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We are disappointed that no indicators passed for Goal 1 and Goal 10. We had hoped that the delegates would be able to come to an amicable agreement in accordance to the spirit behind these goals, however this was not the case. However we are glad that there was an indicators passed for Goal 17 and Goal 5, and we are content with the indicator passed for Goal 5 as it reads: Recognition of…

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Gender Gap Walkout The African Development Bank Group fully endorses the walkout undertaken by the Gender and Development Network. They chose to walk out 77% though our second plenary session to bring awareness to the fact that women are paid only 77% of each dollar a man makes on average.

Updates: Goal 10

Affirming our coalition with the Netherlands on SDG 10: Reducing Inequalities Within and Among Countries we have updated our proposed indicator to be: Indicator 10.1.1 – Growth rates of household expenditure and income per capita among the bottom 10%, 40 percent, and the total population. Our initial indicator only included the change of ‘or’ to ‘and – which ensures that the indicator takes into…

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Global Poverty Line: Why $1.90 a day?

We, as a financial institution, wish to measure first and foremost economic success in African nations, some of which currently have the highest percentages of their populations below the international poverty line. We recognize the reasoning behind arguments surrounding the international poverty line in regards to Indicator 1.1.1, but we wish to respectfully disagree with these arguments for the…

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Goal 5: Gender Equality

Image sourced from here In January 2014 we adopted our own Gender Strategy which desires to integrate gender in all AfDb programs and development strategies, as well as in our own internal structures so that we may promote and strengthen gender equality from the inside out. “We are not putting gender [equality] at the heart of our development strategies just to please development institutions…

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Up dates from Plenary Session 1: Goal 1

Monday night we had a short, albeit very constructive, plenary session to discuss changes to the proposed indicator for Target 1.1. We heard some great propositions for changes, and had some very productive conversations with many other organizations. Having already chosen geographic location as an additional way to dis-aggregate data in our own indicator, we have also made 2 changes to our…

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Learn more about our collaborations!

Click on our logo above to check out our youtube page to see more recent developments in our programs and collaborations! This year the AfDB had a lot of constructive discussions in July in regards to our mutually beneficial partnership with India and Africa-Asia cooperation. We see this as a great step towards the fulfillment of SDG (Sustainable Development Goal) 17: Partnership for the goals.…

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Video: Annual Development Effectiveness Reviews 2017

Annual Development Effectiveness Reviews 2017

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Video: Africa's High Fives

Video: Africa’s High Fives

Watch a short animated video on the High Five Goals: Light up and power Africa Feed Africa Industrialise Africa Integrate Africa Improve the quality of life for the people of Africa

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Updated Proposal for Target 10.3

Hello fellow delegates, as many indicated in our plenary session yesterday, the AUDB does have a proposed indicator for target 10.3. After consultation and a merger with WHO we have updated our indicator as follows: “Percentage of population reporting to have felt discriminated or harassed under international human rights law, regardless of time-period. To decrease fear for victims to report,…

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Plenary Session # 2 – December 5th, 2016

The second plenary session of the Open Working Group for the Sustainable Development Goals started at 6:21PM on December 5th. It was decided that we would begin our discussion with a short formal debate on goal one, followed by a brief informal debate to rally support, before moving on to goal 10 and goal 17. GOAL ONE Several nations voiced concerns over what the benchmark for target 1.1 should…

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Plenary Session#1- November 28

First Formal Debate At 6:55, the plenary session on November 28th for the Sustainable Development Goals was called to order. We had to decide on which goal we would discuss. It would be goal#1, eradicate poverty, or goal#5, gender equality. As a development bank, ending poverty is the foundation for our goals to strengthen Africa. With our monetary capabilities, we felt as if we would be best…

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Brief Summary of AfDB

The African Union Development Bank (AfDB) is comprised of three constituents: The African Development Bank, The African Development Fund and The Nigeria Trust Fund. We shareholders include 54 African countries and 27 non-African countries. The AfDB’s goal is promote sustainable economic growth and achieve social progress through the reduction of poverty in Africa. We achieve our goals by…

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Goal #10: Reduce Inequality Between and Within Countries

Africa’s History with Inequality Being an entire continent, reducing inequality within and among countries in Africa will be a difficult challenge. But it is one the African Union Development Bank (AfDB) is willing to spearhead. With the most least-developed countries and eight of the ten poorest countries in the world located in Africa, former AfDB President Donald Kaberuka is correct in stating…

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Reflections on the Preliminary Session for SDGs no. 1&5 - No Poverty & Gender Equality

Reflections on the Preliminary Session for SDGs no. 1&5 – No Poverty & Gender Equality

On Tuesday November 22nd, 2016 the AFDB, USA, Iran and the Netherlands participated in a preliminary session in order to prepare for the upcoming plenary session. The goal of this meeting was to solidify our groups’ position on the SDG no. 1&5 (no poverty, and gender equality). The meeting begin with each group spending 20 minutes discussing their internal plan before the floor was opened for…

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