Dr Bawumia Appointed To Board Of UN's Global Partnership For Sustainable Development Data
The Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has been
appointed to the Board of the Global Partnership for Sustainable
Development Data, based at the headquarters of the United Nations in New
York, United States of America.
The Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD) is a
global network bringing together governments, the private sector, and
civil society organizations dedicated to using the data revolution to
achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
The 17 member Board, which includes Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, Chief
Executive Officer, Plan International; Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, Executive
Secretary, Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean
(ECLAC); John Pullinger, UK National Statistician, Head of the
Government Statistical Service (GSS), and Chief Executive of the UK
Statistics Authority, United Kingdom; and Mahmoud Mohieldin, Senior Vice
President for the 2030 Development Agenda, World Bank Group, is chaired
by the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina J.
Mohammed.
The Board is set to hold a two day working session from 10-11 July,
2018, and in line with his duties and obligations, Vice President
Bawumia left Accra on Sunday 8th July, 2018 for New York to participate
in the 2-day meeting.
Vice President Bawumia will also hold discussions with Deputy UN
Secretary General Amina J. Mohammed on a number of issues including
Enhancing advocacy for improved statistical capacity in Africa,
Financing the implementation of high level commitments to statistics and
Digitization of data for SDG monitoring.
He is also expected to have a town hall meeting with the Ghanaian community in New York.
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia returns to Accra on Friday 13th July, 2018.
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