africabusinesscommunities-UN-African Union leaders sign Framework for Implementation of Agenda 2063 and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

In keeping with the enhanced and mutually reinforcing partnership between the two organizations and to further accelerate the implementation of the sustainable development agenda for Africa, the United Nations Secretary-General H.E. Antonio Guterres and the African Union Commission Chairperson H.E. Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat signed the AU-UN Framework for the Implementation of Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, at the 30th African Union Summit.

This follows the signing of the peace and security framework between the AU and the UN in April 2017.

The joint AU-UN sustainable development framework envisions stronger coordination between the two organizations to ensure that the UN’s 2030 Agenda and the AU’s Agenda 2063 are mainstreamed and integrated into the national planning frameworks of Member States and contribute positively to people-centered and planet-sensitive structural transformation in Africa.

The importance of a peaceful, stable and secure environment and respect for human rights to achieve sustainable development is recognized in both the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063.

During the signing, United Nations Secretary General, H.E. António Guterres, noted that “eradicating poverty is the overriding priority of the AU’s Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,” and that he is happy that “today, we signed the framework on the implementation.”

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17-05-2019 14:11

Forest Watch May 2019: Will global deforestation finally be on the agenda at the EU elections?

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17-05-2019 13:15

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10-05-2019 11:36

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10-05-2019 11:00

EU Communication (2019) on Stepping up EU Action against Deforestation and Forest Degradation

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10-05-2019 10:56

Summary of the Public Consultation Stepping up EU Action against Deforestation and Forest Degradation

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10-05-2019 10:48

IISD- 2019 Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

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