Malawi's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Dr Agnes Chimbiri-Molande has stressed the need for Malawi to attend the Global summit as world leaders are geared to discuss the progress of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) towards 2030 agenda.
She described the meeting as important, saying President, Dr. Lazarus Chakwera will join world leaders and engage them on significant matters on finding solutions to alleviate the challenges affecting Malawi in particular and the globe in general towards achieving the SDGs.
She said the global debate will mainly focus on financing development, climate change, universal coverage, pandemic prevention as well as the fight against Tuberculosis (TB) among others.
‘’This is the platform where the whole world and all 193 member states including international organizations gather annually to discuss how to advance their countries economically hence the need for Malawi to take part,’’ she said.
She noted that most countries are not on a right track to achieve the SDGs which is at half way timeline before 2030 stressing the need for the Malawi leader to engage world leaders, heads of organisations and potential investors who have shown interest to support Malawi.
During the UN indaba, world leaders will take time to discuss some of the biggest crisis on the planet in 2023, citing Africa under-reported crises, as well as Ukraine's endangered lives and severe infrastructural damage among others.
Governments will be engaging in the annual high level General debate for the opening of the 78th session of the General Assembly under the theme “Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: Accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals towards peace, prosperity progress and the sustainability for all.
The General Assembly is the main deliberative policy making and representative organ of the United Nations comprising all 193 Member States of the UN. It provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of international issues including peace and security.