Seminar on Participation for Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Societies
15.02.2018 / 16:15
On Thursday, February 22, the Seminar on Participation for Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Societies will be held at the premises of the Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the European Union.
As a follow-up to the 5th African Union-European Union Summit, the seminar will reflect on some of the main topics of the Summit and the current EU-Africa agenda in the light of the presidency priority of the Czech Republic in the United Nations Economic and Social Council “Toward sustainable, resilient and inclusive societies through participation of all”, with a special focus on youth. The seminar is organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic together with the European Think Tank Group (ETTG) and the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM), under the auspices of Věra Jourová, European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality.
Speakers:
Martina Dlabajová, Member of the European Parliament
H.E. José Filomeno Monteiro, Ambassador of Cape Verde in Brussels
Kgopodiso Mosinki, Chargé d’affaires of Botswana in Brussels
Kristin de Peyron, Head of Division, Pan-African Affairs, EEAS
Geert Laporte, Deputy Director, ECDPM
Léonard Matala-Tala, lecturer, Université de Lorraine
Introduction: Kateřina Fialková, Czech Republic ECOSOC Presidency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
Closing remarks: Ivan Jančárek, Junior Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
Moderator: Giulia Maci, ETTG Coordinator
The seminar will be followed by a glass of wine.
Please note that the venue will be open from 1:30 pm. Be ready to present your ID at the entrance.
RSVP: by e-mail at Martin_Sefr@mzv.cz by Tuesday, February 20, 2018
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