VICTORIA, Seychelles — President Wavel Ramkalawan has reaffirmed Seychelles’ commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and shaping a bold global agenda beyond 2030, in a keynote address at the ‘SDGs in Action’ Forum held on the margins of the World Governments Summit 2025 in Dubai. The President emphasised the urgency of accelerating efforts towards the 2030 SDG targets while laying the foundation for a visionary 2045 global agenda.
‘As we approach 2030, the horizon of the SDGs, we must celebrate the strides we have made while acknowledging the road ahead. Our current priority is achieving the SDGs by 2030, but we must begin designing a 2045 global agenda — one that is bold, ambitious, and demands decisive action,’ the President said. He called for decisive commitments in five key areas: climate justice and resilience; sustainable finance mechanisms; technology for good; equity and inclusion; and a new global governance model.
The President also participated in the WGS2025 official opening, the main plenary session and several high-level forums. He was accompanied by Alex Henderson, the minister for Investment, Entrepreneurship and Industry; the Seychelles resident ambassador in Abu Dhabi, Gervais Moumou; the chargé d’affaires of the UAE embassy in Seychelles, Ahmed Alneyadi; and a senior international cooperation officer from the Ministry of Investment, Entrepreneurship and Industry. The President is expected to use the summit to deepen cooperation on climate finance and blue economy initiatives.
