The current undemocratic global state of affairs must be addressed as it undermines the legitimacy of the United Nations‚ President Jacob Zuma says.
Speaking at the 2nd Annual Ubuntu Awards ceremony in Cape Town on Saturday night‚ he said that developing countries continued to be marginalised.
He added it was “heartening” to report that South Africa’s National Development Plan (NDP) was already linked to Agenda 2063 and consequently the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
South Africa was committed to building on the achievements recorded within the context of the Millennium Development Goals to contribute towards the realisation of the SDGs.
But it did so conscious of the challenges humanity was faced with worldwide‚” Zuma said.
“This includes the continued marginalisation of developing countries due to an international system that is still not reformed and which is unrepresentative of Africa and the developing world.
“The current undemocratic global state of affairs must be addressed as it undermines the legitimacy of the United Nations and fails our people‚ particularly the poor‚” he added.
Undemocratic global state of affairs must be addressed: Zuma
The current undemocratic global state of affairs must be addressed as it undermines the legitimacy of the United Nations‚ President Jacob Zuma says.
Speaking at the 2nd Annual Ubuntu Awards ceremony in Cape Town on Saturday night‚ he said that developing countries continued to be marginalised.
He added it was “heartening” to report that South Africa’s National Development Plan (NDP) was already linked to Agenda 2063 and consequently the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
South Africa was committed to building on the achievements recorded within the context of the Millennium Development Goals to contribute towards the realisation of the SDGs.
But it did so conscious of the challenges humanity was faced with worldwide‚” Zuma said.
“This includes the continued marginalisation of developing countries due to an international system that is still not reformed and which is unrepresentative of Africa and the developing world.
“The current undemocratic global state of affairs must be addressed as it undermines the legitimacy of the United Nations and fails our people‚ particularly the poor‚” he added.
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