The East African Community Secretariat is organizing an event that will focus on sustainable development in the context of regional integration. The event is scheduled for June 20.
The Event will be organised in collaboration with EAC Organs and Institutions mainly Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) and East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) and Partner States- the Republics of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda through designated UNCSD National Focal Points.
The overall objective of the side event is to showcase EAC’s efforts, achievements and challenges in the implementation of sustainable development goals in the region within the context of EAC’s integration process.
More specifically, the event shall review the progress in the implementation of the EAC Treaty and its related Protocols relevant to sustainable development namely; the Sustainable Development of Lake Victoria Basin (2003), Protocol on Environment and Natural Resources Management (2006); and Environment and Natural Resources provisions of the EAC Common Market Protocol (2009).
The event is expected to mobilize political will and support to EAC on the Implementation of Regional Policy Instruments aimed at contributing to the three pillars of sustainable development in the region and identify the role of EAC?s in monitoring the implementation of the Rio+20 Outcome.
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