Time: Wednesday 23 July 2025 11:00 – 14:00 (Registration from 11:00)
Venue: Future Africa, University of Pretoria
How to join: by invite only
Description:
United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health and the University of Pretoria will be hosting the official launch ceremony of the UNU Hub on Resilient Environment, agriculture, climate and health for Africa at the University of Pretoria. This is the first UNU Hub to be launched in Africa and in the Global South. The Hub hosted in the Future Africa Campus will be led by the top African scientists and will focus on research, education, and policy issues related to water, agriculture, land, climate change, and planetary health in Africa and beyond.
UNU-INWEH and the University of Pretoria are especially pleased to welcome the esteemed guest of honour, Professor Tshilidzi Marwala, the Rector of the UNU and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, who will be joining this significant occasion.
This special launch event is being organised in conjunction with South Africa’s Presidency of the G20.
Programme:
11:00 – 11:30 | Registration
11:30 – 12:30 | Welcome speeches
12:30 – 12:45 | Signing Ceremony
12:45 – 13:00 | Official Opening
13:00 – 14:00 | Reception & Networking Lunch