The President of the Republic of Zambia, His Excellency Hakainde Hichilema has encouraged and thrown his aid in the back of the fifth version of the African Youth SDGs Summit to be held in Zambia in 2023.
Zambia received the bid to host the fifth version, and the summit can be coordinated domestically with the aid of using the Alliance for Accountability Advocates Zambia (AAAZ), United Nations Zambia with Youth Advocates Ghana (YAG), being the important thing organizer and convener of the summit.
In a short statement with the aid of using President Hakainde Hichilema, he recounseled the younger humans of Zambia for his or her dedication and tough paintings in making sure the summit involves Zambia.
"Congratulations to our younger humans on the Alliance for Accountability Advocates Zambia (AAAZ) for triumphing the bid to host the fifth African Youth SDG’s Summit 2023, right here in Lusaka, Zambia.
This occasion is the most important teens discussion board on SDGs and it's far essential in enlisting the lively participation of younger humans withinside the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals", he noted.
H.E President additionally expresses the readiness of management to pay attention to the worries and thoughts of younger humans closer to accelerating sustainable improvement withinside the continent.
"We are right here, we're listening and we look ahead to attractive on key results and pointers for implementation", he added.
On his part, the convener of the African Youth SDGs Summit and the Executive Director of YAG, Emmanuel Ametepey said “Thank you, your Excellency and congratulations to you and the best humans of Zambia. We look ahead to running with you and your excessive workplace in this terrific summit.”
The Executive Director of AAAZ additionally added “thank you, President. We are excited to carry the African Youth SDG’s Summit domestic to foster peer getting to know and collaboration among younger humans throughout the continent.”
The SDG summit, the most important teens platform for SDGs in Africa is an annual collecting of younger humans, non-public sectors, improvement practitioners government, the After Rican Union and United Nations entities to return back collectively to collaborate and construct synergies to cope with Africa’s maximum urgent troubles affecting the continent.
The Summit seeks to recommend for sturdy teens participation in choices that impacts their lives, it additionally improves consciousness and understanding the various teens approximately the SDGs and their roles withinside the review, implementation and responsibility process.
Starting in 2017, the primary 3 versions had been held in Accra, Ghana, the fourth version turned into held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and the 5th version is about to show up in Lusaka, Zambia.