Report of Executive Vice-President Ania Lopez on activities of the Mission to China – International Conferences, Academic Collaborations, and Commitment to Carbon Neutrality

From 20 to 26 October 2024, I had the privilege of participating in a mission to China, during which I took part in key events for the future of global sustainability and carbon neutrality. This trip included attending international conferences, meeting with academics and professionals in the field, as well as important discussions on future collaborations between WFEO and Chinese institutions.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Prof. LING Wen, Chair of the WFEO ...

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WFEO President-Elect Seng Chuan Tan’s participation to the Chongqing International Talent Exchange Conference

The Chongqing International Talent Exchange Conference, themed “Pooling Talent in New Chongqing, Joining Efforts for a New Future,” was held from 23 to 24 November at the Yuelai International Convention Center in Chongqing, China.

The Conference was co-hosted by the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee, the Chongqing Municipal People’s Government, the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and the Western Returned ...

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WFEO President participation to the Continental Conference on Transforming STEM in Africa

I was invited by the UNESCO Addis Ababa Office to attend the Continental Conference on Transforming STEM in Africa held between 26 and 28 November 2024. In line with the program, the Minister of Science, Technology and innovation from south Africa and I gave Keynote Addresses at the Opening ...

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Report on the international forum on the role of engineering education and science in achieving SDGs

The Forum was held from 12 to 15 November and was organized by the International Competence Centre for Mining Engineering Education, under the auspices of UNESCO in collaboration with the Empress Catherine II St. Petersburg Mining University, Russia.

The theme of the Forum was “The Role of Engineering Education and Science in Achieving ...

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WFEO President’s visit to UNEP’s headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya

On 12 October 2024, I had the honor of leading a delegation of WFEO leadership to the UN Environment Program (UNEP) global headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, where we engaged in a fruitful discussion with Dr. Rose Mwabaza, Director and Regional Representative for Africa.

Key areas of mutual interest and potential collaboration between WFEO and UNEP were ...

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WFEO President’s visit to the United States of America


With members of the World Bank Department of Infrastructure
 
On the advice of the WFEO-UN Relations Committee (WURC), I visited the United States of America to have meetings with the following Officials/Organizations:

  1. The World Bank Headquarters at Washington DC
  2. Dr. Patricia Gruber, the Chief Advisor to the Secretary of the Department of State, Washington ...
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COP29: Participation of Marie-Line Vaiani in the work of the UN Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET)

Marie-Line Vaiani, Chair of the WFEO Committee on Energy and Secretary General of the French Energy Council, participated in COP29 as a member of the UN Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET) delegation.

These days of intense discussions and reflections were structured around the CEET plenary meeting, thematic working sessions, an industrial visit and ...

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Global Engineering Conference – GECO

The Institution of Engineers Rwanda (IER), together with WFEO, the Rwanda Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA), UNESCO and the Federation Of African Engineering Organisations hosted the Global Engineering Conference (GECO) from 15 to 18 October 2024 at the ...

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WFEO at 2024 UNFCCC Conference of Parties – COP 29

The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly referred to as COP29, was the 29th United Nations Climate Change conference, held from 11 to 22 November 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The COP29 Presidency’s plan was based on two mutually reinforcing parallel pillars. ...

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WFEO participation at the 40th UN-Water meeting

The 40th meeting of UN-Water took place on 4-5 November at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

UN-Water Chair Alvaro Lario opened proceedings, and the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Water, Mrs. Retno Marsudi, addressed around 130 representatives from UN-Water Members and Partners.
 
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