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Overview

Agenda

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African Development Bank (AfDB)

The overarching objective of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is to spur sustainable economic development and social progress in its regional member countries (RMCs), thus contributing to poverty reduction. The Bank Group achieves this objective by: mobilizing and allocating resources for investment in RMCs; and providing policy advice and technical assistance to support development efforts. In 2015, all multilateral development institutions have agreed on a same set of objectives, called the Sustainable Development Goals.

The African Development Bank’s Strategy for 2013–2022 reflects the aspirations of the entire African continent. It is firmly rooted in a deep understanding and experience of how far Africa has come in the last decade, and where it wishes to go to in the next. This ten-year Strategy will focus on two objectives to improve the quality of Africa’s growth: inclusive growth, and the transition to green growth. Along the way, the Bank identifies five operational priorities: Infrastructure development, Regional economic integration, Private sector development, Governance and accountability, and Skills & technology. In implementing its ten-year Strategy, and as an integral part of the two objectives, the Bank will pay particular attention to fragile states, agriculture and food security, and gender.

www.afdb.org

African Peacebuilding Network (APN)

Launched in March 2012, the African Peacebuilding Network (APN) supports independent African research on conflict-affected countries and neighboring regions of the continent, as well as the integration of African knowledge into global policy communities. The APN promotes the visibility of African peacebuilding knowledge among global and regional centers of scholarly analysis and practical action and makes it accessible to key policymakers at the United Nations and other multilateral, regional, and national policymaking institutions. The APN accomplishes this by facilitating the transformation of the quality and scale of African research and consolidating the contributions of African researchers and analysts, thereby connecting them with other African scholars, policy analysts, practitioners, and networks focusing on issues of peacebuilding, as well as with other policymaking communities around the world. In order to advance African debates on peacebuilding and promote African perspectives, the APN offers competitive research grants and funds other forms of targeted support, including strategy meetings, seminars, grantee workshops, commissioned studies, and the publication and dissemination of research findings.

www.ssrc.org/programs/view/apn

African Union Commission (AUC)

The Peace and Security Department (PSD) of the Commission of the African Union (AU) provides support to efforts aimed at promoting peace, security and stability on the continent. PSD also supports the Peace and Security Council in carrying out its responsibilities as provided for under the protocol relating to the establishment of the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC). PSD consists of five divisions: Defense & Security; Peace Support Operations / ASF CPE; Peace & Security Council; Crisis Management & Post Conflict Reconstruction; and Conflict Prevention & Early Warning Division.

www.au.int

CARE International

CARE International is a global confederation of 14 member and 4 affiliate organizations working together to end poverty. In 2016, CARE worked in 94 countries around the world, implementing 962 poverty-fighting development and humanitarian aid projects, to reach more than 80 million people directly and 256 million people indirectly. CARE International began work in Côte d’Ivoire in 2000. We assist those people displaced by the civil unrest, who lack food and potable water in some regions, and face serious health issues in regions where formal health systems have essentially crumbled. We concentrate on regions deprived of basic public services with projects throughout the country in urban sanitation, rehabilitation, and social cohesion.

www.care.org

CONFERENCE CHAIR

Lt Gen Chikadibia Isaac Obiakor (Rtd) is a seasoned Military Diplomat and Administrator with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate concisely and articulately. He served the Nigerian Military meritoriously for 40 years retiring at the top of his profession. His last three appointments were Military Adviser, Assistant Secretary General Office of Military Affairs, United Nations Department of Peace Keeping Operations (UNDPKO), UN Headquarters New York, Force Commander United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and General Officer Commanding, 2 Division, Nigerian Army. He is presently a Member Advisory Board, Peace Keeping Training Programme (PTP) United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and a Consultant to the Ministry of Defence (MOD), Nigeria. He is a recipient of several National Honours including Officer Order of the Federal Republic (OFR), National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) and the Grand Service Star (GSS). He is also a multiple recipient of United Nations (UN) service medals.

ECOWAS Commission

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission (based in Abuja, Nigeria) was established on May 28 1975 via the treaty of Lagos; originally a Secretariat. ECOWAS is a 15-member regional group with a mandate of promoting economic integration in all fields of activity of the constituting countries. Member countries making up ECOWAS are Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d’ Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Senegal and Togo. Considered one of the pillars of the African Economic Community, ECOWAS was set up to foster the ideal of collective self-sufficiency for its member states. As a trading union, it is also meant to create a single, large trading bloc through economic cooperation. Integrated economic activities as envisaged in the area revolve around but are not limited to industry, transport, telecommunications, energy, agriculture, natural resources, commerce, monetary and financial issues, social as well as cultural matters.

The Vision of ECOWAS is the creation of a borderless region where the population has access to its abundant resources and is able to exploit same through the creation of opportunities under a sustainable environment. What ECOWAS has created is an integrated region where the population enjoys free movement, have access to efficient education and health systems and engage in economic and commercial activities while living in dignity in an atmosphere of peace and security. ECOWAS is meant to be a region governed in accordance with the principles of democracy, rule of law and good governance. ECOWAS became a Commission in January 2007. Instead of an Executive Secretary, they now have an empowered President of the Commission with a Vice President and Fifteen Commissioners. The body of ECOWAS is made up of Institutions and Specialised Agencies. The Institutions comprise: The Authority of Heads of States and Government, The Commission, The Community Parliament, The Community Court of Justice, Council of Ministers, Specialised Technical Committees as well as the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID).

www.ecowas.int

G5 Sahel Joint Task Force

The G5 Sahel group was set up by Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger and has its command base is in Sevare, in central Mali. The group is to coordinate with the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) established in 2013, and France’s anti-insurgent Operation Barkhane. The G5 Sahel joint force was deplyed with the mission to combat terrorism and international organized crime, and also to work collectively to provide assistance and support to the G5 Sahel group. Working collectively to provide a response is essential to avoid such issues having a direct impact on international peace.

www.g5sahel.org

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Established in 1863, the ICRC operates worldwide, helping people affected by conflict and armed violence and promoting the laws that protect victims of war. An independent and neutral organization, its mandate stems essentially from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. We are based in Geneva, Switzerland, and employ some 16,000 people in more than 80 countries. The ICRC is funded mainly by voluntary donations from governments and from National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

The ICRC is funded by voluntary contributions from the States party to the Geneva Conventions, Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, supranational organizations (such as the European Commission) and public and private donors. Each year the ICRC launches appeals to cover its projected costs in the field and at headquarters, plus additional appeals if needs in the field increase. We account for our work and expenditure in our Annual Report. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is the largest humanitarian network in the world. Its mission is to alleviate human suffering, protect life and health, and uphold human dignity, especially during armed conflicts and other emergencies. It is present in every country and supported by millions of volunteers.

www.icrc.org

International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. With 166 member states, a further 8 states holding observer status and offices in over 100 countries, IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.

IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people. The IOM Constitution recognizes the link between migration and economic, social and cultural development, as well as to the right of freedom of movement. IOM works in the four broad areas of migration management: Migration and development, Facilitating migration, Regulating migration, and Forced migration.

www.iom.int

INTERPOL Regional Bureau for West Africa

INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with 192 member countries. Our role is to enable police around the world to work together to make the world a safer place. Our high-tech infrastructure of technical and operational support helps meet the growing challenges of fighting crime in the 21st century. We work to ensure that police around the world have access to the tools and services necessary to do their jobs effectively. We provide targeted training, expert investigative support, relevant data and secure communications channels. This combined framework helps police on the ground understand crime trends, analyse information, conduct operations and, ultimately, arrest as many criminals as possible.

At INTERPOL, we aim to facilitate international police cooperation even where diplomatic relations do not exist between particular countries. Action is taken within the limits of existing laws in different countries and in the spirit of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Our Constitution prohibits ‘any intervention or activities of a political, military, religious or racial character'. INTERPOL’s General Secretariat is based in Lyon, France, supported by the Global Complex for Innovation in Singapore, seven regional bureaus, and Special Representative offices at the African Union, the European Union and the United Nations.

www.interpol.int

Maritime Organisation for the West & Central Africa (MOWCA)

MOWCA was originally created in 1975 to provide the sub-region with an institutional tool for having control over the cost of maritime transport of their foreign trade and for ensuring the provision of cost-effective transport services. Members are the twenty five coastal states and landlocked states of West and Central Africa. From 1999, the organization has gradually extended its missions to maritime safety and security, human resource training, as well as the sustainable financing of maritime activities. To this end, MOWCA has initiated important projects, among which: 1) The Sub regional Integrated Coast Guard Function Network for combatting criminality at sea and to protect marine resources; and 2) The Information and Communication Centre to share security information among maritime Administrations and to manage a database on shipping industry.

www.amssa.net/framework/mowca.aspx

Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC)/Maritime Authority

The Abidjan MRCC started officially in 2010. It is operated by Cote d’Ivoire Maritime Administration (DGAMP) and coordinates maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) emergencies in Côte d’Ivoire waters. The Centre is always on a 24 hour watch to ensure prompt receipt and dissemination of distress messages from ships. The MRCC monitor distress frequencies, relay distress messages, acknowledge distress calls and assist in SAR mission coordination. As per resolutions of the IMO Florence convention of 2000, Abidjan MRCC is one of the Liberian Maritime Rescue Sub-Centres. The MRCC Monitors and evaluates Maritime Safety Information, and Manages the reception and dissemination of Maritime Security Information.

Ministry of Defence (MOD); Sierra Leone

The Sierra Leone Ministry of Defence (MOD) is responsible for providing the military forces needed to deter war and protect the security of the Republic of Sierra Leone. The President is the Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces, while the Minister of Defense and Director General of Defence exercises authority, direction, and control over the Ministry of Defence. The Oranisation of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Civil and Military Advisers provide military and strategic defence policy within the MOD. The major elements of these forces are the Joint Force Command, comprising of the Land, Air and Maritime. Other Military Departments include Personnel and Training, Operations and Plans, Support and Logistics and Gender and Equal Opportunity. Each of these Departments have sub-military Divisions including for example, under Joint Force Command, the Brigades and Battalions & Units; Joint Logistics Units under Support and Logistics.

www.mod.gov.sl

Ministry of Defence; Nigeria

The Ministry of Defence was established on 1st October, 1958 with the statutory responsibility of overseeing the Defence profile of the country from the perspective of the Armed Forces. It, therefore, supervises the Defence Headquarters, the Services namely, Army, Navy and Air Force as well as Tri-Services Institutions/Parastatals. The control of the Armed Forces, their joint operations and training rest with the Chief of Defence Staff who coordinates the three Services while the three Service Chiefs are responsible for the day to day running of their respective Services.

www.defence.gov.ng

Ministry of Interior & Security; Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire's Interior & Security Ministry is responsible for policing, emergency management, national security, registration, supervision of local governments, conduct of elections, public administration and immigration matters, headed by H.E. Sidiki Diakité.

www.gouv.ci

Office of National Security (ONS); Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone’s Office of National Security (ONS) was established by the National Security & Central Intelligence Act of 2002 to serve as the secretariat of its National Security Council. In addition to its secretarial services, it also serves as the coordinating agency for the Security Sector, giving strategic policy direction to ministries, departments and agencies on national security-related matters. The head of the institution, the National Security Coordinator, is the principal adviser to the President on all matters of national security and is charged with coordinating the sector as well as mobilising resources to drive its activities. The ONS is stratified into nine directorates, headed by Directors, as extensions of the functions of the National Security Coordinator: Research & Analysis, Provincial & Border Security, Finance & Corporate Services, Serious Organised Crime Coordination, Provincial & Border Security, Disaster Management, Human Resource Management, Planning & Inter-agency, and Protective & Private Security.

www.ons.gov.sl

U.S. AFRICOM J8 Science, Technology & Innovation Office

U.S. AFRICOM J8 collaborates with international partners in support of research, development, technology & evaluation, science & technology, demonstrations, experiments, capability transition efforts, concept development, scientist exchanges, foreign comparative tests, and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education outreach events. Their mission is to lead and manage the acceleration of capability development in support of the United States Africa Command’s mission to disrupt transnational threats, prevent and mitigate conflict, build defense capabilities and promote regional stability and prosperity by way of science, technology and innovation activities. Their focus areas include Operational / Alternative Energy, Communications, Weather Forecasting, Language Translation in addition to; but not limited to technology focus areas in support of United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) and the African Union Science, Technology & Innovation Strategy for Africa (STISA) such as Expeditionary Basing, Medical Support, Civil Engineering, Disease Control and Prevention.

www.africom.mil

U.S. Naval Forces Europe, Naval Forces Africa, U.S. Sixth Fleet

U.S. Naval Forces Europe, Naval Forces Africa, U.S. Sixth Fleet's Africa Engagement Group (N52) plans, coordinates, and conducts maritime operations, exercises, Theater Security Cooperation (TSC), and Security Force Assistance (SFA) activities that reinforce the capability and capacity of African partner forces to maintain safety and security in the maritime domain.

www.c6f.navy.mil

UN Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) WFP

When governments, international organizations, NGOs and other UN agencies look to enhance their ability to respond efficiently and effectively in a disaster, they call on the UN Humanitarian Response Depots (UNHRD). The UNHRD network, managed by WFP, is a preparedness tool that supports the strategic stockpiling efforts of the wider humanitarian community. Recognized as a leader in pre-positioning, storage and handling of emergency supplies and support equipment, the Network manages strategic emergency relief stocks. These stocks include medical kits, shelter items, ready-to-use foods, IT equipment and operational support assets, for a growing base of user organizations - all designed to strengthen and enhance organizational response efforts at the onset of an emergency. The network consists of five hubs, located in Ghana, UAE, Malaysia, Panama and Italy and one antenna, situated in Las Palmas, Spain. Hubs are strategically positioned near disaster-prone areas, within airport complexes, close to ports and main roads. Because of this pro-active positioning, when emergencies strike, relief items can be delivered to affected areas worldwide within 24 to 48 hours.

www.unhrd.org

UN Procurement Division (UNPD)

The United Nations Procurement Division (UNPD) aims at providing best value for money in the timely delivery of goods, services and capacity to enable our customers to execute their missions and achieve their objectives within a fair and transparent commercial partnership provided by our vendors. UNPD’s customers cover a range of UN Headquarters Departments such as the Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT), the Facilities Management Service (FMS), etc., as well as UN peacekeeping and special political missions, Offices Away from Headquarters (OAH) and other organizations seeking procurement support services. UNPD does business with vendors from all over the world and is actively working at increasing its sources of supply from developing countries and countries with economies in transition.

www.un.org/Depts/ptd

UN World Food Programme (WFP)

WFP Regional Bureau, Dakar: supporting WFP operations in about 20 country offices in West and Central Africa (Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal , Burkina, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Guinea Conakry, Bissau, Gambia, Liberia, Sierra Leonne, Mali, Cap Verde, Sao Tome et Principe, Mauritania, Ghana, Togo, and Benin). WFP is leading humanitarian organization fighting against hunger, delivering food Assistance in emergencies and working together with others UN sister Agencies and communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. Globally, WFP has more than 5000 trucks, 40 oceanic shipment and 70 planes on the move, delivering Food and other assistance to most vulnerable populations. In West Africa, WFP’s efforts focus on emergency assistance, relief and rehabilitation, development aid and special operation 2/3 of WFP work in the region is in conflict affected countries where people are refugees or returned, for example Nigeria, Mali, Cameroon, Chad, and Central African Republic.

Regional security approach: Under the WFP Security framework of accountability, the regional security team based in Dakar is overseeing the regional security context. The team is empowered and accountable within the security division area of responsibility for maximizing the safety and the security of WFP staff and asset in the region and this in line with corporate approach in in ensuring field team and sport to country office were WFP operates.

www.wfp.org

West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP)

The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) is a leading Regional Peacebuilding organisation founded in 1998 in response to civil wars that plagued West Africa in the 1990s. Over the years, WANEP has succeeded in establishing strong national networks in every Member State of ECOWAS with over 550 member organisations across West Africa. WANEP places special focus on collaborative approaches to conflict prevention, and peacebuilding, working with diverse actors from civil society, governments, intergovernmental bodies, women groups and other partners in a bid to establish a platform for dialogue, experience sharing and learning, thereby complementing efforts at ensuring sustainable peace and development in West Africa and beyond. In 2002, WANEP entered into a historic partnership with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the implementation of a regional early warning and response system (ECOWARN). In August 2015, WANEP also signed an MOU with the African Union Commission to provide support to the Commission’s Peace and Security Department in the implementation of the AU Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) including the gender mainstreaming of the architecture.