Kenya will once again host two high profile meetings come next year. The Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation and The Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced.
The announcement was made during the Presidents meeting with the members of the steering committee for the Effective Development Cooperation who briefed him on the progress of the preparations for the November 23/24/2015 when the meeting is expected to take place.
The Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation is a political forum that brings together governments, bilateral and multilateral organisations, parliament representatives, civil societies, financial institutions, the private sector and trade unions, among other organisations, to discuss development.
The Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation is the first to be held in Africa.
The high profile meetings will not only attract investors but it will boost tourism to the country and the President expressed optimism that the meeting will merge global efforts to eradicate poverty
He called on all those involved to provide the necessary support to ensure the meeting is successful.
“It is important to cultivate this global approach to addressing challenges including climate change, terrorism and poverty alleviation,” President Kenyatta said.
Dutch Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Minister Lilliane Ploumen – who is the co-chair of the Nairobi meeting – assured President Kenyatta of her team’s support in ensuring the meeting is successful.
Article by Shillah Mwadosho.