un : Africa needs ‘fair chance’ to trade, not sympathy or aid, Ghana’s President tells UN Assembly

Africa needs 'fair chance' to trade, not sympathy or aid, Ghana's President tells UN Assembly

21 September 2016 – What Africa needs is not development assistance from developed countries but "a fair chance" to trade with the rest of the world, the President of Ghana today told the United Nations General Assembly."Africa does not need your sympathy or overseas development assistance," said President John Dramani Mahama during the general debate."Africa needs a fair chance to trade with the rest of the world and amongst ourselves.

'No compromises' in implementation of 2030 Agenda, Zimbabwe's Mugabe tells UN Assembly

21 September 2016 – Addressing the United Nations General Assembly today, the President of Zimbabwe underscored that compromises or half-measures, which were unavoidable, even inevitable, in developing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, have no place in its implementation phase."We need sincere, genuine and total commitment by all to the implementation of this Agenda if it is not to join many other previous well-crafted global agendas that ended in failure and non-delivery," Robert Mugabe stressed in his address."We hope that this time around, this agenda will meet a better fate," he added, noting that he was encouraged to see steps being taken at various levels over the last year to implement the 2030 Agenda as well as the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on financing for development.

Culture of prevention vital to peace and security, Portugal's President tells UN Assembly

20 September 2016 – In a wide-ranging address to the UN General Assembly, the President of Portugal said it is important to adopt a "culture of prevention" in the maintenance of peace and security by promoting sustainable development and respect for human rights."The strengthening of preventive action in Africa, for instance, is essential to avoid many crises facing the continent," President Marcelo Rebelo De Sousa said, pledging his country's continued support for deploying military contingents for peacekeeping operations.Portugal will promote maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea and support Guinea-Bissau in constructive political dialogue, he added.