Self Help Africa is \u2018ahead of the game\u2019 in its focus on smallholder farmers and promoting a \u2018climate smart\u2019 approach to agriculture, according to one of leading facilitators of the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/p>\n
Ireland\u2019s permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador David Donoghue, is one of two co-facilitators in the negotiations for the development of the new goals, which are set to succeed the existing Millennium Development Goals this September.<\/p>\n
In an interview with Self Help Africa CEO Ray Jordan, Ambassador Donoghue said that the challenge of the SDGs was to bring successful practice to scale, and to ensure that the three dimensions of sustainable development \u2013 social, environmental and economic \u2013 were integrated into every programme.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe must also ensure that vulnerable and marginalised groups, including women and girls, are empowered through our efforts,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The Ambassador to the UN described the current negotiations as a once-in-a-generation opportunity, adding: \u201cwe have no option but to seize it. For the new framework to succeed, we need everyone working in the same direction to support it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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