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Africa Day at COP 25 takes stock of climate talks

Africa Day marks Africa’s presence and participation at the various United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) sessions since COP 17

The discussions will touch on effective means of implementation (finance, capacity building, and technology development and transfer) of the Paris Agreement

MADRID, Spain, December 10, 2019/APO Group/ --

What:              Africa Day

When:             10 December 2019    

Where:            Room 3, Hall 4 at IFEMA Conference Centre, Madrid

Time:              18:30 to 20:00

Who:               Jointly organized by the African Union Commission, African Development Bank (http://AfDB.org/), and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa      

Officials, experts, activists and journalists are invited to take part and cover the Africa Day at the COP25 conference in Madrid on 10 December 2019, in room 3 at the IFEMA Conference Centre. During this event, leaders will provide an update of the global commitments made at the world’s leading climate change meeting.

Africa Day marks Africa’s presence and participation at the various United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) sessions since COP 17. Africa Day provides a platform for the continent’s decision makers and other stakeholders to engage in a dialogue that informs the region’s course of action around climate change.

The discussions will touch on effective means of implementation (finance, capacity building, and technology development and transfer) of the Paris Agreement.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Development Bank Group (AfDB).

Media Contacts:
African Union
Esther Azaa Tankou
Head of Information Division
Directorate of Information and Communication
African Union Commission
Email: YambouE@africa-union.org

African Development Bank
Gershwin Wanneburg
Communication and External Relations Department
African Development Bank
Email: g.wanneburg@afdb.org

Pan-African Parliament
Ntsiuoa Sekete
Senior Communications and Media Officer
Pan-African Parliament
Email: ntsiuoa.sekete@panafricanparliament.org