{"id":4391,"date":"2019-08-06T10:38:15","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T07:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africasustainabilitymatters.com\/?p=4391"},"modified":"2026-01-11T05:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T05:30:27","slug":"kagame-lungu-to-launch-sdgs-centre-for-southern-africa-in-zambia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/2019\/08\/06\/kagame-lungu-to-launch-sdgs-centre-for-southern-africa-in-zambia\/","title":{"rendered":"Kagame, Lungu to Launch SDGs Centre for Southern Africa in Zambia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/ASM\/\" alt=\"Julius Bizimungu\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newtimes.co.rw\/profile\/julius-bizimungu\">Julius Bizimungu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Paul Kagame will,\nWednesday, join his Zambian counterpart Edgar Lungu to launch the Sustainable\nDevelopment Goals (SDG\/C) Sub-Regional Centre for Southern Africa in Lusaka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Lusaka Times, the Minister of National Development\nPlanning of Zambia, Alexander Chiteme, announced at a media briefing on Sunday\nthat his country will host the institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Government of the Republic of Zambia in collaboration with\nthe Sustainable Development Goals Centre for Africa (SDGC\/A) based in Kigali,\nRwanda will be officially launching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG\/C)\nSub-Regional Centre for Southern Africa in Lusaka, at the Mulungushi\nInternational Conference Centre, on Wednesday 7th August 2019,\u201d the Minister\nwas quoted by the Zambian online news aggregator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chiteme added that the launch of the Lusaka SDGC\/A Sub-Regional\nCenter follows the signing of the host country agreement in September 2018 in\nNew York between the Government of Zambia and the SDG Centre for Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SDG Sub-Regional Centre is an international not-for-profit\ninstitution which once launched, will provide technical support, neutral advice\nand expertise to national governments, private sector, civil society and\nacademic institutions in order to accelerate the implementation of the SDG\nagenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minister said the sub-regional centre will assist southern\nAfrican countries to start unlocking bottlenecks that hinder smooth\nimplementation of the SDGs and help achieve the goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The launch, which is a one-day event brings together over 200\ngovernment officials, international organisations, development financing\ninstitutions, statistics institutions and experts from southern Africa and\nbeyond, to discuss the major themes relevant to SDG implementation in Africa\nwith focus on the sub-region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs part of delegates, all the ministers charged with the\ncoordination of SDGs implementation predominately ministers responsible for\nnational development within the region, have been invited to attend this\nimportant event,\u201d Chiteme noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rwanda is home to the SDG Centre for Africa and President Kagame\nserves as the Chairman of the board of the SDG Center for Africa. Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newtimes.co.rw\/news\/kagame-lungu-launch-sdgs-centre-southern-africa-zambia\">original\narticle<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newtimes.co.rw\/\">The New Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By&nbsp;Julius Bizimungu President Paul Kagame will, Wednesday, join his Zambian counterpart Edgar Lungu to launch the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG\/C) Sub-Regional Centre for Southern Africa in Lusaka. 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