HEALTHCARE PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU HAS CALLED FOR A FAIRER, MORE INCLUSIVE WORLD ORDER THAT TRULY REFLECTS THE INTERESTS OF EMERGING AND LOW-INCOME ECONOMIES, PARTICULARLY IN AFRICA
THIS IS CONTAINED IN A STATEMENT ISSUED TODAY BY HIS SPOKESMAN, BAYO ONANUGA
SPEAKING AT THE 17TH BRICS SUMMIT OF THE GLOBAL SOUTH IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, TINUBU NOTED THAT AFRICA HAS CONTRIBUTED THE LEAST TO GLOBAL EMISSIONS BUT SUFFERS THE MOST.
IN HIS WARNING, THE NUMBER ONE CITIZEN SAID GLOBAL CHALLENGES LIKE ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND INEQUALITY HAVE CONTINUED TO HINDER SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE AFRICAN CONTINENT
TO DRIVE A NEW GLOBAL COMPACT, THE NIGERIAN LEADER SAID JUSTICE, EQUITY, AND ACCESSIBLE FINANCING BACKED BY SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND LOCAL OWNERSHIP OF SOLUTIONS IS NEEDED
