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Afrihealth Optonel Association (AHOA)
Date: Jun 5, 2025 02:00 PM West Central Africa
Time: 2:00 pm WAT / 9:00 am ET / 1:00 pm GMT/UTC) / 4:00 pm EAT / 8:00 pm Bangkok / 6:30 pm Delhi / 3 pm Kyiv/SAT/CET / 1 pm London / 10 am Rio / 9 am NYC / 8 am Bogotá / 7 am CentroAmerica / 4 am Baker Island
The Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) respectfully invites you to the international Symposium on ‘Evaluating the Meaningful Engagement of African Civil Society Organizations in the UNFCCC Conference of Parties or COPs – Lessons for Equity, Inclusion, Impact, and Pathways to ‘Leave No One Behind’
Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) is a global-level and community-focused Network/Think-tank of civil society organizations (CSOs) and non-state actors (NSA) on Health, Human Welfare/Rights, Climate Change, Biodiversity Conservation, Food Security and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Established in 1997 and incorporated in 2003, the AHOA has teams/chapters in the FCT and 36 States of Nigeria. With about 3,000 organizations from 120 countries as its members, and a Google Group of over 45,000 members globally, AHOA has become a third-sector global player, partner, project/programme developer, implementer, monitor and reporter on the measures needed to achieve and safeguard them. AHOA’s strategic approach to its interventions include using Partnerships and collaborations; Advocacy, communication/media and social/resource mobilization (ACSM); Research/evidence-generation including reviews, assessment, oversight, conferences, seminars, symposia and workshops; Capacity Development/Training and Organizational Strengthening; Outreaches and community engagements; and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E).
AHOA is committed to exploring the nexus between Health (UHC, PHC, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis or TB, Malaria, Mpox, Hepatitis, NTDs, Cancers, NCDs, Vaccines, Immunization, Vitamin/Mineral Deficiencies or Hidden Hunger, and COVID-19); Environment/Biodiversity (Hazardous Wastes, Pesticides, Informed Consent, Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), Ecosystems, Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Conservation, and Climate Change; Nutrition and Food Security; Gender, Democracy, Good Governance, and Human Rights. It is AHOA’s mandate to promote improved/better standards of living for the disadvantaged, at-risk, discriminated, women and girls, children/adolescents, older persons, poor, rural, marginalized and other vulnerable populations including Youth (particularly young women and girls), Indigenous Peoples, Persons with albinism, orphans, widows, LGBTQIA+ individuals, Persons with disabilities, Sex workers, Refugees or Migrants, Women living in rural or underserved areas, and Persons living with HIV/AIDS.
Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) is:
- in Consultative Status at United Nations ECOSOC;
- accredited Observer status at UNEP/United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA);
- accredited to the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution;
- accredited to the ad hoc Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG3) on a science-policy panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals, waste and to prevent pollution;
- accredited at the United Nations’ Office at Geneva;
- approved by the African Development Bank (AfDB); while
- its application to the UNFCCC is awaiting approval/admission.
AHOA is the lead organization and secretariat of the African Network of Civil Society Organizations (ANCSO) and the Global Consortium of Civil Society and Non-State Actors on Climate Change and Conference of Parties (GCSCCC).
Register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/-8SoDh-YSUGUZWVa1IYrIw
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.