Zambia signs deal to establish regional SDGs office

Source: Xinhua| 2018-09-24 23:42:23|Editor: yan
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LUSAKA, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Zambia has signed an agreement with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Center for Africa for the establishment of a southern Africa regional office, a senior government official said on Monday.

The deal was signed between Zambia's Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Malanji and SDG Center for Africa director-general Belau Begashaw in New York, the United States.

The agreement will see the country host the office which will be advocating for the implementation of SDGs in the southern African region in line with the principles of the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063, the Zambian minister said.

The Zambian minister, who is in New York, for the United Nations General Assembly, said the government was committed to the global principles in the fight against poverty hence its decision to develop the Seventh National Development Plan which has since been aligned to the SDGs, according to a statement released by the Zambia embassy.

The government, he said, was implementing several social protection programs aimed at empowering women and youth as well as other vulnerable people.

Belau Begashaw, SDG Center for Africa director-general, commended the Zambian government for agreeing to host the regional center and committing itself to fighting poverty.

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