adminSydney Kawadza Mashonaland West Bureau Chief
Zimbabwe’s Second Republic continues to get international plaudits after the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa last week announced that the country would be hosting the 6th African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development in Victoria Falls.
The announcement was made at the conclusion of the 5th ARFSD held in Marrakesh, Morocco, last week.
The ARFSD is convened by UNECA in collaboration with regional organisations and the United Nations System, and seeks to advance the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda and the goals set out in Africa’s Agenda 2063.
The Forum provides a multi-stakeholder platform for follow-up and review of implementation progress and challenges, strengthening learning and advocating effective policy measures and actions to achieve the goals of the two agendas.
The regional forum also makes important contributions to strengthening multi-stakeholder engagement and synergies, and thus promoting concerted efforts to implement and achieve the development goals of the two mutually reinforcing agendas.
Four sessions of the Forum have been held since 2015.
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