The African Development Forum (U.S.A 2013)
MR JEFFREY FELTMAN
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS
Department of Public Information
United Nations Headquarters
Room NL-02060
New York, NY 10017
Email: [email protected]
www.adfconference.com
Tel:1 201-347-2623

The African Development Forum (ADF), an Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) flagship biennial event created in 1999, is a multi-stakeholder platform for debating, discussing and initiating concrete strategies for Africa's development. It is convened in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC), African Development Bank (AfDB) and other key partners to establish an African-driven development agenda that reflects consensus and leads to specific programmes for implementation. The aim of ADF is to present the key stakeholders in Africa’s development with the results of current research and opinions on key development issues in order to formulate shared goals, priorities and programmes, and define the environment that will enable African countries to implement these programmes. The Conference
will be held at the Morgan state University Maryland,U.S.A from 22nd April - 6th May 2013.Registration to this Summit is absolutely "FREE" and strictly forinvited individuals and organizations only. As an invitee, you have received a registration code UN/ADF/002561/2013/US with the
invitation letter, which grants you access to the registration form.The United Nations General Assembly will sponsor free travel costs,Accomodation and
all-round flight ticket for all participant.

ADF forumwill therefore highlight key aspects of mineral, land, forestry and fishery resources management and development. The focus areas will enable a wider platform for various stakeholders to participate and will emphasize critical issues in each of these areas. Discussions will be organized around the following thematic focus areas:
Policy, legal and regulatory issues
Economic issues, including participation and ownership
Knowledge base, human and institutional capabilities
Environmental, material stewardship and climate change
Governance, human rights and social issues
Gender and youth empowerment will be taken into consideration as crosscutting issues in the discussion of all the above mentioned areas.
TERMS AND CONDITION:
1.You must be 18 years and over.
2.You must hold a travelling passport valid for at leaset 6 months.
3.You must not have any criminal record.
4.United states visa is guaranteed for the first 30 registered applicants.
5.You must pay a security deposit of $1040 cedis as a proof of funds for your BTA..
6.Email a scanned copy of your passport and CV to conference organizing Manager for Ghana (PROF. MALIK )
Tel:00233203355633