The second edition of the Egypt- International Co-operation Forum (Egypt-ICF) and the Meeting of African Ministers of economy, finance and environment, held under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, organised by the Ministry of International Co-operation, will witness high-level participation of heads of international and regional financing institutions as well as United Nations officials to urge the international community to deepen partnership with Africa to forge a common path.
Egypt is capitalising on its rich history of international co-operation to strengthen solidarity and co-operation between Africa and the world and continue to promote the building of a global community with a shared future.
High-level participants include Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group, John Kerry, US Climate Envoy, Mark Carney, UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance, Odile Renaud Basso, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Benedict Okey Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, African Export–Import Bank, Mathias Cormann, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Khalida Bouzar, Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the United Nations Development Programme Regional Bureau for Arab States, Vera Songwe, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General, Mari Pangestu, World Bank Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships, Mokhtar Diop, Executive Director and Vice President of the International Finance Corporation, Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt, Ghada Wali, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna, and Nigel Topping, UK’s High-Level Climate Action Champion. Several African ministers will also participate in the meeting.
The second edition of the Egypt-ICF Forum is held ahead of COP27 under the theme of moving from pledges to implementation. The overall objective of the event is to ensure coherence of African climate finance positions with needs, prioritise actions, which can be led by African countries with targeted support to increase climate finance available for implementation, and showcase successful development practices and champion new initiatives and actionable policies on climate mitigation and adaptation.
The event is held in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Afrexim Bank, African Development Bank Group, the World Bank, Climate Investment Funds, BADEA Bank, the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation, the International Finance Corporation, the European Investment Bank, Banque Misr and the National Bank of Egypt.
The first edition of the Egypt-ICF Forum, held last year, witnessed physical and virtual presence of more than 1,500 representatives from governments in Africa, Europe and Latin America.
