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Regional
Steering
Committee for the "Sahel Women Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (SWEDD)" project
from 26 to
29
February 2024
, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso,
7th session of the Regional Steering Committee of the SWEDD Project
29 February 2024
Objective:
To ensure the proper functioning of the SWEDD Project's governing body by adopting measures relating to the running of the project and the renewal of the Bureau.

Agenda
Date
Timetable
Activity
Location
Responsibility
and
role
Day 1
Thursday 29 February
8.30am – 9am
Arrival and installation of
participants
Lancaster Ouaga 2000
Opening ceremony
9.00 a.m. to 9.05 a.m.
Welcome address
Lancaster Ouaga 2000
Minister responsible SWEDD Burkina Faso
9.05am – 9.10am
Message
from the West African Health Organization (
WAHO)

Director
General of the
West African Health
Organization
(
WAHO
)
9.10am-9.15am
United Nations Population Fund (
UNFPA)

Regional Director for West and Central Africa, United Nations Population Fund
9.15am-9.20am
Musical interlude
9.25-9.30 a.m.
Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
Representative of the
Economic Community of Central African
States
(ECCAS)
9.30am-9.40am
World Bank
Director of Operations,
World
Bank
9.40am-9.45am
Regional Steering Committee (CRP)
Chairman of the Regional Steering Committee
9.45am-9.50am
B
eneficiary testimonial
9.50 a.m. – 10.00 a.m.
Opening address
Prime Minister of Burkina Faso
(To be confirmed)
10 a.m. – 10.15 a.m.
Recess: Family photo and break
Session 1:
SWEDD situation in the various countries (Ministers' remarks)
10.20 a.m. – 11.20 a.m.
Presentation and adoption of the agenda
Chairman's report
Speeches by
delegations:

Benin,
Burkina Faso,
Cameroon, Chad
, Côte d'Ivoire,
Gambia, Guinea,
Mali,
Mauritania,
Senegal,
and
Togo
(5 min/country)
Intervention by the West African Health
Organization
(WAHO)
Intervention by
the
Economic Community of
Central African States
(ECCAS)
Lancaster Ouaga 2000
Chairman of the CRP
Heads of delegation
Director General of the West African Health
Organization
Representative of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
Session 2:
2023
report
, 2024 priorities and outlook
11.20 a.m. – 12.20 p.m.
2023 Report and status of implementation of the recommendations of the 6
ème
session of the CRP
Outlook and priorities for 2024
Lancaster Ouaga 2000
Mauritania
PMU
Coordinator
Regional Technical Secretariat
World Bank
Session 3:
Handover and closing ceremony
12.20pm – 1.20pm
Passing on charges
Reading of the final communiqué and vote of thanks
Lancaster Ouaga 2000
Regional Steering Committee
1.20pm – 2pm
A word from the new Chairman of the CRP and closing remarks
New Chairman of the
Regional Steering Committee
3pm – 6pm
Audiences
(To be specified)
(please specify)