TICAD8 Official Side Events Open for Registration!
日本の国旗が入ったUNICEFバッグを背負うチャドの子どもたち。 Tokyo, 19 August 2022 - UNICEF Tokyo, UNICEF Tunisia and our colleagues in the field are all gearing up towards the upcoming TICAD8 held August 27-28 th in Tunis this year. As this is a critical opportunity to engage and advocate for a child centered agenda with the Governments of Africa and the international…, What is the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD)?, TICAD was launched by the Government of Japan (GoJ) in 1993 as an initiative to refocus international attention on Africa’s development needs and reverse the declining trend of development assistance for Africa, following the end of the Cold War. In the course of nearly 30 years, TICAD has evolved into a major global multilateral platform for…, What will be discussed at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD)?, Through TICAD8, Japan aims at strongly support African-led development and aims at setting out a pathway for African recovery from the pandemic, looking ahead to the post-COVID-19 era. TICAD8’s thematic pillars as announced by Government of Japan are: 1. ECONOMY: Achieving sustainable and inclusive growth with reduced economic inequalities 2. …, How will UNICEF participate in TICAD8?, UNICEF will participate through the online official side events below. “Driving the COVID19 pandemic response through youth-led community mobilization and volunteerism” Date: Thursday, 25 August, 2022 Time: 0600-0700 NY, 1000-1100 Dakar, 1100-1200 Tunis, 1300-1400 Nairobi, 1900-2000 Tokyo Organizers: Generation Unlimited, UNICEF UNICEF…