External Shocks Have Increased Africa's Annual SDG Financing Gap To $353bn – UNDP

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has said that the annual Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) financing gap in Africa has increased to $353 billion due to unexpected external shocks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This was disclosed by the UNDP Deputy Assistant Administrator and Officer-in-Charge, Regional Bureau for Arab States, Sarah Poole.

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