The president announced this in  Kigali, Rwanda where African Heads of State met to discuss the implementation of the SDGs.

In 2015, countries including Ghana adopted a set of goals to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all as part of a new sustainable development agenda. Each goal has specific targets to be achieved over the next 15 years.

President Mahama on Twitter said "The SDG is the most ambitious goal the UN has ever set itself. But we can and will work to achieve them."

He said the adoption of the goals is to enable the world tackle the unfinished business of the MDGs.

President Mahama added that "Strong political commitment at the global, national, & local levels important to this implementation."

The president was accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hanna S. Tetteh.

President Mahama in his capacity as Co-Chair of the UN Eminent Persons on SDGs is expected to host a special working session for colleague Heads of State on the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals within the framework of the African Union's Agenda 2063.