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LOCATION:Palais des Nations\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Side Event at UNCTAD Debt Management Conference: Getting Africa int
 o the Driver’s Seat in Global Debt Discussions
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The side event aims to learn from African countries’ extensiv
 e and evolving experience with sovereign debt management and restructuring
  process and envisions how a future debt re-structuring framework should l
 ook like. In general\, the forum seeks to discuss the existing global fina
 ncial system and governance and reiterates Africa’s position and role in
  creating an inclusive and just system.\n\nThe purpose of the side event i
 s to:\n\n\nLook back on past debt relief initiatives and lessons learned f
 rom the experience.\n \nExamine the current global financial architecture
  and Africa’s role within the existing frameworks.\n \nHighlight the ro
 le of the African Union in galvanizing political support and finding an Af
 rican common position for international debt relief and debt restructuring
  negotiations.\n \n\n\nProgramme\n\nPanelists:\n\n\nPatrick Ndzana Olomo\
 , Dep. Director at ETTIM Department\, AU Commission\nJosephine Tito\, Prog
 ramme Manager\, Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Easter
 n and Southern Africa (MEFMI)\nDaniel Tilahun\, Team Leader at Debt Manage
 ment Directorate\, Ministry of Finance\, Federal Republic of Ethiopia (vir
 tual)\nCreditor Institution\nAfrican NGO/Think tank\n\n\n\nModerator: UNCT
 AD\n\n \n&lt\;p&gt\;The side event aims to learn from African countries
 ’ extensive and evolving experience with sovereign debt management and r
 estructuring process and envisions how a future debt re-structuring framew
 ork should look like. In general\, the forum seeks to discuss the existing
  global financial system and governance and reiterates Africa’s position
  and role in creating an inclusive and just system.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&
 gt\;The purpose of the side event is to:&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;ul&gt\;\n&lt\
 ;li&gt\;Look back on past debt relief initiatives and lessons learned from
  the experience.&lt\;br /&gt\;\n&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;Exa
 mine the current global financial architecture and Africa’s role within 
 the existing frameworks.&lt\;br /&gt\;\n&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li
 &gt\;Highlight the role of the African Union in galvanizing political supp
 ort and finding an African common position for international debt relief a
 nd debt restructuring negotiations.&lt\;br /&gt\;\n&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/li&gt
 \;\n&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n\n&lt\;h4&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Programme&lt\;/strong&gt\
 ;&lt\;/h4&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Panelists:&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;ul&gt\;\n&lt\;
 li&gt\;&lt\;em&gt\;Patrick Ndzana Olomo&lt\;/em&gt\;\, Dep. Director at ET
 TIM Department\, AU Commission&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;em&gt\;Josep
 hine Tito&lt\;/em&gt\;\, Programme Manager\, Macroeconomic and Financial M
 anagement Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa (MEFMI)&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&
 lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;em&gt\;Daniel Tilahun&lt\;/em&gt\;\, Team Leader at Debt M
 anagement Directorate\, Ministry of Finance\, Federal Republic of Ethiopia
  (virtual)&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;Creditor Institution&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&l
 t\;li&gt\;African NGO/Think tank&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\
 ;&lt\;br /&gt\;\nModerator: UNCTAD&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&
 lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/si
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