The Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development will take place on December 11 and 12 under the patronage of H.E. Abdel Fattah El Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Acting in its capacity as the Chairman of the African Union and the Champion of Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development in Africa, Egypt is taking the initiative to launch the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development.
The forum will provide the first of its kind platform in Africa to address the interlink ages between peace and development as well as championing Africa-led solutions, through strengthening the policies-practices linkages. It will also inspire thought leadership on Africa’s future trajectory.
The Forum, to be held annually in December, will bring together heads of states and governments, leaders from national governments, regional and international organizations, financial institutions, private sector, civil society.
It will also be attended by visionary leaders, scholars, and prominent experts for a context- specific, action-oriented, forward-looking discussion on the challenges, as well as opportunities, ahead.
Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace Grounded in Agenda 2063
The Inaugural Meeting of the Aswan Forum, to be held on 11-12 December 2019, will be titled:
“An Agenda for Sustainable Peace, Security and Development in Africa”
It’s worth mentioning that the Forum will provide national, regional and international actors and stakeholders with a unique opportunity to:
- Take utilize current opportunities, challenges to peace, security and development in Africa.
- Develop context specific and action-oriented recommendations and tools to advance the implementation of “sustainable development” and “sustaining peace” agendas in Africa.
- Provide a high-level multi-stakeholder platform to explore new and creative avenues for future cooperation.
Governance and Organizational Structure
An International Advisory Board of African and global eminent personalities will act as the brain trust of the Forum, providing strategic direction.
Under the supervision of a National Coordination Committee, headed by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peace-building (CCCPA), an African Union Center of Excellence in training, capacity building and research, will act as the Secretariat of the Forum.
The Center will be supported by a coalition of African and international think tanks and knowledge partners.
Ahead of the Forum, the “Aswan Peace and Development Report”, will be prepared and shared.
The report is meant as a thought-provoking conversation starter, which will help participants make sense of the most serious development challenges and security concerns, as well as opportunities, in Africa.
As the Forum’s outcome, it’s expected to announce “The Aswan Declaration on Sustainable Peace and Development.”
