The first session of the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) officially confirmed the UAE as the permanent headquarters of the global agency on Monday.
Although the UAE was chosen as the headquarters of the agency in June 2009, the agency made the formal approval in its first assembly being held in Abu Dhabi, as part of its transition into a fully fledged international organisation from the status of a 'preparatory commission'.
The UAE 2009 win to host the agency brought the first headquarters of an international organisation in a Middle East city, making it a historic development.
It is the second headquarters of an international agency in a developing country after Nairobi in Kenya, which houses the headquarters of UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme).
Now a prominent UN diplomat from a developing country (Kenya) leading the agency has increased that relevance. The two year old agency witnessed its second historic development by electing Adnan Z Amin as the designated director general of Irena.
Adnan Amin is slated to hold the post for the next 4 years. Ameen had served as the Director of the UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB).
The first session of the General Assembly gathered 800 delegates from 150 nations and was attended by more than 90 ministers.
(C) Gulf News
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