Vice-President Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia will officially open the Regional Meeting of African National Commissions for UNESCO on UN ESCO’s Global Priority Africa Programme at the Tang Palace Hotel in Accra on Monday, September 12th 2022.
The conference, which is under the auspices of the Ghana Commission for UNESCO and is under the theme “Mobilising Partnership for the Global Priority Africa Programme,” is expected to bring together national commissions for UNESCO and key stakeholders of the Global Priority Africa Programme to deliberate on Africa’s collective actions toward a renewed implementation agenda.
The three-day meeting, which climaxes on September 14, seeks to raise awareness of the five flagships for National Commissions to be able to prioritise and participate in the Global Priority Africa flagship effectively.
It also seeks to engage national commissions and experts to share experiences on best practices and to share ideas on the implementation process.
The meeting will capacitate national commissions in member states to become effective national champions in the Global Priority Africa flagships in terms of mobilisation for partnerships, resources and advocacy.
An Accra Declaration on Global Priority Africa by the Secretaries-General of National Commissions for UNESCO in Africa is envisaged at the end of the three-day Conference to commit Secretaries-General and their respective Governments to the strategic actions to be agreed upon in the implementation process.
Background
The UNESCO Priority Africa Programme is an initiative by UNESCO to provide solutions to the continent’s developmental challenges concerning youth unemployment, education, climate change, Africa’s cultural renaissance, heritage, history, democracy and peace.
The project aims to achieve its main objectives by 2063 through ‘The Africa We Want, Vision 2063.
