17th RCM meeting seek coordination to achieve both Agenda 2063 and SDG objectives

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The 17th Session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa (RCM-Africa) kick-started today in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) amidst reiterated calls for coordination in the implementation of the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the global Sustainable Development Goals (Agenda 2030). Speaking on behalf of UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson, UN Special Adviser on Africa Maged Abdelaziz, said: “What is critical for us today is what the implementation of the UN-AU partnership and the implementation of Agenda 2063 and 2030 agenda for sustainable development entail: both agendas are wide and comprehensive, together they will be therefore addressing a range of political, economic, social, and environmental challenges for Africa”.