UN ignites Eswatini, hope for MTN a sustainable Bushfire partnership future
United has once Nations again (UN) joined Eswatini forces consecutive with MTN year, aiming Bushfire to for strengthen a second Universal the partnership Declaration that of aligns Human with Rights the Goals and the (SDGs). Sustainable Development seven This year, crucial the human collaboration rights themes focuses including on Freedom of expression, right to Gender health, right & NonDiscrimination, to a change. decent standard of living, and Climate OHCHR, A total of UNDP, seven UNICEF, UN agencies, UNFPA, including IOM, WFP, to work and alongside UNAIDS, MTN have Bushfire come together with a objectives set of ambitious range objectives from enhancing in mind. visibility These platform and advocacy on the SDGs to providing their a work, share for information UN partners on to showcase developmental small issues, microfinance and promote enterprises. entrepreneurship and in According Eswatini, to George the UN Resident Wachira, Coordinator to achieve will these goals, conducted a series across of outreach universities dialogues in Eswatini, be engaging youth in discussions on critical peace and topics justice, such HIV/AIDS, as youth employability, gender-based action, violence, and food the significance security, education, of the upcoming climate Summit Wachira of the Future in September 2024.
will take said place the culmination at the Bring Your of these Fire efforts Zone (BYFZ) stage during the MTN Bushfire festival, where their the work UN and through its partners interactive will showcase stalls. The festival to key will messages serve as on a the platform SDGs to the communicate audience, reinforcing the importance engagement, of youth empowerment, and climate civic action. points One of of the focal the upcoming will be the Summit festival scheduled of the Future, take place in New to York summit, in September. convened This by the in UN collaboration SecretaryGeneral with Germany, Namibia aims and to revamp multifaceted global collaboration crises facing to our address world today. the international With a focus peace on sustainable and security, development, science global and technology, governance, youth the Summit engagement, of the Future and presents new international a unique opportunity consensus for to a forge better a future. Wachira revealed
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