The Impact of COVID-19 on the Africa’s Prospects of Harnessing a Demographic Dividend (Webinar 4)
12 November 2020
Webinar Leads: Whynie Adams, Department of Social Development (DSD), South Africa and Angela Baschieri, UNFPA East and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
Moderator: Adnene Ben Haj Aissa, Executive Director, Partners in Population and Development (PPD)
Speakers:
- Reflections on webinar 3 – AFIDEP
- One year on – reflections on ICPD+25 and COVID-19 – Beatrice Mutali, UNFPA
- The impact of COVID-19 on the Demographic Dividend pillars in Africa – Bernard Onyango, African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP)
- Reflections on the COVID-19 and the youth in Africa and lessons for the demographic dividend youth initiatives – Nicholas Ouma, African Union Commission (AUC)
- What lessons can we learn from Africa’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic – Jean François Kobiané, Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP)/Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo
Discussant: Ms Duduzile Simelane – Director, Social and Human Development, Southern African Development Community (SADC)