Egypt's environment minister heads to Armenia for biodiversity summit on Sisi's behalf

Egypt's Local Development and Environment Minister Manal Awad has traveled to Yerevan to attend the "Leaders for Nature" biodiversity summit on behalf of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

• Awad arrived in Yerevan for the summit on October 16–17, representing Sisi ahead of the UN biodiversity conference CBD COP17, set for October 19–30.
• The summit convenes heads of state and government, international organization leaders, scientists, and indigenous peoples' representatives to advance the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
• Awad is scheduled to deliver Egypt's national address and hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit.
• The summit will close with the adoption of the "Yerevan Call to Action" political declaration urging faster implementation and increased financing for biodiversity.