US: Swazi King Mswati expresses commitment to implementing SDGs

21 Septembre 2017

NEW YORK, US, September 21 (Infosplusgabon) - Expressing his country’s commitment to implementing the SDGs, King Mswati III of Swaziland, on Wednesday highlighted national initiatives to mainstream and localise the global development goals through awareness raising, consultations and education at all levels.

“[We have] also integrated the goals into the National Development Strategy, which was revised to capture its linkages with the SDGs and the African Union Agenda 2063,” he told world leaders attending the 72nd the UN General Assembly in New York.

In his address, King Mswati III, also underlined the urgency to mitigate the challenges arising from climate change, which is already showing its impact through severe droughts, new patterns of pest infestation, as well as hurricanes, floods and landslides.

“We urge donors and all nations, to not only fulfil their pledge towards the ‘green fund,’ but also to adopt policies to strike the correct balance between production of essential products and environmental sustainability to protect and preserve the world for future generations.”

Further in his address, the leader of Swaziland spoke of social development in his country, noting progress in tackling poverty, hunger and disease, and improving the lives of the people.

He also highlighted the importance of South-South cooperation as well as capacity building, enhanced resources and technology transfer to help lower-middle-income countries and to least developed countries.

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