President Akufo-Addo has urged international leaders to work together to address the many issues the world is facing.We don't have the luxury of choosing which problems to solve, the President stated on Wednesday during his address to the 77th UN General Assembly.Since "none of them can wait," according to the President, it will be wise to treat each issue with equal priority.

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President Akufo-Addo emphasized issues including insecurity, climate change, economic and energy difficulties, among others, and emphasized that each one needs urgent response.“History will judge us harshly if we do not seize the opportunity to make the changes that will enable us to deal with the many problems that we face,” he stated on Wednesday.

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The President also used the platform to bemoan the unfair treatment of African countries on the international financial market.According to him, avenues that are available to powerful nations are not the same for developing countries,consequently, impeding growth in these countries.

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“The tag of Africa as investment risk is a self-fulfilling prophecy created by the prejudice of the international money markets which denies us access to cheaper borrowing, pushing us deeper into debts.

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“The financial market has been set up and operates on rules designed for the benefit of rich and powerful nations and during times of crisis, the façade of international cooperation under which they purport to operate disappears,” he opined. 

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