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This week, the Addis Abeba Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Association and DI, The Confederation of Danish Industry, organised a two days conference to discuss the Sustainable Development Goals in the light of doing business. In other words, turning the SDGs from Paper into Practice, as the conference was subtitled, and looking at opportunities for business to engage in achieving the goals.
The private sector is now recognised as a key player in the economic and social development of the country, while at the same time responsible for a sustainable use of resources to effectively and efficiently produce goods and provide their services. As Mrs. Mesenbet Shenkute, President of the Addis Chamber stated, we as private sector operators must engage as partners in the development process and invest in areas, critical to sustainable development and adopt sustainable production and consumption processes, developing the right skills and creating decent and d
Fake UN Sustainable Development Goals surface again
By AAP FactCheck
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A social media post claims the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals are part of the “New World Order” to depopulate the world and “enslave humanity”.
The claims made in a New Zealand Facebook post and numerous other posts feature the United Nations logo along with the title, “Agenda 2030 New World Order”.
The December 8 post claims to show the “17 Sustainable Development Goals Depopulation Agenda” and includes 17 squares, each dedicated to a goal including “Forced Vaccinstions” (sic), “Smart Grid Surveillance”, “Slave labor”, “Communism” and “Control Wildlife” among others.
The post’s caption reads: “This is what we have to look forward to because our absoljte (sic) stupidity in voting for labour. What foolish people we are.”