The African 3S Initiative at the heart of a ministerial meeting in New York

Morocco organized a ministerial meeting on the African Initiative 3S (Sustainability, Stability & Security) on July 17 in New York, attended by several African ministers of the environment and senior European officials and International Organizations.

Ministerial Meeting Highlighted the High Potential of the 3S Initiative as an African Intergovernmental Initiative to Address the Root Causes of Migration and Instability amplified by land degradation and climate change in Africa.

According to the Moroccan Secretary of State for Sustainable Development, Nezha El Ouafi, the 3S initiative could become an instrument to accelerate the achievement of many of its goals. Sustainable Development (SDG) in the Black Continent

She explained that it is a tool for implementing the Pact Global Migration, which is intended to cover all dimensions of international migration through a comprehensive and comprehensive approach, noting in passing, that the text of the Global Compact is quite innovative, because it explicitly recognizes the environmental causes of migration and seeks countries to find solutions.

Senegal's Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Mame Thierno Dieng, noted the "undeniable link" between environmental degradation and security and safety issues. in Africa, highlighting the relevance of this meeting on the 3S initiative.

"The degradation of the environment pushes young people to risk their lives by attempting to immigrate illegally," said the Senegalese minister, adding that "The 3S initiative launched in Marrakesh is for us of paramount importance to promote security and stability." [19659002] "We believe that the 3S initiative offers a new perspective, a promise of social inclusion that goes hand in hand with an environmental management based on the exploitation of Africa's great forces, namely its lands, its traditions and its inhabitants, "said Monique Barbut, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).

As a reminder, the African 3S Initiative was launched on the occasion of the 1st African Action Summit, held on 16 November 2016 in Marrakech, on the sidelines of the COP22 World Climate Conference.