French President Emmanuel Macron has received his counterpart from Chad, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno for talks, on the eve of the so-called summit for a New Global Financial Pact.
Restructuring debt and reducing poverty by getting the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals targets back on course will top the agenda.
Climate will nevertheless be the main driver of the summit on Today and Friday.
Macron also hosted at the Elysée Palace Gabon’s president Ali Bongo.
He is one of roughly 50 heads of state and government attending the Paris talks.
Financial leaders will participate as well as activists from around the world. All, will seek ways to overhaul the world’s development banks like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank and help them operate in the face of the climate crisis which has further fragilized developing nations.
