London Conference 2025: Ahunna Eziakonwa

Ahunna Eziakonwa, UN assistant secretary-general and UNDP assistant administrator and regional director for Africa, outlines the challenges facing a world that is investing in defence while development funding plateaus.

Video Published 20 June 2025 30 minute watch

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— London Conference 2025: Ahunna Eziakonwa

Ahunna Eziakonwa, UN assistant secretary-general and UNDP assistant administrator and regional director for Africa, outlines the challenges facing a world that is investing in defence while development funding plateaus, where multilateralism is under threat, and where a global technological divide remains with 800 million African still lacking internet access. 

The session was chaired by Tighisti Amare, incoming director of the Chatham House Africa Programme.