New York, 15 September 2021 (TDI) : The permanent mission of Uganda to the UN together with Inspire Africa coffee held a two-day coffee cupping and tasting event. The first was hosted by a cafe in Manhattan, New York, and the second was held on Friday at the Uganda house in New York. Ambassadors and senior diplomats from the United Nations attended this event.
Members of the diplomatic corps enjoyed the various coffee varieties one by one. Different coffee flavors were served to UN diplomats and UN staff members in a bid to market Uganda‘s distinctive Robusta and Arabica coffee.
“We will ensure that the UN’s policies benefit small farmers,” stated Amb Adonia Ayebare, Uganda’s representative to the United Nations.
The world runs on coffee, the United Nations requires coffee, and Uganda’s coffee is the greatest and exactly what we need, according to Burhan Gafoor, Singapore’s UN Ambassador.
