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SA seeks UN backing for International Panel on Inequality at UNGA81

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SA seeks UN backing for International Panel on Inequality at UNGA81 By Dikeledi Molobela New York, USA — South Africa will use the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to seek international backing for the establishment of an International Panel on inequality, with the country identifying the fight against inequality as one of its key diplomatic priorities for the week. South Africa, together with Brazil, Norway and Spain, will host a high-level event on the margins of UNGA81 to launch the proposed International Panel on Inequality and build support for the initiative. South Africa’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Mxolisi Sizo Nkosi, told SAnews that the initiative builds on the country’s work during its G20 Presidency and seeks to place inequality at the centre of the international development debate. “One of the key issues that we were able to secure agreement on at the G20 Summit is the issue of fighting Inequality,” Nkosi said. He said the propose