国际英语资讯:African ministers launch initiative to involve women in energy sector
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 3-- <span word="African">African</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="Entrepreneurs">Entrepreneurs</span> <span word="Framework">Framework</span> (<span word="AWEEF">AWEEF</span>), <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Ministerial">Ministerial</span> <span word="Conference">Conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Environment">Environment</span> (<span word="AMCEN">AMCEN</span>), <span word="seeks">seeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="galvanize">galvanize</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tackling">tackling</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="affordable">affordable</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Unlocking">Unlocking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="entrepreneurs">entrepreneurs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="Sustainable">Sustainable</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Goals">Goals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="Agenda">Agenda</span> 2063," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Cabinet">Cabinet</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Environment">Environment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Natural">Natural</span> <span word="Resources">Resources</span> <span word="Judi">Judi</span> <span word="Wakhungu">Wakhungu</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span>.</p><p><span word="Wakhungu">Wakhungu</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="AMCEN">AMCEN</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="in">in</span>.</p><p><span word="AMCEN">AMCEN</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="innovative">innovative</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="affects">affects</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="AWEEF">AWEEF</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> 16<span word="th">th</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AMCEN">AMCEN</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Libreville">Libreville</span>, <span word="Gabon">Gabon</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="entrepreneurs">entrepreneurs</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="agents">agents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="stakeholders">stakeholders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>, <span word="given">given</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="engagement">engagement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="biomass">biomass</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ranges">ranges</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="absence">absence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="renewal">renewal</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comprehensive">comprehensive</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="recommendations">recommendations</span>, <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="empowerment">empowerment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="development">development</span>.</p>
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