As part of strengthening ties between Haiti and Africa, promoting African values ​​and Afro-descendants, the Office of the United Nations Youth Organization of Africa in Haiti (BOJNUAH), announces the 1st edition of the Black Summit, which will be held from March 10 to 13, 2022, in Port-au-Prince and Jacmel around the theme "Historical contribution of Blacks in the construction of the world".

According to Amos Cincir (Special Representative in Haiti) and Olsen Barthelemy (Communication Director) of BOJNUAH, the Black Summit in Haiti intends to promote African and Afro-descendant culture, which is essential for the development of the continent and of Haiti but also for humanity in general. This initiative also aims to highlight the many living cultures of the African continent and African diasporas around the world, and promote them as a lever in the service of sustainable development, dialogue and peace.

For Marc Derverson Beauvoir, Director of Projects and External Cooperation, this event aims to highlight the importance of multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder partnerships and their positive impact for the effective implementation and monitoring of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development between Haiti and Africa...

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BOJNUAH has been established in Haiti since February 2017 and is represented by Haitians. Its mission is to target, in particular actions related to the African continent and in Haiti, it is centered on youth and sustainable development.

This decentralized institution whose head office is in Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso (West Africa), aims to bring the greatest added value to its vision of the world and that its representatives can work daily to build a bridge between the African continent and Haiti, through young people.

HL/ HaïtiLibre