"OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL ADVISER ON AFRICA - OSAA"

In his remarks to the Africa Dialogue Series (ADS), Secretary-General António Guterres said “it is totally unacceptable that vaccines are not now fully available to the African continent, that Africa is dramatically lagging behind in vaccination because of a lack of vaccines available to the African continent.” UNIFEED

African youth activists call for greater inclusion of young people in continent’s development, as Security Council takes up ‘silencing the guns by 2020’ initiative at 8629th meeting.

Theme: Towards Durable Solutions for Forcibly Displaced Persons in Africa.

Theme: Towards Durable Solutions for Forcibly Displaced Persons in Africa.

Africa Dialogue Series 2018: United Nations system support in operationalising the Peace, Security, Human Rights, Humanitarian and Development nexus in Africa - with focus on the Sahel” (A/RES/72/310, A/RES/72/311 and A/RES/66/293) (co-organized by the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA), DPI, UNECA, the African Union, NEPAD Agency and APRM)

Bience Gawanas, Special Adviser on Africa and Mr. Ibrahim Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer of New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), on behalf of the African Union, briefed reporters on the 2018 Africa Dialogue Series.

Theme: OSAA at 15: A Stronger UN-AU Partnership for Peace, Security and Development in Africa. The Africa Dialogue Series, provided a platform to explore and promote critical debates operationalizing the peace, security, human rights, humanitarian and development nexus in Africa.

Theme: OSAA at 15: A Stronger UN-AU Partnership for Peace, Security and Development in Africa. Opening remarks by UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the President of the General Assembly, María Fernanda Espinosa. The Africa Dialogue Series, provided a platform to explore and promote critical debates operationalizing the peace, security, human rights, humanitarian and development nexus in Africa.

Side Event: Africa Open for Business Summit, organized by The African Renaissance and Diaspora Network (ARDN) in collaboration with the Department of Public Information/NGO Relations Section, the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United Nations, the United Nations Senior Africans Group, the African Union, the United Economic Commission for Africa, the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa, the Global Partnership Forum, the United Nations Global Compact, the United Nations Population Fund and UN Women.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.