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‘Pandemic Recovery is our Chance’, Secretary-General Tells Aswan Forum, Pledging Solidarity with Africa amid Efforts to Expand COVID-19 Vaccination
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Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the opening of the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development, held from 1 to 5 March:
It is a pleasure to greet this year’s Aswan Forum. I welcome your focus on “Shaping Africa’s New Normal: Recovering Stronger, Rebuilding Better”.
The COVID-19 [pandemic] continues to upend lives and economies across the world, endangering our work for peace, human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals. [The year] 2021 must be the year to get on track. Pandemic recovery is our chance.
What: Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development II
Who: Government of Egypt
When: 1-5 March 2021
Where: Virtual – register here: https://aswanforum2.vfairs.com/
Egypt will host the second edition of the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development under the title Shaping Africa’s New Normal: Recovering Stronger, Rebuilding Better.
Friday, 19 February, 2021 - 08:15
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. (AFP file photo) Cairo - Asharq Al-Awsat
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Thursday his country is keen on fighting terrorism and extremist ideologies in the African continent.
Shoukry was speaking during a press conference to present details of the second edition of Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development to be held virtually on March 1-5. The press event was attended by Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs Hamdy Loza and director-general of Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peace-building (CCCPA) Ahmed Abdel Latif. Terror groups’ ability to move from one place to another requires security coordination, information exchange on bilateral and multilateral levels, and capacity-building, Shoukry said.