The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Sunday, October 31st, 2021, to lead Ghana’s delegation to the World Leaders’ Summit of the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP 26), which will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, from October 31st to November 3rd, 2021.
The COP26 Summit, one of the largest meetings of global leaders, will bring parties together to accelerate action toward the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change objectives.
The President will make a statement on Ghana’s stance on climate change, as well as the measures put in place to fight the danger it presents.
He will also make three (3) different speeches on Ghana’s efforts to conserve its forests and oceans, as well as participate in the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Summit, which will be held on the sidelines of COP 26.
President Akufo-Addo will hold bilateral meetings in Glasgow with H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya; H.E. Mr. Jonas Gahr Stre, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway; Hon. Robert Abela, Prime Minister of the Republic of Malta; Rt. Hon. Elizabeth Truss, MP, British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs; and Mr. Raphael Mariano Grossi, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The President was accompanied by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey; Energy, Hon. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, MP; Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Hon. Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, MP; Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor, MP; and officials from the Presidency and Foreign Ministry.
The President will return to Ghana on Thursday, November 4, 2021, and in his absence, the Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, would serve in his place in line with Article 60(8) of the Constitution.
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