The Harare Declaration 2021, for example, adopted by over 100 CSOs details the need to mobilise, organise and reawaken advocacy on debt and influence policymakers at country and regional levels on the need to push for a transformation of the International Financial architecture that is more transparent, fairer and just. [...] The success of these calls can objectively materialise through the political will of African countries to demand better representation While African governments at the national level continue to pursue better debt management mechanisms with the support of civil society organisations as key stakeholders, they must also be aware of the operations and nuances of global financial institutions and how. [...] The session will also unpack the push for a legal debt framework under the auspices of the United Nations at the fourth financing for the development conference coming in 2025 • Why engage: Leverage G20 platforms to bring African perspectives to global economic discussions and clamor for the United Nations as the only democratic space for decisions on economic governance to be made. [...] o Mobilise political support for the establishment of AU-led initiatives such as the African Union Monetary Fund, African Central Bank, and African Monetary Institute, African Investment Bank as levers of negotiation on behalf of the continent concerning the cost of financing o Support the establishment of processes establishing continental institutions e.g. [...] Session 4: Regional Economic Communities (RECs) - EAC, ECOWAS, and SADC The objective of this session will be to highlight the strength of regional coordination through the RECs which are the building blocs of the African Economic Community, in common development financing aspirations including cost and means of debt contraction; • Why engage: The success of sustainable management of debt in Afric.
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Table of Contents
- AFRODAD AFRICAN ADVOCACY WEBINAR SERIES 1
- NATIONAL PARTNERS ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION CONNECTING NATIONAL REGIONAL AND 1
- GLOBAL LEVEL ADVOCACY PROCESSES ON DEBT AND DEVELOPMENT FINANCE 1
- LOCATION ZOOM 1
- A. Background 1
- B. Aim and Objectives of AFRODAD And Partners Webinar Series 2
- 18 October 2024 2
- 29 October 2024 2
- 18 November 2024 2
- 5 November 2024 2
- C. Session Descriptions 2
- Session 1 Global Level IMFWorld Bank Annual and Spring Meetings 2
- Objective of the Session 2
- Why engage 2
- Messaging Balance 2
- Menu of Options for Intervention 2
- Mapping Actors and Influencers 3
- Why engage 3
- Messaging Balance 3
- Menu of Options for Intervention 3
- Mapping Actors and Influencers 3
- Session 3 Continental Level - African Union AU African Development Bank AfDB Pan-African Parliament PAP 3
- Why Engage Messaging Balance 3
- Menu of Options for Intervention 4
- Mapping Actors and Influencers 4
- Session 4 Regional Economic Communities RECs - EAC ECOWAS and SADC 4
- Why engage 4
- Messaging Balance 4
- Menu of Options for Intervention 4
- Mapping Actors and Influencers 4
- D. Format 4
