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Africa Must Add Value to Minerals to Achieve SDGs, Build Inclusive Prosperity – Tanzania Deputy Minister

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Addis Ababa — African countries must stop exporting raw minerals and focus on local processing and manufacturing, if the continent is to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and build inclusive, long-term prosperity, Tanzania Minerals Deputy Minister Steven Kiruswa said. In an exclusive interview with the Ethiopian News Agency, Kiruswa said sustainable development requires Africa…

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Africa: Invest in Women and Girls to Drive Change Across SDGs, Urge Leaders At the Second World Summit for Social Development

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Doha, Qatar — During the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, Spotlight Initiative and the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) hosted the side event ‘Invest in adequate social protection for women and girls to drive meaningful change across all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’. This session underscored the urgent need to strengthen universal, inclusive…

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Africa: UNGA Hosts First Ever Development Finance Summit to Boost SDGs

eriinfo.com8 months ago06 mins

The words inclusivity, resilience, reforms – and many more coloured in green and blue – provided a bold, digital backdrop from artist Marsha Dunn for the first ever Biennial Summit for a Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Global Economy. “This Biennial Summit is not just another meeting,” said UN Secretary General António Guterres. “It is the…

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Africa: AUC Deputy Chairperson Reaffirmed the AU’s Commitment to Ocean Health As a Cornerstone of Agenda 2063 & SDGs

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At the High Level Event on “A Sustainable Ocean Economy,” co-organised by APRM & the OECD at the AU Permanent Observer Mission offices in New York this afternoon, AUC Deputy Chairperson H.E Amb. Selma Malika Haddadi reaffirmed the AU’s commitment to ocean health as a cornerstone of Agenda 2063 & SDGs. She underscored the urgent…

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Africa: Salvaging SDGs Still Possible, but Countries Must Act Now – Guterres

eriinfo.com11 months ago07 mins

Citing new global agreements on pandemic preparedness, ocean protection and development financing, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday that recent “signs of momentum” show multilateralism can still deliver. Addressing ministers at UN Headquarters in New York, he called for urgent action to rescue lagging Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) amid war, inequality and fiscal strain….

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Africa Holds Promise Toward SDGs Amid Challenges – UN

eriinfo.com11 months ago05 mins

ADDIS ABABA – Africa’s youthful population and digital momentum position the continent as both vulnerable and uniquely poised to accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to UN’s 2025 SDG report. With just five years remaining until the 2030 deadline, the report reveals that only one-third of the goals are showing sufficient progress….

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Africa Needs About 1.3 Trillion USD Annually to Meet SDGs

eriinfo.com11 months ago07 mins

Addis Ababa, — At the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), African countries made a strong case for overhauling the global financial system to reflect current development realities and risks. Held in Seville, Spain, the conference ended with the adoption of a 38-page outcome document, the “Seville Commitment,” outlining voluntary steps to improve…