Egypt succeeds in including “Decent Life” initiative in Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

Egypt succeeds in including “Decent Life” initiative in Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

FILE - An event of the presidential initiative “Decent Life”







CAIRO - 27 February 2020: The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development announced in a Friday statement that the presidential initiative "Decent Life" was included in the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development (GPSDD​).

 

Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala el Saeed said that the ministry submitted a request to incorporate the initiative into the GPSDD, noting that the move is in recognition of Egypt's pioneering role in realizing sustainable development goals in rural communities.



She added that several goals of the initiative match the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which focus mainly on alleviating poverty, eradicating hunger, providing good health and education, as well as drinking water and sanitation services.



The planning minister praised the initiative as an unprecedented development project that aims to develop 4,500 Egyptian villages in three years, with total investments exceeding LE 500