Statement by Mr. Carlos Lopes, UN Under- Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA: Africa regional consultative meeting on the sustainable development goals ministerial segment
Sustainable Development Goals should not fall victim to certain dysfunctional practices that underpin the principles of justice and social equity. For instance, developed countries throw away 222 million tones of food every year, which constitute the annual harvest of sub-Saharan Africa. Developed countries should make efforts to reform their agricultural subsidies and trade policies to reduce the vulnerabilities of African smallholder farmers; whose productivity and entrepreneurship is often held hostage to such practices.
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| Format: | Speech biblioteca |
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| Language: | eng |
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2013-11
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/46920 |
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