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CAF/56/Gen.Prog.Rev.3

UNWTO COMMISSION FOR AFRICA
Fifty-sixth meeting and Regional Seminar
Luanda, Angola, 28-30 April 2014 / CAF/56/Gen.Prog.Rev.3
Madrid, March 2014
Original: English
FIFTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE UNWTO COMMISSION FOR AFRICA AND REGIONAL SEMINAR ON “TOURISM AND AIR CONNECTIVITY IN AFRICA”
Luanda, Angola, 28-30 April 2014

GENERAL PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS

Saturday 26 April:

10:00-13.00Registration of participantsat Talatona Convention Hotel (HCTA)

13:00-14.30Break

14:30-17:00Registration of participants

Sunday 27 April:

10:00-12:30Registration of participants

12:30-14:30Break

14:30-17:00Registration of participants

19:00 – 22:00Welcome Cocktail and Angola 7 Natural Wonders Ceremony

Monday 28 April:

Fifty-sixthMeeting of the UNWTO Commission for Africa

07:30-09:30Registration of participants, reception and seating

09:30-10:30Official opening ceremony

- Speech by H.E. Mr. Pedro Mutindi, Minister of Hospitality and Tourism of Angola

- Speech by H.E. Mr. Walter Mzembi, Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry of Zimbabwe and CAF Chairman

- Speech by Mr. Taleb Rifai, UNWTO Secretary-General

- Official opening by a High Authority of Angola

- Signature of the Private Sector Commitment to the UNWTO Global Code of Ethics for Tourism

- Signature of the Memorandum of Understanding between UNWTO and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) - tbc

10:30-10:45Coffee break

10:45-13:00First working session of the UNWTO Commission for Africa (CAF)

  1. Adoption of the Agenda
  2. Communication of the Chairman of the Commission
  3. Report of the Secretary-General
  4. Implementation of the General Programme of Work

4.1. Global activities
4.2. Programme of Work for Africa – Regional activities 2014

13:00-14:30African Union Ministerial Working Lunch (by invitation only)

14:30-16:30 CAF Second working session

5. Progress of implementation of the NEPAD Tourism Action Plan

6. Proposal on enhancing the integration of the Affiliate Members in the general
activities of the organization

7. Report of the 5th Edition of the Tourism Investment and Business Forum for Africa
(INVESTOUR)

16:30-16:45Coffee break

16:45 -18:30CAF Third and last working session

8. Thematic discussion - Tourism and Biodiversity: Zero Tolerance for Poaching in
Africa by 2020

9. Other issues

10. Venue and date of Fifty-seventhMeeting of the Commission

20:00 – 21:30Cocktail offered by H.E. Mr. Walter Mzembi, Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry of Zimbabwe and CAF Chairman

Tuesday 29 April:

10:00 – 17:00 Regional Seminar on Tourism and Air Connectivity in Africa(programme attached)

Evening

19:30Gala Dinner offered by H.E. Mr. Pedro Mutindi, Minister of Hospitality and Tourism of Angola

Wednesday 30 April:

Technical visit all day

13:30Lunch offered by the Tour Operators

Please recycle

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