Aswan Forum: Put healthcare, including vaccines, at the center of rebuilding Africa back better and more resilient - WHO, African Development Bank, Africa CDC
WHO, African Development Bank and Africa CDC call for coordinated vaccination rollout and investments in local manufacture of drugs and diagnostics as a defense system for Africa
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Africa must protect itself against future pandemics and other shocks through higher investment in primary healthcare and increased local manufacturing of key medical products, panelists at the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development urged on Monday.
Egypt hosted the virtual, second edition of the meeting, titled Shaping Africa’s New Normal: Recovering Stronger, Rebuilding Better’.
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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.