Efforts on sustainability goals: Official

PAPUA New Guinea is committed to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), National Planning and Monitoring secretary Koney Samuel says.
Speaking at the 2022 United Nations High Level Political Forum (HLPF) last month, Samuel said the country was accelerating national efforts to address ongoing challenges that required multi-stakeholder partnerships, with the Government leading the way.
“Our participation in this global forum has provided us with a broader insight of important development issues that will help our efforts in achieving the SDGs,” he said.
“The new government will need to be informed of the importance of the SDGs in achieving our medium to long-term development goals consistent with PNG Vision 2050.”
Samuel emphasised the need for structural and institutional reforms to facilitate processes to coordinate the implementation of the SDGs in our country.
The roadmap for this will be presented at the GoPNG-Development Partner High Level Forum on Development Effectiveness to be held later this year.
The theme of the HLPF was “Building back better from the Coronavirus (Covid-19)”.