{"id":21040,"date":"2016-10-10T16:23:25","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T16:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?p=21040"},"modified":"2018-04-22T11:57:01","modified_gmt":"2018-04-22T15:57:01","slug":"opening-africa-week-at-un-ban-highlights-importance-of-partnerships-with-and-for-the-continent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2016\/10\/opening-africa-week-at-un-ban-highlights-importance-of-partnerships-with-and-for-the-continent\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening \u2018Africa Week\u2019 at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, Ban highlights importance of partnerships with and for the continent"},"content":{"rendered":"
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10 October 2016 \u2013 Noting the socio-economic progress made by African countries and their centrality in major sustainable development discourses, United Nations Secretary-General<\/a> Ban Ki-moon today called for continued support to the continent, particularly for strengthening good governance and for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda<\/a> for Sustainable Development.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn age-old African word of wisdom reminds us: \u2018If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together\u2019,\u201d said Mr. Ban in his remarks<\/a> at the inauguration of a series of events focused on the African continent known informally as the Africa Week<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe road to 2030 is long and arduous. If we are to achieve our collective global vision of delivering a life of dignity for all and leaving no one behind, we all need to work together in unison and with vigour,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Held this year under the theme Strengthening Partnerships for Inclusive Sustainable Development, Good Governance, Peace and Stability in Africa<\/em> the 2016 Africa Week will, among others, highlight the importance of diverse partnerships for the effective implementation of the 2030 Agenda and African Union\u2019s Agenda 2063<\/a>, including partnerships between the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, the wider international community and the continent\u2019s regional and subregional organizations.<\/p>\n

In his remarks, the Secretary-General recalled that Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ has worked tirelessly to strengthen peace and security in Africa and noted the Organization\u2019s support for implementation of the African Peace Security Architecture in moving ahead with the African Union initiative to \u2018silence the guns by 2020,\u2019 as well as working alongside it to consolidate peace in the Great Lakes, the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and other troubled spots.<\/p>\n