International conference on sustainable development in Guinea-Bissau, Brussels - Main contents
| date | March 13, 2015 |
|---|---|
| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| location | Borschette Centre, Brussels, Belgium  |
| organisation | Europese Unie (EU) i, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) i |
Wednesday 25 March: International conference on sustainable development in Guinea-Bissau
An International conference in support of Guinea-Bissau will take place in Brussels on 25 March. The event will be co-hosted by the government of Guinea-Bissau, the EU and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The Brussels conference will bring together the international community and Guinea-Bissau to endorse the government's vision and long-term development strategy 2015-2025 and to pledge support to enable its implementation.
2015 is the European Year for Development. Against this background, the conference comes at a crucial juncture for Guinea-Bissau. After years of extreme fragility and political instability, the country turned a corner in 2014 with elections in May and the restoration of the constitutional order. The objective will be to sustain the positive momentum and ensure that the country moves away from fragility and towards sustainable development.
The one-day conference will be held in the Conference centre Borchette in Brussels. A press conference is foreseen. Journalists interested in covering the event are invited to register at the following e-mail, indicating their media profession: guinea-bissau.conference@cecoforma.com
The sources:
The European Year for Development website: https://europa.eu/eyd2015/en
The contacts:
Catherine Ray, +32 229 69921, Catherine.Ray@ec.europa.eu
Irina Novakova, +32 229 57517, Irina.Novakova@ec.europa.eu
Sharon Zarb, +32 229 92256, Sharon.Zarb@ec.europa.eu