HM The Queen of the Belgians and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon – Picture by Belgian Royal Court.
The Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) Ban Ki-moon, has announced Her Majesty The Queen of the Belgians membership of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Advocacy Group.
This group of a dozen personalities will support the UN in mobilizing the international community to take action to achieve the SDGs by 2030. The SDGs were adopted by UN member States in September 2015 in order to end poverty, strengthen equity and justice and fight climate change.
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians has long been active in support of development and the humanitarian sector, as an advocate for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), children’s rights, the right to health and the right to education, in particular. The UN invitation is a recognition of Belgium´s role and efforts in the area of sustainable development.
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