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Africa Mining Network A joint workshop by the: 25-27 February 2003 UN ECA headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN ECA) are jointly organizing a workshop to discuss the establishment of an Africa Mining Network, to be held at UN ECA headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during 25-27 February 2003. The purpose of the workshop is to review the rationale for an Africa Mining Network and to discuss modalities for the Network's establishment and operation. The workshop and the Africa Mining Network are intended to support ongoing and emerging initiatives in Africa including the Africa Mining Partnership, a recent initiative of African mining ministers linked to the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). The Network would make use of modern information and communications technology in order to facilitate interaction between the different sets of actors in the mining sector in Africa, to promote synergy's and avoid duplication between existing activities, and to encourage and support new activities including training and capacity-building activities. Participants in the workshop will include selected experts from government, the mining industry, academia and NGOs, from within and outside of Africa. Participation is by invitation only and will be limited to around 40 persons in order to promote meaningful interaction and discussion. The results of the workshop will be used by UNCTAD and UN ECA to specify
a substantive project for an Africa Mining Network. The following documents are being made available in advance of the workshop:
A report containing the substantive project for an Africa Mining Network will be posted to this site by end-April 2003.
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