ANEEJ Delegation Heads to Nairobi to Participate in United Nations Civil Society Conference 2024
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. May 8, 2024… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) is pleased to announce its delegation’s participation in the 2024 United Nations Civil Society Conference scheduled to hold at the United Nations Office in Nairobi Kenya from May 9 – 10, 2024.
ANEEJ Acting Executive Director, Leo Atakpu, highlighted the significance of ANEEJ’s involvement in this global conference with the theme: “Shaping a Future of Global and Sustainable Progress” which aims to bring together a diverse range of participants to discuss issues of global concern. “As an organisation working on diverse development issues, ANEEJ will be among civil society organizations to actively engage with the UN and contribute to global discussions as they relate to the work of Civil Society.”, remarked Atakpu.
“The United Nations Civil Society Conference is the premier event on the civil society calendar at the United Nations. The Conference offers civil society organizations an opportunity to put a global perspective on a specific issue and brings together senior UN System officials, prominent international civil society organizations, youth changemakers, academia, public opinion makers, and international media to discuss issues of global concern. This international forum, expected to host some 1500 participants, will provide preliminary discussions and data ahead of the Summit of the Future in September 2024 at the UN Headquarters in New York”, said Atakpu.
Representing ANEEJ at the global conference is the Programme Officer, Kelly Ovie Umukoro, who will actively participate in the programme organized by the United Nations. The aim is to contribute to discussions, share insights, and collaborate on issues bothering around Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Networked Multilateralism, Climate Action and Environmental Sustainability, Human Rights and Social Justice, Youth Engagement and Empowerment, Technology and Innovation, Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution amongst others.
It would be recalled that since 1947, sixty-eight civil society conferences have resulted in successful outcomes due to previous interactions with civil society organizations. Civil society organizations were present in San Francisco at the founding of the United Nations and have been an integral part of the United Nations ecosystem from the outsed. Atakpu emphasized the urgent need for better engagement between civil society and the United Nations system believing that it is essential for the United Nations to listen to, coordinate with, and engage with civil society to discuss issues of global concern.
Following the conference, ANEEJ plans to leverage insights gained to support the adoption and implementation of effective frameworks in Nigeria to promote key topics of discussion at the global conference.
The event promises an engaging agenda, including a high-energy opening session and presentations on Civil Society Recommendations on the 5 Chapters of the Pact for the Future, Declaration on Future Generations, and Global Digital Compact and Interactive Dialogue on the 5 Chapters of the Pact for the Future, Declaration on Future Generations, Global Digital Compact, and cross-cutting issues. ANEEJ’s delegation will actively participate in the 2-day events to put a global perspective on specific issues.
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