Former Malawi chief Joyce Banda honoured for CoP29 contributions

By Arnold Mnelemba- Contributor

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Former President of the Republic of Malawi Dr. Joyce Banda has been honored for her outstanding contribution in making COP29 successful.

Dr. Banda was appointed along with different 25 world leaders to function Advisor to the President of Azerbaijan on COP29.

According to a letter from Office of President and Cabinet submitting the certificates of appreciation to the previous President via the ministry of Foreign Affairs, President IIham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Dr. Banda has been acknowledged for her energetic participation and contribution within the International Advisory Committee.

“I have the honour to submit to Your Excellency a certificate of appreciation awarded by His Excellency Iiham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in recognition of Your Excellency’s active participation at the 29th Conference of the parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP) in Baku, Azerbaijan. The certificate of appreciation was sent through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” reads the letter partially.

The 2024 COP29 centered on key world challenges similar to local weather resilience, sustainable growth, and innovation in inexperienced applied sciences.

The International Advisory Committee was on the middle of shaping the agenda and its contribution to coverage suggestions and stakeholder engagement.

The former Malawi chief made a dedication to make sure that Africa is dedicated to addressing the plight of frontline communities affected by local weather change in Malawi and Africa at giant.

Dr. Banda has been to the frontline and has shared proof and unhappy actuality of devastation and turmoil which ladies and youngsters are going via in Malawi because of 7 cyclones which have wreaked havoc within the nation.

It has been confirmed past any doubts that amongst different opposed impacts, local weather change threatens world public health-this is extra actual in Africa and different growing states- exacerbating the unfold of airborne, waterborne, and vector-borne illnesses and worsening malnutrition.

Further, ladies and men are fighting psychological well being points emanating from lack of members of the family, property and livelihoods; malnutrition amongst younger kids is a evident actuality whereas maladies associated to poor sanitation and lack of fresh water are the order of the day.

Additionally, the Malaria circumstances in Malawi went up dramatically because of floods.

This alarming situation and which is replicated in lots of international locations in Africa underscores the vital want for built-in local weather change mitigation and adaptation methods that prioritize public well being, notably for marginalized teams, together with ladies, women, indigenous communities, and people with restricted incomes.

Dr. Banda’s management and different the management of Nizzami Ganjavi Baku at Cop 29 has additionally helped Malawi to affix a bandwagon of leaders around the globe who at the moment are on a campaign advocating for debt aid and cancellation in addition to local weather change adaptation and resilience.

Meanwhile, the previous Malawi chief is in Cape Town, Republic of South Africa the place she is attending the African Leaders Initiative on Debt Relief convention.

The African Leaders Initiative on Debt Relief, chaired by President Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has introduced collectively a number of African former Presidents and Heads of Governments to advocate for each bilateral and multilateral debt aid for African international locations.
Before the summit in South Africa, the previous president travelled to Freetown, Sierra Leon to attend a convention organized by the Africa-US Forum on STEM, AI and MBA.

While there, Dr. Banda attended presentation ceremony of the celebrated Presidential Game Changer Award to President Julius Maada Bio.

The former Malawi President returns dwelling on Friday, February 28 via Chileka International Airport and can go straight to preside over quite a lot of engagements within the southern area over the weekend.

About the Author: Arnold Mnelemba is the Executive Assistant to the Former President