What is Africa Animal Welfare Conference (AAWC)
It is an annual conference co-hosted by Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW) in collaboration with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), African Union InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and the Government of the Country on Which the Conference is held, for professionals and practitioners, coming together to discuss issues that cut across animal welfare, wildlife and environmental conservation.
2024 Conference Theme
Partnership actions to improve animal welfare and environmental sustainability
Conference Vision, Mission, and Goal
Conference Vision
The Conference aims to be the premier platform for animal welfare stakeholders in Africa to engage in dialogue, learning and strategy development to address circumstances and developments in animal welfare.
The Conference aims to be the premier platform for animal welfare stakeholders in Africa to engage in dialogue, learning and strategy development to address circumstances and developments in animal welfare.
Conference Mission
The Conference sets to bring together animal welfare stakeholders to deliberate on critical issues affecting animals, their value and their contribution to socio- economic, environmental, humane and sustainable development in Africa.
The Conference sets to bring together animal welfare stakeholders to deliberate on critical issues affecting animals, their value and their contribution to socio- economic, environmental, humane and sustainable development in Africa.
Overall Goal
The overall goal of the conference is to stimulate policy development, review and planning for the realization of animal welfare.
The overall goal of the conference is to stimulate policy development, review and planning for the realization of animal welfare.
Featured Session
Would you like to learn about the importance of major groups engagement with UNEP and UNEA Processes as well as the the outcomes of UNEA-6, preparations towards UNEA-7 and the role of major groups and stakeholders?
Joins us as we delve into this and more on the implementation status on UNEA’s Animal Welfare, Environment and Sustainable Development Nexus. You wll also get to know the opportunities for major groups to engage at UNEP and UNEA as well as UNEP Accreditation Process.
Joins us as we delve into this and more on the implementation status on UNEA’s Animal Welfare, Environment and Sustainable Development Nexus. You wll also get to know the opportunities for major groups to engage at UNEP and UNEA as well as UNEP Accreditation Process.
Conference Organizers
The Conference is jointly organized by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), African Union InterAfrican Union for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW).
They are supported by a Conference Organising Committee and will work in partnership with the Government of Kenya.
Conference Partners
Co-Hosting Partners
Sponsoring Partners
Important information for those traveling to Nairobi-Kenya to participate in this year's conference
- Those participating physically in Nairobi-Kenya will receive invitation letters to facilitate the processing of their Kenya Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA). If you do not receive an invitation letter within 4 days after registering to attend physically, kindly write to us through info@aawconference.org
- Visa Application Procedure - Those participating physically in Nairobi-Kenya are required to submit the Kenya Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) 3 weeks to the travel date.
Passport holders from the EAC Countries ( Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda ) do not need to fill out the Kenya Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA).
Click Here to find out more about the Kenya Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)
