On the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of IORA, the Secretariat in collaboration with the Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security of the Republic of Mauritius organised Tree Plantation Activity on 15 October 2022 at State land adjoining La Prairie Beach, Mauritius.
The Honourable Maneesh Gobin, Attorney General, Minister of the Agro-Industry and Food Security Ministry of Mauritius graced the occasion as Chief Guest.
Honourable Alan Ganoo, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, H.E. Dr Salman Al Farisi, Secretary-General of IORA, H.E. Mr. Albert Camille Vital, Ambassador of the Republic of Madagascar to Mauritius and H.E. Mr. Zhu Liying, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Mauritius were presence, among other dignitaries.
The IORA Secretariat is celebrating this milestone with various activities throughout the year, 2022 and the Tree Plantation was the eight activities . The celebrations started on 7 March 2022 with IORA Day Celebrations. Other activities were:
- Publication of Commemorative Magazine
- Youth Writing Competition
- Official video launch of IORA 25th Anniversary of Establishment
- Printing of promotional materials
- Beach Clean-up
- IORA Futsal Tournament
Next activity is the release of Commemorative Postal Stamp by the Government of Mauritius in November.