing the Guns Campaign and for his openness to the idea of a targeted campaign for youth within the 2020 Theme of the Year “Silencing the Guns: creating conducive conditions for Africa's development” within the circumstances of COVID-19 outbreak.
WHAT: Virtual Launch of Youth Silencing the Guns Campaign
THEME: Advancing Youth Roles and Capacities to Silence the Guns in Africa
WHEN: Friday, 24th July, 2020
TIME: 15:00h – 16:30h East African Time (EAT)
