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GUBA Awards Executive Director, Dentaa Amoateng, emphasized the need for Africans in the diaspora to get closer to themselves and to the continent to engage in partnership actions to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal in 2030.
At a press launch of the first edition of the GUBA-Awards USA that took place on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at the United Nations in New York, Ms. Dentaa pointed out that partnerships among continent's actors were essential for achieving sustainable development. Goals.
"GUBA strongly believes that partnerships between Africans in the diaspora and on the African continent are essential for achieving development and, by extension, for achieving the goals of sustainable development. As an organization, we have a mission to play a crucial role in achieving the goals set out in the 2030 Agenda, "she added.
The theme of GUBA Awards USA 2019 "The African Diaspora, catalyst for growth and innovation" is part of the United Nations commitment to mobilize the necessary means for the implementation of peace, to the eradication of poverty, the improvement of environmental health, through a Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, based on a strengthened spirit of global solidarity, focused in particular on the needs vulnerable people with the participation of all countries and all stakeholders.
The GUBA Awards are designed to reward, celebrate the excellence and innovation of African individuals and organizations in the diaspora and Africa, working for the progress, empowerment and progress of the African diaspora community.
The nominees at the awards were announced at the press launch taking into account the companies and individuals whose business sector complies with the Sustainable Development Goals.
The main event is scheduled to take place on September 26, 2019 at 6 pm at The Pierre, a Taj hotel in New York, United States, with special recognition for "The Year of Return".
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