AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT:

THEME: MEETING THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDGs) ON WATER AND SANITATION

24 - 25 June 2008

• 16th Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee (PRC)

27 - 28 June 2008

• 13th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council

30 June - 1 July 2008

• 11th Ordinary Session of the Assembly

The draft agenda available at:

http://www.africa-union.org/root/au/index/index.htm

For accreditation to the Summit, please contact cido@africa-union.org

CIVIL SOCIETY EVENTS PRIOR TO THE AU SUMMIT:

24–25th May, 2008

• Training of Egyptian CSOs on the AU, Cairo, Egypt (Organisers:CCP-AU, International federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), Egyptian Business Women Association (EBWA) and Oxfam GB)

17th–19th June, 2008

• AU-CSO Pre-Summit meeting, Sharm El Sheik, Egypt (Organiser: African Union Commission)

22nd- 23rd June, 2008

• CSOs Continental Conference, Cairo, Egypt (Organiser: CCP-AU)

17–19 June 2008

AU CIDO CSO Pre-Summit Consultation;Sharm – El – Sheick, Egypt ; CIDO: cido@africa-union.org

16-22 June 2008

Pan Africa Youth Leadership Forum 2008;Cairo, Egypt;Friends of Africa International: E-mail: paylf@fafrica.org

21 June 2008

Meeting on HIV / AIDS in Africa Meeting on Female Genital Mutilation in Africa ;Sharm – El – Sheick, Egypt;African Society for Sexual Medicine agssm_mail@yahoo.com

22 June 2008

Workshop on Water and Sanitation ‘’Investment in Water for Sanitary Environment including renewable energy, recycling, green economy etc.’’;Sharm – El – Sheick, Egypt;African Society for Scientific Research and Technology Email: assrt@yahoo.com

21-22 June 2008

12th Women’s Pre-summit Consultation: "Gender is my Agenda";Sharm – El – Sheick, Egypt;Femme Africa Solidarite: E-Mail: info@fasngo.org -

23 June 2008

Workshop on: ‘’Supporting African Women Economic Empowerment: Building Region Strengthening Trade’’;Sharm – El – Sheick, Egypt;African Alliance for Women Empowerment - Egyptian Business Women Association - African Development Bank (AFDB) E-mail: ebwaegypt@yahoo.com

22-23 June 2008

CSO’s Continental Conference on the AU Summit;Sharm – El – Sheick Pyramisa Hotel;Center for Citizen’s participation in the AU: aucitizens@yahoo.com

22 June PM;

Launching of and advocacy toolkit on the Responsibility to Protect;Sharm – El – Sheick, Egypt;African Center for humanitarian Action: info@achanet.org Center for Citizen’s participation in the AU: aucitizens@yahoo.com

24-25 June 2008

16th Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives Committee;Sharm – El – Sheick, Egypt;AU Commission: www.africa-union.org

26 June 2008

Joint CSO Press briefing simultaneously in Sharm-El-Sheick and Cairo;Sharm – El – Sheick and Cairo Egypt;Center for Citizen’s participation in the AU: aucitizens@yahoo.com 27-28 June;13th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council;Sharm – El – Sheick and Cairo Egypt;AU Commission: www.africa-union.org

30 June–1st July 2008

10th Ordinary Session of the Assembly;Sharm – El – Sheick and Cairo Egypt;AU Commission: www.africa-union.org

July 2008

1st July 2008

Joint CSO Press Conference and release on the Summit.;Sharm – El – Sheick and Cairo Egypt;Center for Citizen’s participation in the AU: aucitizens@yahoo.com

3–4 July 2008

Inception Workshop on African Women Rights Project (by invitation only);Cairo, Egypt;Solidarity for African Women Rights (SOAWR) Ms. Marianne Tounkara: mtounkara@oxfam.org.uk