NewsINBAR at the 2023 United Nations General Assembly
INBAR Director General Ali Mchumo (right) met with Dr. Juliette Biao Koudenoukpo, Director of the Secretariat of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF).
INBAR joined world leaders from 193 countries in New York to participate in the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Last week, high-level meetings were held in New York as part of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 78). The centerpiece of the week’s events was the UN 2023 SDG Summit, arriving at the halfway point for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline. The Summit sought to respond to the “impact of multiple and interlocking crisis facing the world and [was] expected to reignite a sense of hope, optimism, and enthusiasm for the 2030 Agenda.”
INBAR’s presence was felt at the Summit and other key meetings convened on the sidelines of UNGA 78 throughout the week. Ali Mchumo, INBAR Director General (DG), and Borja De La Peña, INBAR Global Policy Officer, participated in events and held discussions with government heads, organization leaders and other dignitaries on a wide range of topics. See some of the photos from UNGA 78 below.
From left to right: INBAR DG; Mr. Qu Dongyu, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN DG; and Mr. Zhimin Wu, FAO’s Collaborative Partnership on Forests Chair meeting at the Joint Call to Action for Forest towards 2030 at the SDG Summit.
INBAR DG discussed the crucial role of bamboo in sustaining livelihoods across the Global South with Her Royal Highness Princess Basma bint Ali of Jordan, FAO Goodwill Ambassador.
INBAR DG and Dr. Juliette Biao Koudenoukpo, Director of the Secretariat of UNFF met to discuss ways to synergize and harmonize sustainable forest management and development while strengthening institutional cooperation.
INBAR DG met with Mr. David Cooper, acting Executive Secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, and introduced the Bamboo as a Substitute for Plastic Initiative.
INBAR DG met with Mr. Victor Djemba, Chief of Africa Regional Division, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
INBAR DG met with H.E Mr. Carl-Hermann Gustav Schlettwein, Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform of Namibia.
INBAR DG met with UNIDO DG Mr. Gerd Müller at UNGA 78.
INBAR DG (middle, right) met with H.E. Hugo Rivera Fernández (middle, left), Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for Economic Affairs and International Cooperation of the Dominican Republic to accelerate the membership process.
INBAR DG participated in the Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa (IDDA III) High-level Event under the theme “Positioning Africa’s Industrial Skills Development, Deployment and Retention: Accelerating Manufacturing”
INBAR DG met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador Mr. Gustavo Manrique Miranda.
This session of UNGA is the first in-person convening of its Member States in the post-COVID era. These face-to-face meetings are critical for building trust and support among our partners in the diplomatic and non-governmental world. INBAR will continue to advocate for the bamboo and rattan agenda as part of its mission, making a real difference in the lives of millions around the world.
