General News of Thursday, 25 October 2018Source: ghananewsagency.orgUN hails President Akufo-AddoPresident Akufo-Addo exchanging pleasantries with Antonio Gutteres, UN Secretary GeneralThe United Nations (UN) has hailed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for agreeing to continue to Co-Chair the Secretary-General’s Group of Eminent Advocates for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for another two-year term. Dr Christine Evans-Klock, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Ghana, said this position helps drive Ghana’s leadership across Africa and the world. “On behalf of the UN, I would like once again to express appreciation for Ghana’s continued contributions to UN Peacekeeping Operations. She said the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was an ambitious, global and unified agenda for social, economic and environmental development, translated into concrete and measurable results through its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to global peacekeeping.

Source: GhanaWeb October 24, 2018 19:52 UTC