ECA briefs Africa Group in New York on the Kigali Declaration and Road to COP 27
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, has briefed Permanent Representatives (PRs) of African Member States in New York on some key undertakings of the Commission in support of the financing and sustainable development needs of African countries. The ECA Chief and her team of experts updated the PRs on the Kigali Declaration - the outcome of the Eighth African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development, which comprises the priorities, policy options, and recommendations for Africa to accelerate the implementation of Agenda 2030 and Agenda 2063 at multiple levels. In concluding the session, Vera Songwe urged members of the African Group to attend the meetings leading up to COP 27 and expressed the ECA's availability to continue the briefings as often as the Africa Group would like.
| Format: | Press release biblioteca |
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| Language: | eng |
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2022-07
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/48182 |
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| Summary: | United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, has briefed Permanent Representatives (PRs) of African Member States in New York on some key undertakings of the Commission in support of the financing and sustainable development needs of African countries. The ECA Chief and her team of experts updated the PRs on the Kigali Declaration - the outcome of the Eighth African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development, which comprises the priorities, policy options, and recommendations for Africa to accelerate the implementation of Agenda 2030 and Agenda 2063 at multiple levels. In concluding the session, Vera Songwe urged members of the African Group to attend the meetings leading up to COP 27 and expressed the ECA's availability to continue the briefings as often as the Africa Group would like. |
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