• Co-Organizers
  • Government of Japan
  • United Nations (OSAA)
  • UNDP
  • World Bank
• The Yokohama Declaration
  • 1.0 Introduction
  • 2.0 Recent Trends and Challenges
  • 3.0 Boosting Economic Growth
  • 4.0 Achieving the MDGs
  • 5.0 Consolidation of Peace and Good Governance
  • 6.0 Addressing Environmental Issues and Climate Change
  • 7.0 A Broadened Partnership
  • 8.0 The Way Forward
• The Yokohama Action Plan
• Follow-up Mechanism
• Chair's Summary
• Japan's Initiatives
• The road to Yokohama 2008

United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA)

United Nations Headquarters

The Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) was officially established on 1 May 2003 by the Secretary-General (ST/SGB/2003/6), in line with General Assembly Resolutions A/57/7 of 4 November 2002.

The mission of OSAA is to:

• enhance international support for Africa's development and security through its advocacy and analytical work,
  
• assist the Secretary General in improving coherence and coordination of the UN system support to Africa, and
  
• facilitate inter-governmental deliberations on Africa at the global level, in particular relating to the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD).

The Office takes the lead in the preparation of Africa-related reports and inputs on the New Partnership for Africa's Development. OSAA convenes an inter-departmental Task Force on African Affairs to improve coherence in United Nations support to Africa.

Structure of the Office:

The Office is headed at the Under-Secretary-General level by Ambassador Cheick Sidi Diarra. The USG is assisted by a Director. There are two units in the Office: the Policy Analysis and Monitoring Unit (PAMU), and the Coordination, Advocacy and Programme Development Unit (CAPDU).