UAE leads in development efforts, supporting developing nations: ADFD Director-General

UAE leads in development efforts, supporting developing nations: ADFD Director-General

Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, Director-General of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), said the presence of a UAE Government delegation, which includes the ADFD, at the United Nations (UN) High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) for 2023 in New York is of great importance, as it highlights the UAE's pioneering model and exceptional experience in supporting developmental projects that help achieve economic development and improve the quality of life of communities in beneficiary countries.

In his statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Al Suwaidi said that the UAE’s participation complies with the midway point established by the UN to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 since their announcement in 2016, and is an opportunity to explore mechanisms for accelerating the attainment of the SDGs under the platform of the international forum organised annually by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), which has been the organisation’s primary platform for sustainable development since its establishment in 2012, and plays a key role in monitoring and reviewing the implementation of the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 in countries around the world.

The ADFD’s presence within this year’s UAE delegation is crucial for continuing to support development projects worldwide,