{"id":48911,"date":"2023-09-20T15:40:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T15:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwanda-to-host-the-un-conference-on-landlocked-developing-countries\/"},"modified":"2023-09-20T15:45:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T15:45:22","slug":"rwanda-to-host-the-un-conference-on-landlocked-developing-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-to-host-the-un-conference-on-landlocked-developing-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda to host UN conference on landlocked developing countries"},"content":{"rendered":"

The announcement was made by President Paul Kagame as he addressed delegates at the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York on 20, September, 2023.<\/p>\n

In his speech, Kagame expressed concerns about the slow pace of developing countries towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a thing he attributed to the debt crisis, as a result of \u2018higher costs of borrowing\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe primary cause of this crisis is high interest rates in developed economies, at the same time, developing countries face exaggerated risk premiums for both currency and political risk, which are simply unjustified,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Kagame stressed the necessity for developing countries to be responsible and accountable for the quality of their financial governance and management of their natural resources.<\/p>\n

Welcoming the proposals of the \u2018Bridgetown Initiative\u2019 and the \u2018Paris Summit for a New Global Financing Pact\u2019, Kagame hinted on Rwanda\u2019s support for the second retrieval of the \u2018Green Climate Fund\u2019 to create a fiscal space for \u201cvulnerable\u201d nations to tackle climate change.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, he pronounced the country\u2019s commitment to providing a solution to conflicts in developing countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must not only cool down on climate, we must also cool down on conflict. Today, there is no sign of ongoing conflicts ending anytime soon. We do not even see hope from those with the most influence that an end is in sight.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery year, migrants and refugees undertake dangerous journeys in search of a better future. Rwanda remains committed to working with partners, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, to contribute to a durable solution,\u201d he stretched.<\/p>\n

The United Nations General Assembly held in NewYork brought together world leaders with a goal to get the SDGs on track.<\/p>\n

According to the UN secretary General-Antonio Guterres, the SDGs are, \u201ca list of goals that carry hopes, dreams, rights and expectations of people everywhere, yet to date, only 15% of the targets are on track and many are going in reverse.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cInstead of leaving no one behind, we are leaving the SDGs behind,” he stated, therefore calling on all excellencies available to come up with a rescue plan for the SDGs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am deeply encouraged by the detailed and wide ranging drafts, political declaration and consideration here today, especially its commitment to improving developing countries’ access to the fuel required for SDG progress (finance), which includes at least 500 billion US dollars a year as stimuli to developing countries in addition to an effective debt relief mechanism\u201d, added the UN Secretary-General.<\/p>\n

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{In June, 2024, Rwanda will host the third United Nations Conference on landlocked developing countries.}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000059821,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[3104],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-48911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-jane-babirye"],"bylines":[{"id":3104,"name":"Jane Babirye","slug":"jane-babirye","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":null}],"contributors":[{"id":3104,"name":"Jane Babirye","slug":"jane-babirye","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":null}],"featured_image":{"id":2000059821,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/dsc_9799dsc_9799-scaled.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/dsc_9799dsc_9799-scaled.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/dsc_9799dsc_9799-scaled.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/dsc_9799dsc_9799-scaled.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/dsc_9799dsc_9799-scaled.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/dsc_9799dsc_9799-scaled.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48911\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000059821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48911"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=48911"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=48911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}