The Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA), the Government of Sweden and the African Union Commission (AUC) are organizing a High-level Forum on ‘Early Action and Results on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development'. The Forum will bring together high-level speakers and participants to focus on the synergies and complementarity of Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It will address three themes: towards transformative economic growth and regional integration in Africa, including sustainable and decent work for youth (SDGs 8 and 9); empowering African Women and gender (SDG 5); and consolidating peace and security in Africa (SDG 16). The event will take place during the week of the High-level Ceremony of the Paris Agreement and the UN General Assembly's High-level Thematic Debate on Achieving the SDGs.  

date: 20 April 2016  
venue: UN Headquarters, Conference Room 2  
location: New York City, US  
contact: Juliet Wasswa-Mugambwa, Senior Programme Officer, OSAA  
phone: +1-212-963-9576  
e-mail: wasswa-mugambwa@un.org  
www: http://www.un.org/en/africa/osaa/events/2016/earlyactionandresults.shtml
 http://www.un.org/en/africa/osaa/pdf/events/20160420/programme.pdf