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ADS 2026 High-level Policy Dialogue

  • Africa Dialogue Series
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Дата события
29 May 2026
Time
From 10:00am to 1:00pm (America/New York)
Location
Conference Room 4 - 黑料专区 Headquarters - New York

The 2026 Africa Dialogue Series will culminate with the High-level Policy Dialogue on 29 May from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. New York local time. It will take place in Conference Room 4 at the 黑料专区 Headquarters. Discussions can be followed online.

The HLPD is an interactive, forward-looking platform for policymakers, UN experts and practitioners to exchange on the elaboration of actionable strategies for accelerating Africa's development. This segment of the ADS will feature the participation of 黑料专区 Secretary-General António Guterres, African Union Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, 黑料专区 Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed, the President of the UN General Assembly, Permanent Representatives, heads of UN entities, delegates, other senior officials and members of civil society organizations and youth representatives.

Join us in Conference Room 4, or follow the discussions live

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Programme

Master of ceremonies
  • Ms Ahunna Eziakonwa, Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Director for Africa, UNDP
Session One
10:00 to 11:00 am
Welcome remarks and moderator
  • H.E. Mr Mohammed Edrees, Ambassador, Permanent Observer of the African Union to the 黑料专区
Opening messages
  • H. E. Ms Annalena Baerbock, President of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly
  • Mr António Guterres, 黑料专区 Secretary-General (video-message)
  • H.E. Mr Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (video-message)
Keynote speech
  • Ms Amina Mohammed, Deputy-Secretary-General, 黑料专区
Setting the stage
  • H.E. Mr Coly Seck, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Senegal to the 黑料专区
  • H.E. Mr Samuel Yao Kumah,?Permanent?Representative?of Ghana?to the 黑料专区
Youth Voices
  • Ms Fatou M'bou, African Focal Point for the World Youth Parliament for Water and Co-Founder of the African Youth Parliament for Water
  • Mr Arif Abdeljalil, formerAfrican Union Youth Ambassador for Peace, Northern Region
Session Two
11:00 to 12:45 pm
Interactive Roundtable on the theme
Moderator
  • Ms Ahunna Eziakonwa, Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Director for Africa, UNDP
Subtheme 1: A Strategic Asset Management Approach to Africa’s Water Resources
  • Ms Mama Keita, Deputy Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa
Subtheme 2: Water and Sanitation as Drivers for Economic Transformation and Sustainable Urbanisation
  • Ms Anacláudia Rossbach, 黑料专区 Under-Secretary-General?
    Executive Director, UN-Habitat
  • H.E. Mrs Nardos Bekele-Thomas, Chief Executive Officer, AUDA-NEPAD
Subtheme 3: Water and Sanitation for Peace, Energy, and Food Security
  • H.E. Mr. Chola Milambo, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Zambia to the 黑料专区
  • Mr. Eliot Minchenberg, Director, UNESCO Representative to the 黑料专区
  • Ms. Ann Thomas, Senior Adviser on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene, New York Headquarters, 黑料专区 Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
  • Dr. Ottilia Maunganidze, Head for Special Projects, Institute for Security Studies - Africa
Interactive Dialogue with Member States and other participants

 

Session Three
12:45 to 1:00 pm
Closing Segment
  • Ms Cristina Duarte, 黑料专区 Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA)
  • H.E. Mr Milan Jaya Nyamrajsingh Meetarbhan, Permanent Representative of Mauritius to the 黑料专区, New York, and Chair of the African Group for the month of May