Kathmandu, Nov.
22:
Sophie Kemkhadge, Deputy Country Director, UNDP, has
said that the Nepal Government should localize and institutionalize the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework as soon as possible to work
towards achieving the goals and targets laid out in the agenda for the
sustainable development.
Speaking at an orientation program for journalists
on SDGs, Kemkhadge said the government, private sectors and all stakeholders
should be on board to make sure that these goals and targets are met.
Although, Nepal was the first country to prepare
National Report on SDGs documenting the national situation with the assessment
of each of the 17 SDGs from national perspectives, it has failed to make
significant progress due to the earthquake and the Indian blockade last year.
The SDGs, also known as the Global Goals, are a
universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all
people enjoy peace and prosperity.
The 17 global goals, born at the United Nations
Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro in 2012 and agreed upon
by 193 countries in 2015, are built on the success of the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) with a conclusion that more needs to be done to
improve people's life in a sustainable way.
These global goals include new areas such as climate
change, economic inequality, innovation, sustainable consumption, peace and
justice, among other priorities, to be achieved by 2030.
Kemkhadge said said that it was the responsibilities
of each member state to ensure that the goals of sustainable development are
achieved.
"The UN and other institutions are here to
promote SDGs, but it is predominantly the responsibility of the country to
attain the SDGs," she said.
Presenting the paper on the SDGs, Basudeb
Guha-Khasnobis, the senior economist of the UNDP, said that the goals were
developed and adopted following a broad consultations among the stakeholders
across the world, and global leaders.
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