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· UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J Mohammed exhorted African leaders to be vigilant to prevent COVID-19 from slowing Africa’s momentum
· She said that the governments, financial institutions and the private sector to stay the course – driving sustainable investment, maintaining access to international markets, putting the brakes on corruption and strengthening support for small and medium-sized enterprises
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J Mohammed exhorted African leaders to be vigilant to prevent COVID-19 from slowing Africa’s momentum . She said that the governments, financial institutions and the private sector to stay the course – driving sustainable investment, maintaining access to international markets, putting the brakes on corruption and strengthening support for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Amina J Mohammed was addressing executives of business and civil society across Africa joined United Nations leaders at a virtual UN Global Compact on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) against the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was organized by the UN Global Compact in collaboration with Global Compact Local Networks in South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Tanzania, Morocco, and the Indian Ocean and Mauritius Regional Network. The one-day online event was themed “Uniting Business for the Africa We Want: Decade of Action and Opportunities.”
African industry represents a vital link to the chain of more than 11,000 companies and 3,000 non-business signatories to the UN Global Compact, said Sanda Ojiambo, CEO and Executive Director of the UN Global Compact, while speaking at the event.
