Heads of state and government attend Climate Summit

 Nairobi – Various presidents and heads of government from African countries, including Angola, are attending the first African Climate Summit today in Kenya’s capital.

The President of Angola, João Lourenço, is being represented by the Vice-President, Esperança da Costa, who is already at the event venue, to participate in the high-level segment of this Summit, organized by the government of Kenya and the African Union.

At the Kenyatta International Convention Center (KICC), the arrivals of the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, the President of the European Union, Ursula Von, representatives of the African Union and other bodies of the United Nations system were also confirmed.

African countries, in this high-level session, will outline a new climate finance architecture, following defaults by industrialized countries.

In the high-level segment of the African Climate Summit, which brings together heads of State and Government, the African Union, among other partners, countries will create the conditions for the "Global Climate Agenda".

In this session, in which some heads of State and Government will speak, including Angola, the Nairobi Declaration and high-level statements from member states and guests will be adopted.

Running under the theme “Driving green growth and climate finance solutions for Africa and the world”, the summit focuses on showcasing innovative green growth and climate financing solutions in Africa and the world.

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