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Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres听told the annual gathering of 55 African nations in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, that the strategic partnership between the UN and AU is 鈥渙f paramount importance鈥� and he was deeply committed to the principle that Africa鈥檚 challenges can only be solved through African leadership.听

Three urgent challenges听

There are three main challenges 鈥渙f particular urgency鈥� facing the continent, said the UN chief, highlighting first, making inroads against poverty through the听Decade of Action听to deliver the听Sustainable Development Goals听(SDGs), which dovetails with the AU鈥檚 own drive towards Africa鈥檚 Agenda 2063.听

The drive for sustainable development has yielded significant improvements, with rising living standards, better access to quality education, healthcare and services, 鈥渂ut progress remains slow and uneven when it comes to ending poverty and ending exclusion鈥�, said Mr. Guterres.听

Fair globalization听

Calling for fairer globalization, he said African nations were working to eliminate corruption, reform taxation systems, governance and institutions, but it was up to the international community to 鈥渃omplement these efforts with much stronger determination", including fighting illicit flows of capital.听

Gender equality and gender parity are also key, he added, noting that 鈥減eace, social cohesion and sustainable development require women鈥檚 contribution and leadership.鈥澨�

Engaging and empowering youth is also necessary, he said: I am inspired by young people across Africa who have become advocates for peace through dialogue and addressing the root causes of conflict.鈥澨�

Climate crisis听

Turning to the climate crisis, he said Africa was the least responsible for accelerated global warming, but 鈥渁mong the first and worst to suffer.鈥澨�

The Secretary-General commended Africa鈥檚 鈥渓ongstanding moral and political leadership on the climate emergency.鈥澨�

鈥淟ast year was devastating, along with the destruction of cyclones Idai and Kenneth, there are numerous under-reported climate-linked crises from the Sahel to Zambia, from Kenya to Madagascar鈥�, he added.听

A climate-related locust infestation is causing misery across vast swathes of East Africa and addressing climate-related security risks in the Horn of Africa, Central Africa and the Sahel, must be a priority.听

鈥淲e need more ambition on mitigation and, especially for Africa鈥檚 sake, more ambition on adaptation and financing to build resilience of African countries and communities and allow for effective recovery and reconstruction.鈥澨�

鈥楽ilencing the Guns鈥�, beating terrorism together听

Heralding the successes of UN-AU partnership through the Union鈥檚 鈥淪ilencing the Guns鈥� initiative, the UN chief said joint efforts had advanced peace, most notably in the past few months in the transition to democratic governance in Sudan.听

At the core of the third urgent challenge facing African countries and the UN together, he said that continuing with the UN鈥檚 Action for 国产AVkeeping initiative (A4P) was essential, given the limitation of traditional peacekeeping 鈥減articularly where there is no peace to keep, as we see in the Sahel.鈥澨�

He reiterated his view that 鈥渨e increasingly need peace enforcement and counter-terrorism operation implemented by the African Union and supported by the UN.鈥澨�

鈥淚t is obvious for the G5 Sahel today, but also for the larger coalition, that we will have to build to beat terrorism in Africa. The lack of support of the international community is clear today in the Sahel and Lake Chad.听

鈥淭he whole region has been imperiled by terrorism鈥�, said Mr. Guterres, against听the backdrop of rising听extremist violence and transnational crime across the vast, porous borders of the Sahel region.听

鈥淭housands have been killed and countless more continue to suffer. In Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, the increasing number and complexity of terrorist attacks on both civilian and military targets demonstrate the need for a more robust and integrated response with a focus on cross-border issues.鈥澨�

鈥楾he Africa we want鈥櫶�

Collective action is required at the borders of those Sahelian countries where the State needs to be strengthened, he added, and where public social services 鈥渁re cruelly lacking.鈥澨�

鈥淭hrough combined efforts, coordinated approaches and renewed commitment to multilateralism鈥�, said the Secretary-General, 鈥渨e can continue Africa鈥檚 undoubted upward momentum.听

鈥淚 reiterate my full commitment to continue working closely with you to ensure we achieve the Africa we want as set out by Agenda 2063 and truly silence the guns forever.鈥澨�