Very saddened to hear of the passing of Hon. Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, Ghanas Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation.
Minister Mohammed was due to join us in Geneva at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee talks to agree a global deal to beat plastic pollution, an issue I had the honor of discussing with him in June this year in Nice at the UN Ocean Conference.
Minister Mohammed was deeply respected by environmental leaders across the African continent and global stage. A committed environmentalist, Minister Mohammed was in Nairobi at UNEP Headquarters only a few weeks ago for the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) meeting where colleagues elected him as a member of the AMCEN Bureau.
We at UNEP send our deep condolences to his family, loved ones and people of Ghana during this tragic time.
