{"id":5780,"date":"2026-02-02T06:09:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T06:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oaflad.org\/?p=5780"},"modified":"2026-02-04T04:35:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T04:35:55","slug":"media-invitation-oaflads-30th-general-assembly-open-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oaflad.org\/pt\/media-invitation-oaflads-30th-general-assembly-open-session\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDIA INVITATION OAFLAD\u2019s 30th General Assembly \u2013 Open Session"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"container-wrap  main-color\"  style=\"padding-top:40px;padding-bottom:40px\" ><div class=\"section-container container\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid row\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"kleo_text_column wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>For its\u00a030th Ordinary General Assembly, the\u00a0Organization of African First Ladies for Development\u00a0(OAFLAD)\u00a0is pleased to invite members of the media to cover the\u00a0Open Session, scheduled for\u00a0Sunday, 15 February 2026, at the\u00a0African Union Commission\u00a0(AUC) Old Building\u00a0in Addis Ababa, under the theme:<br \/>\n\u201cBuilding Resilience of Women and Girls: Climate, Conflict and Sustainable Futures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 30th Ordinary General Assembly will take place\u00a0from Wednesday, 11 February to Sunday, 15 February 2026. The\u00a0first four days (11\u201314 February)\u00a0will be dedicated to\u00a0technical consultations of the Advisors to African First Ladies, as well as\u00a0closed working sessions of OAFLAD\u2019s Steering Committee, focusing on strategic governance, programmatic priorities, and institutional decision-making. These preparatory engagements will culminate in the\u00a0high-level Open Session on 15 February, accessible to invited partners and the media.<\/p>\n<p>OAFLAD is the world\u2019s largest network of First Ladies and a leading advocacy platform dedicated to advancing policies that expand access to quality health services, strengthen women\u2019s and youth empowerment, and promote inclusive and sustainable development across Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0General Assembly Open Session\u00a0will feature high-level remarks by the OAFLAD President, members of the Steering Committee, and the First Lady of\u00a0The Bahamas, alongside a distinguished roundtable of development partners. The session will also include the screening of a video highlighting the\u00a02025\u20132027 continental campaign, #BuildingResilience,\u00a0which showcases OAFLAD\u2019s strategic priorities and collective action framework.<\/p>\n<p>Held on the sidelines of the\u00a0African Union Summit\u00a02026, the Open Session will amplify the voices of women, girls, and vulnerable communities, calling for transformative policy action and renewed urgency from continental and global decision-makers<\/p>\n<h3><strong><u>Event Details<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What: 30th Ordinary General Assembly of OAFLAD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Theme: Strengthening the Resilience of Women and Girls: Climate, Conflict and a Sustainable Future<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates: 11\u201315 February 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Open Session: Sunday, 15 February 2026 | 8:30 AM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where: African Union Commission (AUC), Old Building, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who: African First Ladies, AU Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, United Nations agencies, private sector leaders, development partners and donors, and civil society organizations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Media Accreditation<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Media wishing to attend and cover the Open Session of the 30th Ordinary General Assembly are kindly requested to register in advance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For accreditation and further information, please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>e-mail: Sharufa@oaflad.org<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u>About OAFLAD<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Created in 2002, the Organization of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD) is a unique continental platform that brings together more than 20 African First Ladies committed to advancing the well-being of women, children, and youth across the continent.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><!-- end section -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For its\u00a030th Ordinary General Assembly, the\u00a0Organization of African First Ladies for Development\u00a0(OAFLAD)\u00a0is pleased to invite members of the media to cover the\u00a0Open Session, scheduled for\u00a0Sunday, 15 February 2026, at the\u00a0African Union Commission\u00a0(AUC) Old Building\u00a0in Addis Ababa, under the theme: \u201cBuilding Resilience of Women and Girls: Climate, Conflict and Sustainable Futures.\u201d The 30th Ordinary General Assembly will take place\u00a0from Wednesday, 11 [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5781,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oaflad.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5780"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oaflad.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oaflad.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oaflad.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oaflad.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5780"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/oaflad.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5787,"href":"https:\/\/oaflad.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5780\/revisions\/5787"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oaflad.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oaflad.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oaflad.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oaflad.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}