President Cyril Ramaphosa has landed in New York where he will lead the South African delegation during the high-level segment of the 78th session of the General Assembly.
Among the cabinet officials supporting Ramaphosa, are ministers of International Relations, in the Presidency, State Security, Communications, Social Development, Trade Industry and Competition, Environment, Water and Sanitation, and Health, among others.
The president will meet the U.N. Secretary-General later Sunday ahead of the SDG Summit and a Business roundtable on Monday and then the General Debate on Tuesday when he’ll deliver the country statement. This week’s strong development focus includes a Climate Ambition Summit, a High-Level meeting on Financing for Development, and the key issue of reforming multilateral institutions.
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