Hon. Agho Oliver Bamenju, one of the youngest MP in Cameroon Parliament and Climate Chage Advocate has returned home after attending the Global Young MP Initiative 2023 in the United States of America on the invitation of the World Bank. Holding on the theme " Safeguarding the World's Future: The Environmental and Social Framework", this year's meeting, focused on World Bank Environmental and Social Framework, which supports green, resilient and inclusive development through a set of standards that strengthen protections for people and the environment, making important advances in areas such as labour, inclusion and non discrimination, gender, climate change, biodiversity etc. This year's meeting took place under the able and swift coordination of Honourable Amira Saber Qandil, Secretary General of Foreign Relations Committee, Egyptian House of Representatives. The forum it should be noted was attended among others by prominent Young MPs from the world over including the Speaker of The Legislative Assembly of Tonga, Honourable Fatafehi Fakafanua.
Harping on this year's title, Hon. Agho Oliver said that during the workshop, he had the opportunity to share with the global community some of the best practices he has been working on such as biodiversity conservation and restoration of degraded landscapes. He said attending the Global MP Initiative gave him the opportunity to share ideas, knowledge and experiences with his peers from other countries. On how he intends to use the knowledge, Hon. Agho Oliver said his plan of actions will be centered on landscape restoration and advocacy at national level especially in Parliament. Hon. Agho Oliver holds a Master Degree in International Cultural Studies, with focus on Global Governance and Sustainable Development. He told this reporter that attending the 2023 Young MP was a dream come true because he had the opportunity to listen, learn and participated in discussions pioneering solutions including World Bank and IMF approaches to funding projects. " We were able to lend a young perspective and voice to the many intractable issues our generation and also discussed pioneering solutions" he emphasized. It is worth mentioning that Hon. Agho Oliver is the President of the Executive Bureau of Youth Development Organization-Yodo and member of the coordination of Global Landscapes Forum,GLFx Nkambe Chapter.
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