The primary within the collection of occasions organized by the ECOWAS Everlasting Observer Mission and the ECOWAS Group on the United Nations was a Excessive-Stage Dialogue on the UN Headquarters on ‘Regionalism, Democracy and Growth in West Africa: Constructing Blocks to Strengthening Multilateralism’, which held on Friday, June 7, 2024.
The opening session of the occasion featured remarks by the UN Deputy Secretary Basic, Madam Amina Mohammed, the African Union Everlasting Observer to the United Nations, Ambassador Fatima Kyari Mohammed, Ambassador Axel de la Maisonneuve of the European Union Delegation to the United Nations, the ECOWAS Everlasting Observer to the United Nations, Ambassador Jawara-Njai and Prof. Nkiru Edozie, the Deval Patrick Endowed Chair Africa Students Discussion board of the College of Massachusetts, Boston. The Keynote deal with was delivered by the ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Safety, Dr. Abdel-Fatau Musah.
The following session of the Excessive-Stage occasion included statements by the Everlasting Representatives of ECOWAS Member States to the United Nations in addition to contributions from Ms. Ahunna Eziakonwa, Assistant Secretary-Basic and Director of UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Africa, Mr. Leonardo Santos Simao, Particular Consultant of the Secretary Basic for West Africa and the Sahel, M’s. Martha Pobee, Assistant Secretary-Basic for Africa, United Nations Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, Mr. Gilles Olakounle Yabi, Founder and CEO, West Africa Citizen Suppose Tank (WATHI) and Mrs. Oge Onubogu, Director of the Woodrow Wilson Africa Program.
The important thing goal of the occasion was to allow exchanges on ECOWAS’ initiatives in selling Good Governance and sustainable improvement, and additional facilitate a collective understanding of ECOWAS’ efforts in the direction of addressing the continued challenges whereas underscoring the pertinence of regionalism for sustainable improvement and democracy.
The Excessive-Stage Dialogue was held in collaboration with the UN Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs-Division of Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO) and the Africa Students Discussion board of the John McCormack Graduate College of Coverage and International Research, College of Massachusetts-Boston.
On the twelfth of June, a second occasion was held to transient the Everlasting Consultant of the West Africa area to the United Nations, for the aim of strengthening dialogue and concertation amongst key stakeholders. The session, which was hosted by the West Africa Divion of UN DPPA-DPO, was an event for the ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Safety to transient the Everlasting Representatives on the political and safety developments in West Africa and the Sahel area.
As a remaining within the collection of occasions in commemoration of the anniversary, the ECOWAS Observer Mission convened, on the 14th of June, the Election Officers of Everlasting Representations to a technical working group assembly to finalize the ECOWAS Tips on Candidatures of Member States for Positions to Organs/Specialised Businesses of the United Nations. The aim of this initiative is to determine processes and procedures that may strengthen the Candidatures of the ECOWAS Group.
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