African leaders kicked off the mid-year coordination summit of the African Union here on Sunday, with participants discussing the economic integration and calling for reforms of the international financial system. While the world continues to face unprecedented crises from the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the African continent has suffered most, said Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina Mohamed. “Unmet commitments by the international community to financing climate action and inadequate humanitarian responses have further aggravated the obstacles to the efforts made by Africa and its leaders to implement Agenda 2063,” she said. According to Mohamed, the UN joined the call by African leaders for the allocation of additional resources to their economies through the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which has been at the center of criticism by several African leaders. We must have equality in the international system,” Ruto said.

Source: Ethiopian News July 17, 2023 00:14 UTC