[ 2016-09-26 ]

Prez Mahama moves to France for SDG advocacy
President John Dramani Mahama is expected in
Paris, France, where he will be hosted by UNESCO
on the occasion of the Organisation’s
International Day for Universal Access to
Information.

President Mahama, who is the Co-Chair of the SDG
Advocacy Group of the UN, will take his audience
through the importance of information and media to
sustainable development, with a focus on Goal 16
of the 2030 Agenda.

Goal 16 is dedicated to the promotion of peaceful
and inclusive societies for sustainable
development, the provision of access to justice
for all, and building effective, accountable
institutions at all levels.

Monday’s talk by President Mahama is being
facilitated by UNESCO’s International Programme
for the Development of Communication (IPDC) and
will be preceded by a number of panel discussions
on various other goals of the 2030 Agenda.

Mr. Mahama is heading to Paris from New York,
where he participated in a number of SDG-related
events aimed at contributing to the successful
attainment of the SDG Goals.

While in Paris, President Mahama will hold
bilateral talks with French President Francois
Hollande, launch at the UNESCO, an exhibition on
Nature Conservation in Ghana, with a focus on the
Mole National Park and meet with French
Investors.

Source - 3news.com

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