‘Africa must continue to rise,’ says General Assembly President

To meet the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the UN General Assembly President on Monday emphasised Africa’s potential and the urgent need for both international support and systemic reforms across the continent.

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‘Africa must continue to rise,’ says General Assembly President

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‘Comprehensively include migrants’ or sustainable development won’t happen, warns General Assembly President

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Migration and sustainable development are “deeply interconnected” and the 2030 Agenda, the UN’s blueprint for a sustainable future for all, will not be achieved if we do not “comprehensively include migrants,” the President of the General Assembly said on Wednesday.