UN-HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE-AFRICA-DEVELOPMENT-SUPPORT

UN-HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE-AFRICA-DEVELOPMENT-SUPPORT

(220721) -- UNITED NATIONS, July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Collen Vixen Kelapile (3rd R), President of the UN Economic and Social Council, addresses a special high-level dialogue with the theme "The Africa We Want: Reconfirming the Development of Africa as a Priority of the United Nations System" at the UN headquarters in New York, July 20, 2022. Africa came under the spotlight at a special high-level dialogue held Wednesday at the United Nations headquarters in New York, which was aimed at mobilizing greater support for advancing the continent's sustainable development. (Mark Garten/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)

UN-THEMATIC DEBATE-MOMENT FOR NATURE

UN-THEMATIC DEBATE-MOMENT FOR NATURE

(220720) -- UNITED NATIONS, July 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Collen Vixen Kelapile, president of United Nations Economic and Social Council, addresses a high-level thematic debate of the General Assembly entitled "Moment for Nature" at the UN headquarters in New York, July 19, 2022. TO GO WITH "UN chief calls for new path of people living in harmony with nature" (Manuel Elias/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)

Chief of UN body says China's poverty eradication worth learning

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Chief of UN body calls for inclusiveness, action on SDGs despite challenges

STORY: Chief of UN body calls for inclusiveness, action on SDGs despite challenges DATELINE: July 13, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:54 LOCATION: UN headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1 various of the building of the UN headquarters 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (English): COLLEN VIXEN KELAPILE, President of UN Economic and Social Council 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (English): COLLEN VIXEN KELAPILE, President of UN Economic and Social Council 4 SOUNDBITE 3 (English): COLLEN VIXEN KELAPILE, President of UN Economic and Social Council 5 SOUNDBITE 4 (English): COLLEN VIXEN KELAPILE, President of UN Economic and Social Council STORYLINE: When commenting on the progress of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) President Collen Vixen Kelapile said, "Let us make the implementation aspect as equally inclusive." Collen Vixen Kelapile made the remarks in a recent interview with Xinhua on the sidelines of the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), which kicked off on July