The Developmental Potential of Remittances and Diaspora Finance in Africa
A webinar co-organized by UN OSAA and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Thursday, 1 December 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. New York local time
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The webinar will discuss the challenges, opportunities, and policy implications of leveraging remittances and diaspora finance in contributing to Africa’s sustainable development while highlighting best practices and policy innovations to facilitate remittances and exploring opportunities to leverage remittances towards boosting resilience in African countries.
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Strengthening the developmental impact of remittances and diaspora finance in Africa: what is the role of international cooperation?
The United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), is organizing a webinar on “Exploring the developmental potential of remittances and diaspora finance in Africa” on 1 December 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. New York local time.
The webinar aims to raise awareness of the importance of remittances and diaspora finance and their potential in contributing to Africa’s development agenda. The specific objectives of the webinar are to:
- Discuss the challenges, opportunities, and policy implications of leveraging remittances and diaspora finance in contributing to Africa’s sustainable development;
- Highlight the best practices and policy innovations of regulators and operators across Africa aiming to facilitate remittances; and
- Explore avenues to leverage remittances to deepen financial inclusion and resilience in African countries.
The webinar will last for an hour and a half and will be hosted virtually via the ZOOM platform. It will be open to all participants, including high-level government officials from all UN Member States, as well as representatives from African regional institutions, the UN system, bilateral and multilateral partners, civil society, the private sector, and academia. There will be simultaneous English/French interpretation.