The Minister of Economy, Finance and Foresight, Dr. Aboubakar Nacanabo chaired Friday in Ouagadougou, the validation workshop of the second voluntary national report on the implementation of the Goals of the sustainable development (SDG), noted the AIB on the spot.
It was after a series of reviews of the report by United Nations Agencies, Civil Society Organizations, private operators, vulnerable groups and regional actors that the document was validated.
For this validation workshop, Minister Nacanabo specified that the objective is to have a consensual document, reflecting the real progress made, the difficulties encountered in the implementation as well as the challenges to be met to be there. of the 2030 agenda.
“The stakes are very high. The United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals for the period 2015-2030, with 17 specific goals,” he said.
The Minister of Economy, Finance and Foresight, Dr Aboubakar Nacanabo specified that for each country, it is to see how we manage to ensure that our public policies are consistent with these objectives and that is which is produced through the voluntary national report.
He added that the various actors, namely state actors, technical partners, and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) must be able to examine the report so that we can truly see if what emerges from the report corresponds to reality. in the field.
"As of today, we have a consolidated report on the implementation of the SDGs in Burkina Faso, particularly the SDGs selected to be presented to the high-level political forum", assured the Director General of the economy and planning Larba Issa Kobyagda.
Minister Nacanabo took this opportunity "to express, on behalf of the Government, my sincere thanks to the United Nations System, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)”.
The voluntary national report on the implementation of the SDGs aims, among other things, "to eradicate hunger and extreme poverty, reduce inequalities, preserve the environment, guarantee quality education and better health for all, and promote a peaceful”.
Burkina Faso, like other countries in the world, particularly those in Africa, aligned itself in 2015 with the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development (PDDH-2030).
Source: Burkina Information Agency