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Fifth Session of the Preparatory Commission for the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and First Session of the Assembly of IRENA

3 April 2011 and 4-5 April 2011 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Highlights for Monday, 4 April 2011
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3 April - 4 April - 5 April
Opening of the Assembly‬
Ogunlade Davidson, Sierra Leone, Sultan Al Jaber, President of the Assemby, and Moncef Khane, Secretary of the Assembly, IRENA
Sultan Al Jaber, President of the Assembly
 
Adnan Amin (Kenya) sworn in as Director-General of IRENA by Sultan Al Jaber, President of the Assembly
Moncef Khane, Secretary of the Assembly, IRENA
High Level Segment
The corridors of the ADNEC center were very busy on Monday, as 50 ministers, 30 ministerial level representatives and the Heads of various UN and international agencies arrived for the first day of IRENA’s existence. Many welcomed the high level of participation as proof of the interest and support for the Agency and the recognized importance of renewable energy.
Gombojav Zandanshatar, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mongolia
Dipu Moni, Foreign Minister, Bangladesh
Esteban Albornoz, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Ecuador
Elizabeth Dipuo Peters, Minister of Energy, South Africa
Farooq Abdullah, Minister of New and Renewable Energy, India
Faamoetauloa Lealaiauloto Taito Dr. Faale Tumaalii, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Samoa
Kandeh K. Yumkella, Director-General, UNIDO
Maud Olofsson, Minister for Enterprise and Energy, Sweden
Syed Ali Mohammed Mousavi, Director General of International Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iran
Mamadou Tangara, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Gambia
John M. Silk, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marshall Islands
Sven Alkalaj, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The High Level segment, held in the morning and afternoon, was attended by one Head of State, over 50 ministers, 30 ministerial-level representatives, and Heads of UN agencies and intergovernmental organizations.
Achim Steiner, ‪Executive Director of UNEP
Sam Kutesa, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Uganda
Akram Kamaludeen, Minister of State for Housing and Environment, Maldives
Elham M.A Ibrahim, Commissioner Infrastructure and Energy, African Union
Rajendra Pachauri, Chair of IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)
Ramal Hassan Ali, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sudan

Reception and Gala Dinner
On Monday night, delegates attended a reception and gala dinner hosted by Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates.
Local musicians welcomed delegates.
Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, UAE
Delegates during the reception.
L-R: Kimo Goree, IISD RS, Elizabeth Press and Ali Nimer, IRENA
L-R: Conrad Hunte and John Ashe, Antigua and Barbuda

Around the Conference
Delegates from Qatar
Delegates from Laos reading the latest ENB
Participants before the morning session
Benedikt Hoskuldsson, Iceland, and Mark Halle, IISD
Kimo Goree, IISDRS, and Mariangela Rebuá, Brazil
Delegates from Eritrea
Delegates from Oman
Delegates from Mali
Delegates from Fiji
Delegates from Thailand
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3 April - 4 April - 5 April
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