About Model ECOWAS Summit 2018 | 3rd Edition
Model ECOWAS Summit is bi-annual event that brings together the youth, civil society actors, private sector and stakeholders from West Africa to deliberate and share ideas on issues relating the development of the West African economy. The focal area of the third edition of the summit is Sustainable Economic Development. The first and second editions of the summit were held in May 2014 and May 2016 in Accra at the Ghana Conference Centre under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration (Republic of Ghana).
The purpose of the summit, among others is to enhance the policy of transformation ECOWAS from ‘’ECOWAS of States to ‘’ ECOWAS of People , create a good platform for exposing the youth to the operations of ECOWAS, interact, create partnerships, build relationships. Hence; ensuring that, the youth actively engage development partners, civil society and government to contribute to developmental issues through dialogue. The summit which is a high research based program follows the format of the ECOWAS heads of state and Government meeting. The youth represents ECOWAS member states and share their perspective on thematic areas of the summit. Participants also represent ECOWAS member states in different Specialized Technical Commission (breakout sessions) to present practical solutions. Therefore, prior to the summit, participants shall thoroughly research their assigned nation´s policies and position concerning the thematic areas of the summit and present position papers accordingly.
The summit will be comprised of a plenary session, and a break-out (specialized technical commission) session. The objective of each break-out session is to enable participants to write a resolution that deals with the thematic areas and provide a framework that resolves the issues.
The summit is expected to bring together about 300 participants from 15 countries in West Africa.