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OPENING CEREMONY

10:05

Call to Order by  Jackie Ankrah

10:08

National Anthem

10:12

Welcome/Opening Statement by H.E. Samira Bawumia – Second Lady of the Republic of Ghana

10:18

Statement by Honourable Kwaku Afriyie – Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ghana

10:23

Statement by H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma – Minister, Ministry of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Former Chairperson Africa Union (AU), The Republic of South Africa

10:28

Statement by Honourable Samuel A. Jinapor, MP – Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Ghana

10:33

Goodwill Message by Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala – Director General, World Trade Organization

10:38

Address by Special Guest of Honour, H. E Amina Mohammed – Deputy Secretary General, United Nations

10:45

Poem Recital –  Nakeeyat Dramani (Young Climate Advocate)

10:50

Keynote Address by H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo – President of the Republic of Ghana

11:00

Opening Ceremony Closing Remarks – Jackie Ankrah

11:05

Photographs

11:10

Press/Media Interviews

11:15

Panel Discussion (Plenary)

  • Poem recital by  Rahima Okwan – Nyinase Child Protection and Climate change Ambassadors
  • Statement by Honourable Ansu Sekou Konneh – Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Liberia

Panelists:

  • Angela Lusigi – UNDP Resident Representative, Ghana
  • Angelina Mensah – UNFCCC Negotiator on Response Measures, Ghana
  • Dominic Asante Opoku Manu – Policy Advisor, SDGs Advisory Unit, Office of the President

Moderator: Dr. Wilfred Ochan – UNFPA Country Coordinator

12:30

Lunch