Annual Report of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development Reveals Renewed Progress amid Daunting Challenges

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

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Annual Report of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development Reveals Renewed Progress amid Daunting Challenges

African ministers and delegates from Japan and African countries, along with representatives of other partner countries, international and regional organizations, the private sector and civil society organizations will convene from 2 to 3 May in Arusha, Tanzania, to review progress made in the implementation of the Yokohama Action Plan.

Hosted by the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, the meeting is co-organized by the Government of Japan, the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa, the United Nations Development Programme and the World Bank.

They will issue a Communiqué that is expected to be presented at forthcoming international fora, including the UN MDG Summit (High-level Plenary Meeting of the sixty-fifth session of the UN General Assembly) in September in New York.

The themes of the meeting are: Progress status of implementation of the Yokohama Action Plan and future challenges; Africa’s efforts to recover from the impact of the global financial and economic crisis; Achieving the Millennium Development Goals; and Addressing Climate Change issues.

What:             Second TICAD Ministerial Follow-Up Meeting

When:             2 to 3 May 2010

Venue:            Arusha International Conference Center (AICC), Arusha, Tanzania

Key speakers:      

·         Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania

·         Katsuya Okada, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Japan

·         African ministers and delegates from Japan and African countries

·         Representatives of other partner countries, international and regional organizations, the private sector and civil society organizations

A joint press conference is scheduled for 3 May from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. (local time) in the Manyara Room, 3rd floor, Ngorongoro Block of AICC.

For further information, please contact: Nicholas N. Gouede, TICAD/UNDP Africa Bureau, New York, email: nicholas.gouede@undp.org; telephone: +1 (212) 906-5954; Mobile in Tanzania: +255-656-892-421; or Ms. Chizuru Kaneko, Culture and Public Relations, Embassy of Japan, United Republic of Tanzania; telephone:+255-784-555-514.

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