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Scores of high-profile young leaders across the globe who are bent on creating a better and more sustainable future for all have urged governments of all nations and world leaders to consider the rots created by the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity rather than a tragedy and ensure best advantage is taken care of them to accelerate the implementation of the Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). According to the passionate young leaders, the crisis brought upon the world by the emergence of COVID-19 should not be a barrier to achieving targets, but rather a catalyst to spur and consolidate every effort in order to scale-up the previous gains towards the achievement of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. The zealous global young leaders made their voices known at a webinar to mark a side event of the 2020 UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) held on Friday July 17, 2020 on the theme: “Building Back Better Through Partnership: The Youth and Civil Society Organ...

Founder cum Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of HIRED Consult, Mr John Aggrey is set to hold this year’s High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) which would convene seven (7) young acclaimed global leaders at a webinar to discuss the world’s most pressing issues affecting the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDGs exacerbated by the era of COVID-19 pandemic. The HLPF, an annual event in marking, is the United Nations central platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals. This year’s event as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is being organized via zoom on the theme: “Building Back Better Through Partnership: The Youth and Civil Society Organizations”. It would hold this Friday July 17, 2020 at 9am prompt, New York Time (1pm GMT). Among the hot issues tabled for dialogue include assessment on responses to the impacts of COVID-19 to accelerate the implementation of th...

Multi-award winning journo cum steadfast human rights defender, Joseph Kobla Wemakor has been tipped among a panel of distinguished global leaders to speak at this year’s High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) which will go down virtual on Friday July 17, 2020|9am prompt, New York Time (1pm GMT). The High-level Political Forum (HLPF) is the United Nations central platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals. The HLPF event is held annually but unfortunately due to covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition which is on the theme: “Building Back Better Through Partnership: The Youth and Civil Society Organizations”, according to the organizers, would hold virtual via zoom and all are invited to join the discussions. Mr. Joseph Wemakor, a youth advocate cum leader who also doubles as the Founder & Executive Director of Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG) as well as the Convenor of Ghana CSOs Youth Sub-...