
President John Dramani Mahama has left Accra for New York to attend
the 71st General Assembly of the United Nations. This year’s General
Debate will open on Tuesday, with President Mahama scheduled to address
the world body on Wednesday, September 21.
A statement from the Flagstaff House said as
Co-Chair of the UN Advocacy Group on the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs), President Mahama will be co-hosting a number of side events
related to the successful implementation and advocacy for the SDGs.
These include a GSM
Association-organised event on the role of Mobile Innovation and the
Private Sector towards accelerating the implementation of SDGs and
achieving the 2030 Agenda.
President Mahama will also co-host with the Food and Agriculture
Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) a side event on
‘Pathways to Zero Hunger’, which will showcase concrete transformations
in food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture in support of
the delivery of the 2030 Agenda.
The President will join other leaders at a US-Africa Business Forum
being organised by the US Department of Commerce and Bloomberg
Philanthropies, and also attend meetings of the SDG Advocacy Group.
President Mahama will also hold bilateral meetings with Nigerian
President Muhammadu Buhari, President David Granger of Guyana, the Chief
Executive of the Millennium Challenge Corporation and other
Organisations.
President Mahama is accompanied by his wife, Lordina, who will be
chairing meetings of the Organisation of African First Ladies against
HIV & AIDS (OAFLA) and other side events for First Ladies.
Also on the delegation are the Ministers responsible for Foreign Affairs, Interior, Communications and Trade & Industry.
Source: radioxyzonline.com
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