Over 200 children from 35 African countries and Norway have converged here to discuss matters related to the environment, according to the Cameroonian national radio.
Organized by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the Yaounde meeting, which began Monday, is bringing together children below the age of 17 to discuss, share experience and make resolutions on the major challenges facing the African continent on the field of environmental protection, the radio reported Tuesday.
The meeting, which is the first regional conference bringing African children together to discuss the environment, is aimed at highlighting the role of children in the promotion of sustainable development in a continent that boasts the second highest rate of deforestation, a continent where waste is not treated, where no one at the moment is bothered by pollution and where unplanned housing is the norm.
In addition, the meeting is being used to prepare African children for the world summit of children on environment, which will be held in Norway in July 2008.
Source: Xinhua
|
Comment
Tell A Friend
Print Format
Save Article