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Sixth Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD 2020)

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - Thursday, February 27, 2020, Victoria Falls
Opening of the session (agenda item 1) | Tuesday, 25 February 2020

Chair: Ministre déléguée to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans residing abroad, responsible for Moroccans residing abroad, and Chair of the outgoing Bureau of the fifth session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development, Nezha El Ouafi.

Moderator: Director of the African Centre for Statistics, ECA, Oliver Chinganya

United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Vera Songwe

Special message by the representative of young people

Climate advocate, Zimbabwe, Nkosilathi Nyathi

Statements:

Chair of the outgoing Bureau of the fifth session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development, Representative of Morocco

Deputy Chairperson of the African Union, Kwesi Quartey (tbc)

Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina J. Mohammed

Opening remarks and keynote address by the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa

2/25/2020
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Plenary Hall