H.E. Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security (To be Represented) ably represented by Dr Philip Kortei
Dr. Richard Muyungi, African Group of Negotiators (AGN) on Climate Change
Mr. Pascal Delisle, head of Political, Press and Information Section at the EU Delegation to the AU
Comrade Anthony Bellanger, General Secretary, International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
Ms. Rebecca Minkus, Representative of GIZ and the Embassy of Germany
Ms. Elise Nalbandian, Head, Oxfam AU Liaison Office
Excellencies, colleagues and friends,
On behalf of the Federation of African Journalists, thank you for joining us. We are proud to co-convene this pre-forum of the second African Climate Summit with the African Union Commission’s Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security and we salute H.E. Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, for championing this agenda. We also thank Oxfam and GIZ for practical and generous support that helps us turn purpose into action.
