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Implementation of the AU/ECA High Level Panel Report on IFF and the Civil Society ‘Stop the Bleeding” Africa IFF Campaign as a citizen’s response Date: Wednesday, 15 July 2015 (18:15 19:55) Venue: Radisson BLU Hotel, Sholla 1 18h15-18h20 Opening Remarks by H.E. Mr. Thabo Mbeki, Former President of South Africa and Chair of the AUC/ECA High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows 18h20-18h50 Statements by invited guests: H.E. Mr. Edgar Lungu, President of the Republic of Zambia H.E. Mr. Stefan Löfven, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden Ms. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission Mr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Mr. Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank Mr. Yao Graham, Coordinator, Third World Network Africa 18h50-19h10 Introduction of “STOP THE BLEEDING” Africa IFF Campaign Statements and signing of campaign register by invited guests: Ms. Saada Mkuya Salum, Minister of Finance of the United Republic of Tanzania and Chair of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development H.E. Mr. Kristian Jensen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Denmark H.E. Mr. Børge Brende, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway Mr. Alvin Mosioma, Executive Director, Tax Justice Network Africa 19h10-19h40 Discussions and exchange of views 19h40-19h45 Closing Refreshments (Signing of campaign register continues)

TJN-A/TWN-A/UNECA/AU CSO FfD3 IFF Side Event Programme of Work

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Tax Justice Network-Africa and Third World Network-Africa along with Economic Commission for Africa and African Union will host a CSO side event on the report of the AU/ECA High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa and the recently launched “Stop The Bleeding” Africa IFF Campaign on July 15, 2015.This event will take place during the Third UN Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian from July 13 – 16, 2015.A key objective of this high profile side event is to get political buy-in to the Pan-African CSO-led “Stop The Bleeding” campaign by Africa’s leadership and the international community.Speakers will include H.E. Edgar Lungu, President of Zambia, Stefan Lofven, Prime Minister of Sweden, Thabo Mbeki former President of South Africa, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission and Dr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the UNECA.

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  • Implementation of the AU/ECA High Level Panel Report on IFF and the Civil

    Society Stop the Bleeding Africa IFF Campaign as a citizens response

    Date: Wednesday, 15 July 2015 (18:15 19:55) Venue: Radisson BLU Hotel, Sholla 1

    18h15-18h20 Opening Remarks by H.E. Mr. Thabo Mbeki, Former President of South Africa and

    Chair of the AUC/ECA High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows

    18h20-18h50 Statements by invited guests:

    H.E. Mr. Edgar Lungu, President of the Republic of Zambia

    H.E. Mr. Stefan Lfven, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden

    Ms. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission

    Mr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

    Mr. Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank

    Mr. Yao Graham, Coordinator, Third World Network Africa

    18h50-19h10 Introduction of STOP THE BLEEDING Africa IFF Campaign

    Statements and signing of campaign register by invited guests:

    Ms. Saada Mkuya Salum, Minister of Finance of the United Republic of Tanzania and Chair of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and

    Economic Development

    H.E. Mr. Kristian Jensen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Denmark

    H.E. Mr. Brge Brende, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway

    Mr. Alvin Mosioma, Executive Director, Tax Justice Network Africa

    19h10-19h40 Discussions and exchange of views

    19h40-19h45 Closing

    Refreshments (Signing of campaign register continues)