Egypt, UN sign protocol supporting sustainable development goals financing strategy

Egypt, UN sign protocol supporting sustainable development goals financing strategy

CAIRO - 16 March 2021: Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala El-Said signed a cooperation protocol Tuesday for the draft strategy for financing sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Egypt.

The protocol was signed in cooperation with the Joint Sustainable Development Goals Fund, (the United Nations Joint Fund Support Project for Integrated Financing for Sustainable Development Goals in Egypt).

El-Said affirmed her ministry's keenness to cooperate with various development partners, especially international organisations and institutions to achieve the goals of sustainable development.

The minister said that the draft strategy for financing the SDGs in Egypt aims to support the ambitious development efforts that the country has set for itself. These are consistent with its national agenda for sustainable development, the Vision 2030, as well as what is consistent with Africa's Agenda 2063.

El-Said added that the joint cooperation between the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development and the Joint Sustainable Development Goals Fund aims mainly to provide and determine the cost of achieving Egypt's Vision 2030. This will also work towards achieving the vision and international goals of the SDGs, in addition to evaluating the current scene.

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