Egypt organizes event in Geneva in preparation to COP27

CAIRO – 15 September 2022:  The Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations in Geneva had organized an event on the sidelines of the 51st regular session of the Human Rights Council (OHCHR) to prepare for the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) slated to be held in Sharm el Sheikh in November.

The event discussed mechanisms to let youth representatives participate in the COP27. The event was attended by a number of NGOs interested in climate change and youth and children rights as well as UN organizations concerned.

While Ahmed Ihab Gamaleldin, the Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that the event is considered as a great opportunity for Egypt to listen to the aspirations of the NGOs concerned as well as review visions of the new generations concerning managing international climate crisis.

Foreign Minister and President-Designate of the UN Climate Change Conference 2022, COP27, Sameh Shoukry called for strengthening collective action to face climate change and transform climate pledges into a reality on the ground.

Shoukry's call came during a speech he delivered on Thursday at the Arab Regional Forum on Climate Initiatives to Finance Climate Action and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which is organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA) in the Lebanese capital, Beirut.

The top Egyptian diplomat stressed the importance of boosting cooperation between the five regional commissions of the UN Economic and Social Council and the Egyptian presidency of the COP27, especially with regard to reducing carbon emissions that cause climate change and providing the necessary funding for countering climate change.

Egypt’s officials have been making all efforts to prepare Sharm el-Sheikh city to host the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) next November.

Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, inspected and reviewed all the preparations during his last visit to Sharm El-Sheikh, along with the hotels, which are preparing for this major event.

The Prime Minister also inspected the preparations for the headquarters of COP27confrance at the International Conference Center in Sharm El Sheikh.

The halls includes: the main halls for meetings, places designated for delegations, the media and all other service halls, and an area designated for the participating delegations.

During his two-day visit to Sharm el-Sheikh, Prime Minister Madbouly said the projects being carried out in Sharm El Sheikh within Egypt's preparations for hosting the UN Climate Change Conference 2022, COP27, provide an ideal opportunity for increasing the number of tourist arrivals in the city during the next phase.