New York, 23 September 2024

At the close of her first day at the Climate Week held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly Summit of the Future, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Mayor of Freetown & Co-Chair of C40 Cities, took part in a high-level panel on building sustainable cities, hosted by the Embassy of Denmark to the UN and its partners. She also spoke at the #GlobalRenewables Summit on “Sharing Benefits of an Inclusive Renewable Energy Transition,” with a focus on what Freetown is doing to promote #cleancooking. Later, Mayor Aki-Sawyerr attended the launch of the Global Africa Gateway, which was also attended notable figures such as Aliko Dangote, Chairman and CEO of the Dangote Group; H.E. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Dr. Monique Nsanzanaganwa, Deputy Chairperson of the AU Commission; and Professor Benedict Okey Oramah, President of Afreximbank, among others.