Egypt stressed the importance of the global commitment to accelerating the pace of achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in light of successive international crises, which hindered the international development path over the past years.
This came in a speech delivered by Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Monday before the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Summit, which opened its proceedings at the UN’s premises in New York.
According to Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid, Shoukry underlined the need of taking swift steps to enhance the capabilities of the multilateral development banks to provide the necessary development financing, in accordance with the national priorities of developing countries.
The Egyptian statement reviewed Egypt’s priorities and efforts in implementing its development agenda “Egypt Vision 2030”, including “Decent Life” initiative, said the spokesman.
The top diplomat asserted that Egypt gives top priority to attaining human development, especially in the health and education spheres, as well as increasing women’s participation in the labor market, enhancing the participation of the private sector in the business, industrial and all other economic and development activities in the Egyptian market, and setting a criteria to put an end to poverty by 2027, he further said.
