President Akufo Addo has urged African leaders to advocate for the rights of women, children and the vulnerable in their respective countries.<\/p>\n
He said ensuring the protection of women and children’s right was key to meeting the\u00a0deadline for the achievement of the\u00a0United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/p>\n
Speaking at an AU forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Monday, the President, who is the AU Gender Champion, said\u00a0gender inequality has an unbearable impact on the development of African nations.<\/p>\n
\u201cI invite you all [African leaders] to be champions of women\u2019s rights and agents of change in and out of your borders. Let us remind ourselves that inequality has an unbearable impact and cost on our economy, society,\u00a0and development of our nations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Akufo-Addo is in Ethiopia for the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union.<\/p>\n
The theme for the session, which started from 28th to 29th January, 2018, was under the theme, \u201cWinning the Fight against Corruption: A Sustainable path to Africa\u2019s Transformation\u201d.<\/p>\n
Akufo-Addo is expected to later today [Tuesday], attend the funeral of the late South African trumpeter, composer and singer, Hugh Ramapolo Masekela, which is taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa.<\/p>\n
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By: Jonas Nyabor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President Akufo Addo has urged African leaders to advocate for the rights of women, children and the vulnerable in their respective countries. He said ensuring the protection of women and children’s right was key to meeting the\u00a0deadline for the achievement of the\u00a0United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Speaking at an AU forum in Addis Ababa, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":376223,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,11],"tags":[3072,8,2404,3],"yoast_head":"\n