Dr. Robin Renee Sanders, former United States Ambassador to Nigeria (2008–2010), served as a distinguished keynote speaker at a high-level United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Side Event Roundtable in 2024. Her remarks emphasized practical pathways to accelerate sustainable development through public–private partnerships, inclusive finance, and diaspora-led innovation across Africa and the global south.
By the left in the featured photo is the Nasarawa State Commissioner for Diaspora and Special Duties, alongside Apostle Stela, President of Women Amazon in Texas, USA. Their participation underscored the importance of subnational leadership, diaspora collaboration, and faith-driven community organizations in driving real outcomes for women, youths, and vulnerable populations.
In her keynote, Dr. Sanders highlighted the need to align investment with measurable impact, especially in sectors such as MSME development, agrifood systems, digital inclusion, and education-to-employment pipelines. She also stressed the centrality of women’s economic empowerment and youth entrepreneurship to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDGs 5 (Gender Equality), 8 (Decent Work & Economic Growth), 10 (Reduced Inequalities), and 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).
L–R: Nasarawa State Commissioner for Diaspora and Special Duties; Dr. Robin Renee Sanders; Apostle Stela, President of Women Amazon (Texas, USA).
Key highlights and takeaways:
• Strengthening diaspora engagement frameworks to unlock skills transfer, mentoring, and responsible investment.
• Expanding access to grants, blended finance, and catalytic capital for women- and youth-led ventures.
• Enhancing market linkages, export readiness, and digital trade capacity for MSMEs.
• Advancing inclusive education and vocational pathways that connect learners to jobs and entrepreneurship.
• Building multi-stakeholder coalitions—governments, private sector, civil society, and faith-based organizations—to scale impact sustainably.
The Roundtable reaffirmed a shared commitment to action-oriented collaboration and measurable outcomes that uplift communities while fostering resilient, inclusive growth.
On September 17th, 2024, a prestigious high-level side event took place at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, USA. The event, held at the Nigerian Mission, was a Global Executive Sustainable Investment, Grants, and Intervention Roundtable that attracted significant global and regional leaders in the field of sustainable development.
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