The President of the Republic of Zambia, His Excellency Hakainde Hichilema has endorsed and supported the 5th edition of the SDGs African Youth Summit to be held in Zambia in 2023.
Zambia won the bid to host the 5th edition and the summit will be locally coordinated by the Alliance for Accountability Advocates Zambia (AAAZ), the United Nations of Zambia and Youth Advocates Ghana (YAG), who are key organizers and conveners of the summit.
In a brief remark, President Hakainde Hichilema commended the youth of Zambia for their commitment and hard work in ensuring that the summit came to Zambia.
“Congratulations to our young people from the Alliance for Accountability Advocates Zambia (AAAZ) for winning the competition to host the 5th African Youth SDG’s Summit 2023 here in Lusaka, Zambia.
This event is the largest youth forum on the SDGs and is essential to get the active participation of young people to achieve the SDGs,” he noted.
H.E President also expresses the leadership's readiness to listen to the concerns and ideas of young people to accelerate sustainable development on the continent.
"We are here, listening and looking forward to addressing the key findings and recommendations for implementation," he added.
On his part, the convener of the SDGs African Youth Summit and YAG Executive Director Emmanuel Ametepey said: “Thank you, Your Excellency and congratulations to you and the good people of Zambia. We look forward to working with you and your high office on this great summit.”
The Executive Director of AAAZ also added “thank you president. We are excited to bring the African Youth Sustainable Development Summit home to foster mutual learning and collaboration among young people across the continent.”
The SDG Summit, Africa's largest youth platform for the Sustainable Development Goals, is an annual gathering of youth, the private sector, government development experts, the After Rican Union and the United Nations to come together to collaborate and build synergies to address the most pressing challenges Africa. continent.
The Summit seeks to promote strong youth participation in decisions that affect their lives, also improves awareness and knowledge among youth about the SDGs and their roles in the assessment, implementation and accountability process.
As of 2017, the first three editions were held in Accra, Ghana, the fourth edition was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and the fifth edition is scheduled to be held in Lusaka, Zambia.
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