UNU SEMINAR ON NATURAL RESOURCES IN AFRICA TO TAKE PLACE ON 10 JUNE

Note to Correspondents

UNU Seminar on Natural Resources in Africa to take place on 10 June

The United Nations University Office (UNU) at the United Nations in New York and the United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA) are organizing on 10 June, from 2 to 4 p.m., in the Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium a panel entitled “Harnessing the Twin Resources of Africa:  People and Natural Resources for Sustainable Development”.

Within the context of the United Nation’s role in helping to conserve and manage Africa's natural resources, the strategic plan of UNU and initiatives under the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), the panel will focus on Institutional and Capacity Development for Reducing Hunger in Africa:  The Strategies of UNU-INRA and Its Partners.

Panel Chairperson

Paul Yaw Essel, Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission of Ghana to the United Nations.

Panellists

Uzo Mokwunye, Director, United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa

Yvette Stevens, Director, United Nations Office of the Special Advisor on Africa

Florence Chenoweth, Director, Food and Agriculture Organization, New York Liaison Office

Gary Toenniessen, Director, Food Security, Rockefeller Foundation

Panel Introduction

Jean-Marc Coicaud, Acting Head, United NationsUniversity, Office at the United Nations, New York

Further information, including the agenda and registration, is available online at http://www.ony.unu.edu, or by contacting the New York office at 212.963.6387.

United Nations media, United Nations staff, Permanent Missions and non-governmental organizations are invited to this event.

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