Staff Reporter :
We are on the right track to overcome all challenges as we did in the past in order to successfully accomplish the sustainable development goal (SDG) in cooperation with UN and all other stakeholders, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said.
The Foreign Minister was addressing a conference titled “SDGs and Bangladesh: Partnership with United Nations in achieving the SDGs in Bangladesh” at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city on Thursday.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam, UN Resident Coordinator Mia Seppo, Senior Secretary of General Economics Division, Planning Commission Dr. Shamsul Alam, and UNFPA Regional Director, Asia Pacific, Bjorn Andersson, among others, spoke at the inaugural session of the conference.
Dr Momen said, the good news is that they have launched SDG tracker that can be used for comprehensive target setting and monitoring of progress of each SDG along with the indicators.
He said, the government has developed the Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP) funded by its own money.
Currently, several projects for mitigating the climate change effect and developing resilience against the threat have been implemented by the government in coordination with the UN and other development partners.
“Ending poverty, ensuring health facilities for all, reducing child and maternity death, reducing inequality in all spheres of national life, ensuring quality education, and ensuring environmental well-being are some of the major challenges we need to overcome,” Dr Momen said.
“UN’s cooperation in the attainment of MDGs is genuinely praiseworthy and I personally thank them for this. They’re also working closely with the government to formulate the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework aligned with the 8th Five Year Plan,” said Dr Momen hoping that this cooperation will continue in the foreseeable future.
Shahriar said, SDGs will require much greater, long-term and assured global resources and support for sustainable development in developing countries like Bangladesh.
“I hope our friends in the UN system will continue their support and cooperation in our efforts,” he said.
He said they are also engaged in partnership with a wide range of international actors, private sectors and responsible civil society.
“Many innovation and development solutions have already been developed. But many more need to be done,” he said.
Mia Seppo described the conference as important dialogue on the global goals in Dhaka ahead of the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York.
The state minister said SDGs will require much greater, long-term and assured global resources and support for sustainable development in developing countries like Bangladesh.
We are on the right track to overcome all challenges as we did in the past in order to successfully accomplish the sustainable development goal (SDG) in cooperation with UN and all other stakeholders, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said.
The Foreign Minister was addressing a conference titled “SDGs and Bangladesh: Partnership with United Nations in achieving the SDGs in Bangladesh” at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city on Thursday.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam, UN Resident Coordinator Mia Seppo, Senior Secretary of General Economics Division, Planning Commission Dr. Shamsul Alam, and UNFPA Regional Director, Asia Pacific, Bjorn Andersson, among others, spoke at the inaugural session of the conference.
Dr Momen said, the good news is that they have launched SDG tracker that can be used for comprehensive target setting and monitoring of progress of each SDG along with the indicators.
He said, the government has developed the Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP) funded by its own money.
Currently, several projects for mitigating the climate change effect and developing resilience against the threat have been implemented by the government in coordination with the UN and other development partners.
“Ending poverty, ensuring health facilities for all, reducing child and maternity death, reducing inequality in all spheres of national life, ensuring quality education, and ensuring environmental well-being are some of the major challenges we need to overcome,” Dr Momen said.
“UN’s cooperation in the attainment of MDGs is genuinely praiseworthy and I personally thank them for this. They’re also working closely with the government to formulate the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework aligned with the 8th Five Year Plan,” said Dr Momen hoping that this cooperation will continue in the foreseeable future.
Shahriar said, SDGs will require much greater, long-term and assured global resources and support for sustainable development in developing countries like Bangladesh.
“I hope our friends in the UN system will continue their support and cooperation in our efforts,” he said.
He said they are also engaged in partnership with a wide range of international actors, private sectors and responsible civil society.
“Many innovation and development solutions have already been developed. But many more need to be done,” he said.
Mia Seppo described the conference as important dialogue on the global goals in Dhaka ahead of the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York.
The state minister said SDGs will require much greater, long-term and assured global resources and support for sustainable development in developing countries like Bangladesh.
