Mohammed Abdulaziz al Naimi addressing the workshop.
Doha: The Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA), in cooperation with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), organized a workshop this week with UN agencies and programmes operating in Qatar, to discuss about integration of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into the Third National Development Strategy, this week.
The UN agencies attending the workshop included UNDP, Unicef, ILO, Unesco, IOM, UNHCR, UN Office of Parliamentary Engagement, UN Children and Armed Conflict Analysis and Outreach Doha Hub.
“This workshop aims to outline a framework by which the goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, can be integrated into the third National Development Strategy in-line with the Qatar National Vision 2030. Throughout the two-day workshop, our work will focus on identifying development priorities related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and associated Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) with a view to ensuring that these are being addressed in the Third National Development Strategy,” said Assistant President of PSA, Mohammed Abdulaziz al Naimi.
“The consultative workshop provides a valuable and timely opportunity to ensure that the ambitions of SDGs are well captured and integrated into the Third Qatar National Development Strategy, to accelerate progress towards 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and ultimately realize Qatar National Vision 2030 which aims to transform Qatar into an advanced country by 2030, capable of sustaining its own development and ensuring high living standards for its people for generations to come”, said UNDP’s Technical Representative and Head of Office in Qatar, Dr. Biplove Choudhary.
“UNDP is privileged to partner with the Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA), and I would like to thank PSA for engaging the UNDP to and the UN sister agencies in this important planning exercise for the country”. Dr Choudhary said.
UNDP’s office in Qatar brought in leading technical experts, Dr. Gonzalo Pizarro, Javier Blanco, and Alexandra Fawzi, of UNDP’s Global Policy Network in Amman to provide technical guidance and analysis. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, has been adopted by all UN Member States, including Qatar, in 2015. PSA provides regular assessments and reports on Qatar’s progress towards the SDGs.
