Eddie Ndopu.

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      UNITED Nations. Secretary-General
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      SUSTAINABLE Development Goals (United Nations)
    • Abstract:
      The article profiles Eddie Ndopu, a South African disability rights activist and humanitarian who was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy at age two. Topics covered include his selection as one of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General's Global Advocates for the Sustainable Development Goals, global fund he established to address obstacles facing people with disabilities, and his plans to go to outer space in time for the UN General Assembly in September 2020.