Good day. Kindly see the article below and urgently assist with the question that follows. Thanking you in advance. Linking the UN Sustainable Development Goals and African Agenda $2063$: Understanding overlaps and gaps between the global goals and continental priorities for Africa

The $2030$ Agenda for Sustainable Development is a urgent call for action for peace and prosperity for people and the planet adopted by all United Nation Member States in $2013.$ The agenda has $17$ Sustainable Development Goals $($SDGs$)$ designed to monitor progress for human well$-$being, environmental protection and partnerships. The African Union has also defined a set of development Goals targeted for the continent in a longer time frame through the formulation of the African Agenda $2063$ in $2013.$ There is interest in exploring the linkages between the goals in both agendas, that recognise priorities for Africa while understanding international development conventions and practices.

Work has been done in identifying key links between the UN SDGs and the African Agenda $2063($AA$2063),$ but these analyses have remained either high$-$level or country$-$level specific Small organisations and local organisations may not have the ability to map impact of their projects on both agendas. The purpose of this study is to explore synergies between the SDGs and AA$2063$ to help define priorities for action in targeted interventions. The aim is to understand whether the two agendas converge, the synergies or differences between them and whether these can help funders, policy makers and practitioners be more effective at achieving both agendas simultaneously, and lastly, whether the SDGs can be grounded in the African Agenda $2063.$

The UN $2030$ Agenda is a global agenda which brings nations together to address global challenges for sustainable development. It is increasingly expected for bilateral and multilateral development projects and programmes in sub$-$Saharan Africa to address the Sustainable Development Goals $($SDGs$).$ However, Africa's agency in steering sustainable development priorities, notably by proposing its own development agenda and achievements$$ visions such as those contained in the African Agenda $2063($AA$2063),$ must be better recognised..

This process involved reviewing $32,617$ possible connections between the $169$ SDG Targets and $193$ Agenda $2063$ Targets. Key results identified $4,434(14\%)$ connections and three approaches for selecting overlapping areas of action: based on strength of connections, number of connections, and a combination of both.The findings could facilitate funders, policy makers and practitioners to leverage multiple benefits through a targeted approach to address both agendas effectively.

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