Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi affirmed on Tuesday that the United Nations Human Development Report on Egypt for the current year, which was launched on Tuesday, is a testimony to the Egyptian people not only to the state as it is transparent and monitors the level of development achieved in Egypt.
The president made these remarks during a ceremony held on Tuesday at the New Administrative Capital to celebrate the issuance of the UN Human Development Report delineating the performance of Egypt on that front over the period from 2011 and 2021.
The president stressed that the state has adopted two parallel tracks during the last period the first of which was to confront terrorism, while the second was to move to build the state from a comprehensive perspective targeting all sectors.
The president wondered if the report mentioned Egypt’s war on terror and the simmering conditions of the region. He pointed out that Egypt’s approach to such war has been development along with security measures.
“It is even noticeable that our efforts in development are quite rigorous…They are also very deep and very comprehensive,” the president asserted.
He added that the Egyptian people are the real hero, pointing out that the state’s war against terrorism was also based on construction, development and reconstruction.
He added that the Egyptian people bore many of the consequences arising from the economic reforms implemented by the state, congratulating the Egyptians for their capabilities, sacrifices, patience, and endurance, until the report came out in this way.
“Yes, we created a good social safety network to alleviate the impact of economic reform but it is still composing a pressure for all income levels,” President Sisi elaborated saying, “I congratulate Egyptians on enduring such reform.”
The president also noted that the success of the development paths is related to the implementation of decisions and the citizens’ acceptance of them, highlighting that the social protection plans implemented by the Egyptian government during the past years aimed at alleviating the repercussions of economic reforms and the state of poverty.
He said that the state is determined to complete the “Decent Life” project during the next three years at an estimated cost of LE700 billion to improve the lives of about 58 million Egyptian citizens as utilities including drinking water, sewage and other services will be connected to about 4,500 villages.
President Sisi also expressed appreciation for the UNDP team that prepared the 2021 United Nations Human Development Report on Egypt saying that such documentation about the country has been absent over the past decade.
The president noted that such documentation is credible and transparent because of two reasons. One is that the report is prepared by experts. And, the other is that it is issued by international officials.
The president also underlined that Egypt has been offering the same public services to refugees, whose number is six million, and who live normally among 100 million Egyptians, given Egypt’s policy against refugee camps.
As the report should be issued every two years, the president expressed hope that Egypt would be doing better when it comes to the eradication of poverty among other indicators. That is because of implementing Decent Life Initiative worth LE600-700 billion, which began in rural areas mid-2021, and is lasting for three years down from 10.
The president pointed out to canals lining, introduction of wastewater networks, and establishment of agricultural and industrial wastewater plants that have already begun. “We have spent around LE700 billion on such plants,” President Sisi clarified.
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