Huambo – A multisectoral delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MIREX) on Sunday began preparing the visit of members of the United Nations Permanent Consultative Committee, in charge of Security Issues in Central Africa (UNSAC).
On 24 May this year, Angola assumed the presidency of the United Nations Permanent Consultative Committee, responsible for Security Issues in Central Africa (UNSAC), for a period of six months, during the 57th Ministerial Meeting of this body of the UN, which took place in the country's capital, Luanda.
Speaking to journalists in the city of Huambo, after a courtesy meeting with the provincial vice-governor for the Political, Social and Economic sector, Angelino Elavoco, the director of Multilateral Affairs at MIREX, Sara de Assunção Silva, said that the delegation will assess, until Monday, the level of development in this region, 22 years after the end of the armed conflict.
She explained that the initiative aims to prepare members of the United Nations Permanent Consultative Committee in Charge of Security Issues in Central Africa (UNSAC) to take place next September, in order to assess how the region is contributing to the diversification of the country's economy.
She added that the delegation will work with the Government of the province of Huambo to outline strategies for receiving Committee members, as it is part of the Lobito Corridor, which extends to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to learn about the projects ongoing and how they will contribute to economic development and commercial exchange in the Southern African sub-region.
The official recalled that Angola has played an important role in resolving conflicts in the Great Lakes Region, a process in which the Head of State, João Lourenço, was distinguished with the title of African Union Champion for Peace and Reconciliation in Africa.
They constitute the United Nations Permanent Consultative Committee, responsible for Security Issues in Central Africa (UNSAC) Angola, Burundi, Cameroon; Gabon, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, São Tomé and Príncipe, Rwanda, Central African Republic (CAR) and Equatorial Guinea.
During their stay in the province of Huambo, the delegation will visit the 'Reino do Bailundo', several manufacturing units, farms and tourist attractions, especially Morro do Moco, which is the highest point in the country and one of the Seven Wonders of Angola.
According to INE forecasts for 2024, the province of Huambo has an estimated population of two million, 830 thousand 415 inhabitants, distributed across the municipalities of Bailundo, Caála, Cachiungo, Chicala-Cholohanga, Chinjenje, Ecunha, Huambo, Londuimbali, Longonjo, Mungo and Ucuma. JSV/ALH/DOJ
