Kathmandu, July 14: Vice-chairman of the National Planning Commission
(NPC) Dr. Min Bahadur Shrestha left for New York on Friday to participate in
the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.
He is leading a 5-member delegation to the Forum which is slated for July
17-19, informed the NPC in a press statement.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) announced by the United Nations
will be reviewed in the Forum.
“Of the countries that participated in the agenda of sustainable
development, 44 countries, including Nepal , will present their voluntary
national review (VNR) of the SDGs. Efforts made to achieve the SDGs and current
statues will be discussed in the meeting,” reads the statement.
Dr. Shrestha will participate in sideline events such as Data Revolution
for Poverty Eradication and Achievement of Agenda 2030.
In March this year, the government has formed two High Level Committees and nine Thematic
Working groups to rollout and implement the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) by 2030.
National
Steering Committee, chaired by the Prime Minister and chairman of the National
Planning Commission (NPC) which includes Minister for Finance, Minister of
Foreign Affairs and chief secretary as members, is the apex body for guiding
the pursuit of the SDGs in the country.
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