India's G20 presidency was really impressive on SDGs, Digital Public Infrastructure: OECD Sherpa
India's presidency was «really impressive» on the SDGs, Digital Public Infrastructure, development and climate finance among others, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Sherpa, Andreas Schaal, said here on Sunday.
«I think India's presidency delivered impressive results. We are living in complex geopolitical challenges, and at this moment, it's crucial to keep formats like the G20 together and actionable. India's presidency was really impressive on the SDGs, Digital Public Infrastructure, development, climate finance...,» OECD Sherpa for the G20, G7 and APEC told ANI.
Further highlighting the inclusion of the African Union as a permanent G20 member, Schaal said that it is important to increase African voices.
He added that the OECD has also signed an MoU with the African Union to deepen their exchanges.
«We always supported the African Union being the 21st member of the G20… So I think it's important to increase African voices. We also at the OCD have just signed an MoU with the African Union to deepen our exchanges.
We have signed an MoU, a joint work programme with South Africa. So we are also expanding our reach and cooperation. And that's why we're very delighted to see the African Union around the table,» Schaal told after addressing on Day 2 of the Cape Town Conversation event.
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