CCAFRICA25

GENERAL INFORMATION

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The 25TH Session of the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Africa will be held physically in Kampala, Uganda, from 27 to 31 January 2025.
The opening session will begin at 10.00 hours East African Time (EAT) on Monday, 27 January 2025.
Additional logistical details are available here.

WEBCASTING

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The plenary sessions of CCAFRICA25 are webcasted in listening mode in English, French and Portuguese.
Links will be available on this webpage in due course.

ONLINE PRE-REGISTRATION

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All participants should provide their information (names and addresses) through the online registration system by accessing the link below, latest by 27 December 2024.
Login and password for the online registration have been provided to all Codex Contact Points. If the login and password have not been received, please contact [email protected].

SIDE EVENTS

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The following side events are proposed to held in the margins of CCAFRICA25:

Tuesday 28 January
12:30 – 14:00 - Consumer food safety education and advocacy including through digital platforms: Opportunities and challenges – by Kenya

Thursday 30 January
9:30 – 11:30 - Strengthening Food Control Systems to Support the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) - by FAO
11:30 – 14:00 - Effective regulation through harmonization of Food additives standards in Africa: FAO/WHO Risk assessment approach as a sound basis for regulatory and policy decisions" – by East African Business Council (EABC) and International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST)

DOCUMENTS

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The documents for the session are available in English, and French. There will be no distribution of working documents (including the report of the session) through the Codex mailing list (Codex-L) except for circular letters. All working documents, including conference room documents, information for delegates and other relevant materials, will be published on the Codex website as they become available. We kindly remind you to obtain all documentation from the Codex website prior to the meeting as printed documents will not be made available at the session.

INFORMATION FOR DELEGATES

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME