Announcement - As the world convenes in New York this week for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79), Africa's 1.
As the world convenes in New York this week for the United Nations General Assembly , Africa 's 1.2 billion people will be counting on their participating leaders and pan- Africa n institutions like the Africa n Development Bank Group to lead the charge on matters critical to the continent's sustainable development and prosperity.
The SDGS outline seventeen"goals" collectively described as"a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future" and with a deadline of 2030. They were first unveiled at UNGA 70 in 2015 which saw Dr. Akinwunmi A. Adesina's debut appearance as the African Development Bank Group President.
He will also take part in a closed-door meeting with UN Secretary General António Guterres to discuss the critical issues of mobilizing greater private sector participation in Africa's development, and the reform of multilateral development banks . A fireside chat, hosted by the broadcaster CNN, will present a platform for Adesina to highlight the Bank's ground-breaking Desert to Power programme across the continent's Sahel region, which aims to create the largest solar energy zone in the world and connect 250 million people to electricity by 2030.- an organization of which he is a co-chair which aims to provide digital access to 100 million people in Africa.
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