MEDIA ADVISORY

INVITATION TO MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES

What: Second Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical

Comittee on Youth, Culture and Sports

When: 13th –15th June 2016: Experts Meeting

16th– 17th June 2016: Ministers' Meeting

Where: African Union Commission Headquarters, Addis Ababa

Who: The meeting will be hosted by the African Union, Department of Social Affairs, African Union Department of Human Resources Science and Technology (HRST)

Participants: Member States – through their respective Ministries of Youth Sports and Culture (which will include Ministers and Senior Officials), The Pan African Youth union-executive Committee members, Youth Organizations, Regional youth Organizations, National Youth Councils, Civil Society, Diaspora youth, Regional Economic Committees (RECs) African Union Sport Development Regions, Pan African Cultural Organizations, Sport Organizations , UN Organizations , Thematic experts, AU Policy Organs

Objectives: The purpose of the STC-YCS2 is to provide a common platform for Ministers of Youth, Culture and Sport and Senior Officials to review progress on the implementation of decisions of the STC-YCS1 and to deliberate on the theme of the conference as well as on specific issues pertaining to the three (3) sectors. The STC –YCS2 will also enhance the establishment of synergies between the three (3) sectors as highlighted in the first STC-YCS1 which was held under the theme: "Building the Interface between Youth, Culture and Sport"

Journalists are invited to cover the Second Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Comittee on Youth, Culture and Sports Meeting on 13th – 17th June 2016

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