President Bola Tinubu will, on Monday, join world leaders to participate in the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (UN 2023 Summit on SDGs) as UN marks the halftime of the SDGs.
The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian leader will arrive New York on Sunday, to attend the high-level meeting of the 78th UN General Assembly, holding between Sept. 19 and Sept. 23.
The theme of the UNGA is: “Rebuilding Trust and Reigniting Global Solidarity: Accelerating Action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals towards peace, prosperity, progress, and sustainability for all.’’
The president on his first outing to the Assembly will deliver his inaugural national statement to the world leaders on Tuesday.
Tinubu’s address will encompass several issues such as sustainable development, climate change, global cooperation, and the imperative to address inequalities and global humanitarian crises.
On Wednesday, the Nigerian President is slated to participate in the high-level dialogue on financing for development.
He will attend a high-level meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response.
on track, it is time to come together to find just and equitable solutions and take them to scale,” Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said in a statement.
“During the high-level week of the General Assembly, the SDG Pavilion will host a series of halftime talks — a collaborative mix of panel discussions, lightning talks, demonstrations, and films, as well as artistic performances focused on just and equitable solutions.”
The UN Office for Partnerships is working with Project Everyone, a not-for-profit communications agency co-founded by SDG Advocate and screenwriter, Richard Curtis, in collaboration with renowned artist, Es Devlin, to create the SDG pavilion, a unique convening space and art exhibition. (NAN)
