Join us at the HLPF 2022 Energy Side Event: Closing the Gap - Tuesday 12 July, 1:00-2:30pm EDT

Overview

Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to invite you to our forthcoming discussion ‘Closing the gap: how can access to renewable energy support sustainable and equitable COVID-19 recovery in Africa?’. The event, happening in the margins of the 2022 High-Level Political Forum, is hosted by the Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations, with the support of the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Building on the IEO’s recent evaluation of UNDP’s support to energy access, the panel will interrogate means of ensuring sustainable energy supply in Africa. They will discuss options and present current examples that support schools, households, and other community services. Discussion will focus on national and pan-African interventions, strategies and partnerships for closing the energy gap in Africa in a sustainable and equitable way.

Panel:

• H.E. Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations
• H.E. Mrs. Agnes Mary Chimbiri Molande, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Malawi to the United Nations
• Mr. Rashid Ali Abdallah, Executive Director of the African Energy Commission 
• Ms. Usha Rao-Monari,?UN Under-Secretary-General and UNDP Associate Administrator
• Mr. Oscar A. Garcia, Director of the Independent Evaluation Office of UNDP 
• Ms. Sheila Oparaocha, Executive Director of ENERGIA, and the International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy

More information can be found on the dedicated landing page on the HLPF website, and on the IEO’s website.

The event promises to be a fruitful and engaging discussion. We look forward to welcoming you!

 Sign up here https://undp.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtc-ChpzgsGtxQjNJkePX57cY7SUUoNZk1 

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