Saudi Arabia sets up steering committee for implementing sustainable development goals – Arabian Business

Saudi Arabia sets up steering committee for implementing sustainable development goals – Arabian Business

Saudi Arabia has formed a Steering Committee for Sustainable Development (SCSD) comprising 18 government entities as members to oversee the implementation of the UN-mandated sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the country, a senior minister said.

“The SCSD will be responsible for mainstreaming the thinking around the SDGs into policymaking, improving the country’s economic performance and social development, and enhancing its local capabilities and knowledge,” Saudi Arabia’s minister of economy and planning, Faisal Alibrahim, said.

The minister was speaking at the UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) meeting in New York on Wednesday.