Countries hail Vietnamese role in implementing SDGs
VOV.VN - Pauline Tamesis, resident coordinator of the UN in Vietnam, joined with numerous representatives of countries to applaud the Vietnamese performance in realising its sustainable development goals (SDGs), as well as the Government’s leadership in this field.
The nation can be viewed as a success story in co-ordination between a country and the UN, with Tamesis sharing this view at a dialogue between countries and UN resident co-ordinators and the UN Country Team (UNCT) in New York on May 24.
The dialogue took place within the framework of a meeting being held by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
Serving as a keynote speaker at the session, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, applauded Vietnamese achievements in boosting socio-economic development, as well as implementing goals sustainable development over recent times. He acknowledged the valuable contributions made by UN Resident Coordinators and UN agencies in supporting policy recommendations, mobilising resources, as well as promoting dialogue with stakeholders in the process of carrying out schemes and policies on sustainable development.
Ambassador Giang stressed that governments must take responsibility in the implementation of the SDGs, with people being put at the centre of all policies, programmes, and targets.
The Vietnamese diplomat went on to propose that UN agencies, especially resident co-ordinators, enhance collaboration activities in a bid to help countries raise their competitiveness and establish new partnerships which serve to facilitate the SDGs implementation.
He also suggested sufficient, sustainable, and stable financing for UN agencies and resident co-ordinators in order to help fulfil their functions.