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President Nana Akufo-Addo has tasked African leaders to strengthen their commitment and accelerate the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
This is the best way to guarantee the chances of success. "Posterity will be the judge of our determination and resolution," he said.
The president gave this accusation Sunday, when he and Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, UN-SDG co-chairs, addressed African leaders on the sidelines of the African Union summit in Addis Ababa. (Ethiopia).
He noted that when the founding fathers met in Addis Ababa in 1963 to adopt the OAU Charter, their basic aspirations were the realization of freedom, equality, justice, dignity and dignity. the economic transformation of the African continent, guided by the immense natural and human resources.
"Today, these aspirations are embodied both in the UN Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 and in the AU Agenda 2063," said President Akufo. Addo.
With the global community as a whole, facing the challenges the world faces, he was convinced that "the 17 SDGs offer our generation a tremendous opportunity to fight inequalities on all fronts, to eradicate poverty. extreme, to tackle the problems of climate change, the degradation and unsustainable use of our environmental and marine resources, transform our economies and bring greater prosperity to our peoples.
"The high degree of convergence between the Sustainable Development Goals and the Agenda 2063 makes it imperative to take advantage of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals to achieve the goals and objectives of our 2063 Agenda. made by our continent on many fronts, I say those are the time of Africa, "said the Ghanaian leader.
However, the President stressed that, to fully capture the ambitions of African peoples, African leaders must take advantage of the opportunities offered by the Sustainable Development Goals.
"We need to implement the SDGs brilliantly. We have the capacity, creativity, knowledge and resources to lead the world in implementing the SDGs. So, let's stand up. The SDGs bring hope and investment for our future – the future of our young people and the generations to come, "he added.
Recalling that the goals of sustainable development are inspired by the Millennium Development Goals, themselves inspired by the bold vision of one of the most illustrious sons of this continent, the former Secretary-General Kofi Annan, of Holy Memory, President Akufo-Addo emphasized that the success of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals is exactly what Kofi Annan would have liked.
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