April 18, 2021 Share
On February 24, 2021, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) launched the Office’s Strategic Vision for Africa 2030. According to the UNODC, Africa has made considerable gains towards the Sustainable Development Goals and the aspirations of the Agenda 2063 of the African Union: The Africa We Want. Yet progress in several areas is not advancing at the scale nor speed required. Around the globe and in Africa, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to reverse progress, hitting those most vulnerable hardest, and risking them being left behind further. Africa can leverage its many opportunities to help strengthen resilience to its challenges: the increasing youth demographic can come together in collective action for a sustainable future; Africa’s commitment towards digital transformation and technology is bold and can drive fast-paced growth and foster inclusion; Africa’s single market, wealth of natural resources and biodiversit