UNDP and IUJ are co-hosting a side event during the TICAD Ministerial Meeting titled "Unlocking Africa's Potential: Africa and Japan Partnership."
The United Nations Development Programme and the International University of Japan Present: Unlocking Africa’s Potential - Partnerships between Africa and Japan
August 17, 2024
Event Details
21 August 2024
14:00 - 16:00 (JST) / 08:00 - 10:00 (EAT)
Hybrid
In recent times, global and regional forums have increasingly recognized Africa’s significance on the international stage. The G7 Hiroshima Summit 2023, for example, highlighted the importance of engaging the Global South, underscoring Africa’s growing prominence. Similarly, Japan has fostered enduring partnerships with Africa, exemplified by its leadership of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) since 1993, aimed at deepening cooperative ties.
As Africa is projected to comprise a quarter of the world’s population by 2050, fostering mutual understanding and strengthening cooperation between the youth of Japan and Africa becomes imperative for sustainable and harmonious global development.
Against this backdrop, the event will provide an opportunity to discuss Africa’s vast potential and challenges, explore possibilities for furthering Japan-Africa collaboration, and particularly examine the roles of youth and women as agents of change.
University students, high school and junior-high school students, and interested citizens are all welcome to attend.
University, high school, and junior-high students, as well as interested citizens, are welcome to attend. Please register in advance through the link below if attending in person. For online participation, click the link below to join the webinar (no registration required).
Details:
- Title: Unlocking Africa’s Potential - Partnerships between Africa and Japan
- Date and Time: Wednesday, August 21, 14:00-16:00 (JST) / 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM (EAT) (Doors open at 13:30)
- Venue: Hybrid
In-person: MLIC Hall, International University of Japan
Online: Zoom
- Languages: English
- Co-organizer: International University of Japan, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Admission: Free
Registration:
In-person registrationZoom Webinar ID: 918 4813 0065 Passcode: 123654
*No registration required
Program:
14:00 Opening remarks Hiroshi Kato, Vice-President, IUJ
14:10 Lecture: Unlocking Africa's potential: Africa-Japan partnerships Ahunna Eziakonwa
14:50 Discussion with Ahunna Eziakonwa
15:25 Closing remarks Representative of the African Community, IUJ
15:30 Networking Tea and cookies
Contact:
- Hiroshi Kato, Vice President, International University of Japan (hkato@iuj.ac.jp)
- Chika Kondoh, TICAD Partnership Specialist, Regional Bureau for Africa, UNDP (chika.kondoh@undp.org)