'New partnership to help amplify India, South-South Cooperation': UN's Shombi Sharp on LOI with Bill and Melinda Gate Foundation
Shombi Sharp said that the UN in India is pleased to have an exchange of Letters of Intent with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to launch a new partnership to help amplify India and South-South cooperation.
In an interview with ANI, Sharp said, «We also were very pleased on behalf of the United Nations in India, to launch or to have an exchange of Letter of Intent with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to launch a brand new partnership to help amplify Indian South-South Cooperation. Reflecting that the UN system in India really has a true two-way partnership with India.»
Shombi Sharp's remarks came after an exchange of a Letter of Intent between UN-India and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in the presence of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was held at the India-UN for Global South: Delivering for Development event.
He said that the UN is identifying best practices of India's development and helping to codify that and share that practice with other nations for their benefit.
Sharp said that the UN will be working closely with the External Affairs Minister of India.
«We are increasingly identifying Indian development best practices across the country, helping to codify that and share that best practice with other countries for their benefit. So, we're very excited and appreciate the support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,» he said.
«We'll be working closely in partnership with the Government of India External Affairs Ministry as well.
Now, this all comes in the context of the General Assembly, where we've been hearing all week that the world is beset by crises. This is very, very clear.
The SDGs are in trouble.
We're off track. We're now at the midpoint.
