BRAZZAVILLE, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The sixth session of the World Forum of Sustainable Development will be held on Oct. 27-30 in Brazzaville, capital of Republic of Congo, the Congolese Ministry of Forest Economy announced Tuesday.

    The forum will be attended by international organizations including the African Union (AU), African Bank, African Development Bank, Economic Commission for Africa, World Environment Fund, United Nations Environment Program, United Nations Development Program and FAO.

    The session, the first to be held in Africa since its launching in 2003, will be devoted to the sustainable development in Africa.

    The forum will conclude with a political resolution by the AU, which will be taken as a reference for discussion at the 19th session of the UN sustainable development commission.

    According to Henri Djombo, the Congolese minister of forest economy and vice president of the organizing committee of the forum, participants will include political figures, researchers and financiers, and they will discuss issues on sustainable development, effects of climate changes and food crisis in Africa.