Planning body reviews progress of 2030 agenda for sustainable development goals

Planning body reviews progress of 2030 agenda for sustainable development goals

KUWAIT: The General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development held on Tuesday a meeting of the permanent national guidance committee to discuss the execution of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development goals. The meeting was attended by committee members as well as private, public and civil society entities.

Dr Khaled Mahdi, Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development, stressed the importance of the meeting, during which the committee completed the first draft of the second voluntary report on measuring the progress Kuwait has made in fulfilling its 2023 sustainable development goals. The report, he explained, will focus on Kuwait’s efforts towards the five goals of sustainable development identified by the United Nations General Assembly.

They goals include those related to clean water and sanitation, clean and affordable energy, industry, innovation and infrastructure, sustainable cities and communities, and partnerships to achieve these goals. The work Kuwait has done in navigating the health crisis and resulting damages, as well as the solutions that were put forward to deal with its implications will also be showcased. The report will highlight, in addition, the most prominent accomplishments made by the country in other sustainable development goals.

“The report will also discuss