PM joins Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday attended the opening ceremony of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2020 (ADSW) and Zayed Sustainability Prize Ceremony in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
ADSW was formally opened at the ICC Hall of Abu Dhabi National Exhibition at 11am (local time).
On her arrival at the venue, the PM was received by Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
This year, Zayed Sustainability Prize was conferred upon 10 organisations and institutes of different countries under five categories.
At the function, Sheikh Al Nahyan and Sheikh Hasina along with seven other heads of state and government handed over prizes to the winners.
Sheikh Hasina handed over the prize to the representative of Eutan Tarawa Ieta Junior Secondary School of Kiribati for winning under global high school category.
The other heads of state and government include Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Rwanda President Paul Kagame, Fiji Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, Serbia Prime Minister Ana Brnabic, Armenian President Armen Sarkissian and Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio.
ADSW is a global platform for accelerating the world’s sustainable development endeavours. It brings together a unique fusion of policymakers, industry specialists, technology pioneers and the next generation of sustainability leaders. On Sunday night, Sheikh Hasina went on a three-day official visit to the UAE.
Today, Sheikh Hasina is likely to have separate meetings with Sheikh Al Nahyan, UAE Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and Chairwoman of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak.
Sheikh Hasina will then leave for home on the same day.
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