Hassan Istiila
Wednesday February 28, 2024
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamed arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday for the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6).
President Mohamed and his delegation were received at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) by the Vice President of Kenya, Rigathi Gachagua, the Minister of Defense of Kenya, Adan Barre Duale, and other Kenyan government officials.
The five-day UNEA-6 conference, which brings together almost 5,000 delegates from the 193 United Nations (UN) Member States, including Heads of State and Government, opened at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi on Tuesday.
The core objective of the conference is to foster harmony between humanity and nature while enhancing the well-being of the world's most vulnerable populations.
Nearly 20 resolutions will be discussed, negotiated, and adopted at the assembly, injecting fresh momentum into the global quest to secure a resilient, green, and inclusive future for humanity, according to Inger Andersen, the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The President of Somalia is expected to hold separate meetings with some leaders participating in the conference during his stay in Nairobi.
This year's conference coincides with the enactment of the Environmental Protection and Management Law by the Somali government, which President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud signed into law last Sunday.
The Act provides for sustainable environmental protection and management, effectively allocating administrative responsibilities for environmental management and coordinating ecological management and related activities.