By Farirai Machivenyika
Zimbabwe will next month host the 6th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (AFRSD), which is expected to prepare for the continent’s participation at the 2020 UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development to be held in July in New York.
Next month’s forum will be held in Victoria Falls, with at least 1 200 delegates expected to attend.
Addressing a Press conference to announce the hosting of the forum, Acting Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Dr Sekai Nzenza said the country’s tourism sector stood to benefit from the event that will run from February 24 to 27.
“The Government of Zimbabwe is hosting the 6th AFRSD from the 24th to the 27th of February 2020 in Victoria Falls under the theme: ‘2020-2030: A decade to deliver a transformed and prosperous Africa through the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063.’
“The AFRSD is an intergovernmental and multi-stakeholder platform convened annually by the Economic Commission for Africa in collaboration with the AU Commission, the African Development Bank and the UN system to review progress, share experiences and lessons learned in the implementation of Agenda 2030 (SDGs) and Agenda 2063 (AU’s agenda for sustainable development),” Minister Nzenza said.
Agenda 2063 is a framework formulated for the purpose of guiding Africa’s development in the next 50 years, focusing on development in various areas, be it economic, social, political, scientific, as well as cultural.
Minister Nzenza said all 54 member states of the Economic Commission for Africa, UN agencies, civil society organisations and the private sector were expected to attend the forum. Read more…
