“Democracy may have its flaws, but it is by far the best system for implementing the key values of the United Nations necessary for sustainable inclusive development,” said Hage Geingob, the President of Namibia during the annual general debate of the General Assembly.
The Namibian leader highlighted emerging and existing challenges, which continue to hinder efforts at socio-economic progress and underlined his country’s full commitment to 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – the global development framework, adopted by UN Member States in 2015.
“In fact, Namibia has joined the 17 [Sustainable Development] The goals and their targets in our national development plans,” he announced, also noting the parallels between Agenda 2030 and the African Union’s Agenda 2063 “The Africa We Want”.
The President also stressed the importance of United Nations Technology Bankestablished last June, for its support to countries like Namibia which are at the forefront of seasonal natural disasters such as droughts and floods.
President Geingob also highlighted the importance of empowering young people and using their potential for the good of the global community. In this context, he also said that technological advancements provide humanity with many opportunities and young people are best placed to realize them.
“It is our responsibility to understand how these technologies can create opportunities for our youth to become engines of economic growth and industrial development,” he said, also emphasizing the importance of gender equality and women’s empowerment.
“Former Secretary-General Kofi Annan was right when he said: ‘Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a prerequisite for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance,’” the Namibian leader said.
“The world should do more to make gender equality a reality. »
Originally published at Almouwatin.com
