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financial flows, TJN-A led six civil society organizations (CSOs) drawn from across Africa in Nairobi
to launched the Stop the Bleeding Campaign in June 2015. The campaign seeks to mobilize citizens
across Africa so that they can demand that their governments implement the recommendations of
the report. It also calls on the international community to undertake measures to tackle illicit
financial flows.
In July 2015 Ethiopia hosted the 3rd International on Financing for Development (FfD3) Conference
in Addis Ababa. The aim for the meeting was to discuss how to pay for the sustainable development
goals. Tax was one of the main outcomes of the FfD3 Conference. The outcome document
recognizes and calls for vigilance on the part of all UN Members so as to address challenges being
faced by the global economy and in human development, with the main aim of delivering on the
sustainable development goals (SDGs) to be agreed in September 2015.
It is building on these past events, that the Pan African Conference and its themed IFFs and
Taxation and the Post FfD3 Agenda. The conference will provide a key platform to reflect, evaluate,
strategize and map a way forward on key issues around IFFs, the Stop the Bleeding Campaign and
the post 2015 development agenda following the FfD3.
Overall aim of the conference:
The one-day conference will provide a platform for key stakeholders from civil society, legislators,
media and national campaigners to take stock of the current state of Illicit Financial Flows on the
continent and progress made in tackling IFFs through global, regional and country level initiatives.
The conference will also share highlights and key points from the July 2015 Third Financing for
Development Conference (FfD3) held in Addis Ababa as well as implications of this on the ongoing
Illicit Financial Flows campaigns on the continent.
Specifically the conference will:
1. Reflect on the tax related results/outcomes of the FfD3 conference and implications for
collective action among African stakeholders
2. Discuss strategies for advocating and monitoring implementation of the HLP
recommendations at country level including the role of legislators and citizens.
3. Introduce and share updates on the Stop the Bleeding Campaign as a tool for mobilising
citizens and relevant stakeholders including law and policy makers.
4. Brainstorm and agree on key areas for collective actions by the various stakeholders
present at the conference.
Expected participants and speakers:
- TJN-A, SEATINI, TJN-A network members and partners from North and South
- African Members of Parliament (MPs)
- International NGOs: IBIS, EURODAD, LATINDAD Oxfam, Action Aid
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Methodology:
A conference will be held on Tuesday the 22nd of September 2015 and will attract various
participants from CSOs, INGOs, government and the media. The conference proceedings will
compose of presentations from invited speakers, panel discussions as well as breakout and
question and answer sessions.
Venue: TBA
Expected Immediate Results
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Mapping of regional and national entry points for rolling out the Stop the Bleeding
Campaign
A clear set of agreed action points for collaboration and joint work among the stakeholders
focusing on the Mbeki HLP report implementation and the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) and Post 2015 process.
ENTEBBE, UGANDA
REGISTRATION
OPENING SESSION
ALL
Overview:
SEATINI
Welcome Remarks
TJN-A
Opening Remarks
2015 Theme: Understanding the linkage between taxation and TJN-A
illicit financial flows
Moderator: MEJN
09:30-10:15
United Nations
Economic
Commission for
Africa (UNECA)
TEA BREAK
Questions and Answers: including plenary discussion on what
can be done to track the implementation of the HLP Report)
SESSION TWO:
Presentation of the Stop the Bleeding Campaign
Overview:
Stop the Bleeding Campaign: What is it, how and why you
should join the movement
The Stop the Bleeding Campaign and the role of Legislators in
addressing IFF from Africa
Forthcoming national and regional processes on StB
Campaign
TJN-A
APNIFFT
Chairperson
AFRODAD/CTPD
4
Moderator: FEMNET
12:15-13:00
13:00-14:00
Small group discussions: How can the Stop the Bleeding campaign
be relevant to your country contexts?
LUNCH
14:00-14:30
14:30-15:30
15:30 16:00
16:00 -16:30
16:30-17:15
17:15
Moderator: TJN-A
TEA BREAK
Conclusions and Way Forward
Moderator: TJN-A
CLOSE
TJN-A
SEATINI