Top SA scientist Prof Quarraisha Abdool Karim to co-chair UN group of experts

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Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim will co-chair a
group of scientists supporting the UN’s Technology Facilitation Mechanism.
The group will advise on using science to achieve
Sustainable Development Goals.
Abdool Karim will hold the position for two years.
South African scientist, Professor Quarraisha
Abdool Karim, has been appointed as co-chairperson of a United Nations high-level
10-member group.
The group of 10 renowned experts was appointed by UN
Secretary General António Guterres to support the UN Technology Facilitation
Mechanism. The group will advise on ways of harnessing science, technology and
innovation to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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