Saudi Arabia welcomed the work accomplished during the German Presidency of the G-20 Leaders' Summit within the framework of the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030, calling upon States to assume their responsibilities to ensure effective implementation, and to help developing and least developed countries achieve sustainable development goals and meet the many challenges they face. The Kingdom also welcomed the launching of the G20 Charter Initiative with Africa and stressed the active role of African countries and regional and international financial organizations and institutions in implementation, noting that the Group's commitment to partnership with Africa is a fundamental and pivotal support for sustainable development. This came during a speech by the Minister of State Dr. Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf at the "Partnership with Africa, Migration and Health" meeting, which was discussed by G20 leaders today at their summit which ended in Hamburg, Germany. "Saudi Arabia has a strong and old relationship with Africa in various economic and developmental aspects. In the 1970s, we established financial institutions either to finance development in Africa or to focus on Africa in particular, such as the Saudi Fund for Development, the Arab Bank for Development in Africa, And the OPEC Fund. A few days ago, the Kingdom announced that it would host a Saudi-African summit in Riyadh in the coming months. On health issues, the minister stressed the Kingdom's keenness on the role of the G-20 and its cooperation in addressing global health risks and crises. He also referred to the support provided by the Kingdom to the World Health Organization ($ 66.7 million) to support the organization in its efforts to combat cholera in Yemen, contribute to the response to this disease and support the Yemeni health system. --More 01:58 LOCAL TIME 22:58 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1646074
