MEDIA

SDA Executive Director Issa Souaré attended Africa Day during the 2025 High-Level Political Forum in New York and met with Ambassador Bob Rae, then President of ECOSOC and Canada’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.

SDA Executive Director Issa Souaré attended Africa Day during the 2025 High-Level Political Forum in New York and exchanged insights with United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed.

During Germany’s Third Voluntary National Review-related activities at the 2025 HLPF, SDA Executive Director Issa Souaré met with Markus Knigge, Executive Director of the Blue Action Fund.

SDA Executive Director Issa Souaré attended Switzerland’s high-level dialogue on gender equality and inclusive governance during the 2025 HLPF and was photographed with Christian Frutiger, Ambassador and Head of Thematic Cooperation at the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.

SDA attended World Youth Skills Day 2025 at United Nations Headquarters, which focused on youth skills, artificial intelligence and digital opportunity.

On 17 July 2025, SDA attended Switzerland’s high-level dialogue on gender equality and inclusive governance during the HLPF in New York. The event addressed the contribution of SDG 5 and SDG 16 to the 2030 Agenda.

During World Youth Skills Day 2025 at United Nations Headquarters, SDA Executive Director Issa Souaré exchanged insights with Felipe Paullier, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs.

In September 2025, SDA Executive Director Issa Souaré participated as a panelist in “Leveraging Critical Raw Materials for African Industrial Transformation” at the G20 side events of IDEAs Global Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. The session examined African agency, regional value chains and climate-aligned industrialization in the critical-minerals sector.

From 30 September to 2 October 2025, SDA Founder and Executive Director Issa Souaré participated in the African Union’s first youth consultation on mediation, preventive diplomacy and peace processes in Kigali, Rwanda, including a speaking contribution during the consultation.

From 30 September to 2 October 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda, SDA Founder and Executive Director Issa Souaré was photographed with fellow participants during the African Union’s first youth consultation on mediation, preventive diplomacy and peace processes.

SDA Executive Director Issa Souaré attended discussions hosted at the African Union Mission to the United Nations in New York and was photographed with H.E. María Ebiaca Moete, Secretary of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development of Equatorial Guinea.

During a visit to United Nations Headquarters in New York, SDA representatives visited the Security Council venue as part of policy learning.

SDA participated in World Social Summit-related convenings in Doha, Qatar, and was photographed with H.E. Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

From 12 to 14 November 2025, SDA participated in the seventh Transform Africa Summit in Conakry, Guinea, organized under Smart Africa. The summit addressed digital transformation, inclusive growth and the role of artificial intelligence in Africa.

Additional photograph from SDA’s attendance at the seventh Transform Africa Summit in Conakry, held from 12 to 14 November 2025.

At the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, SDA attended public convenings on social inclusion, decent work and social justice. SDA Executive Director Issa Souaré was photographed with Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General of the International Labour Organization.