PM seeks SDGs roadmap for countries falling behind

UNB :
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has underscored the need for charting out a bold and ambitious global roadmap to put the world back on the SDGs track so that no one is left behind as pandemic has pushed many countries way behind from the goals.
“We’ve already entered the Decade of Delivery and Action of the Agenda. Yet the goals seem to be far away for many countries ….the pandemic has pushed them further behind. We need to chart out a bold and ambitious global roadmap to put us back on the SDGs track,” she said. The Prime Minister said this while attending the 9th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development virtually on Monday.
Earth Institute, Columbia University, Global Masters of Development Practice, and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network organised the conference on sustainable development.
Hasina said, “No country can achieve SDGs alone. We need enhanced global collaboration and solidarity to advance this agenda.”
To pull back the countries which are way behind the track of attaining SDGs in right time, Hasina proposed five specific points in this regard.
The points are: Ensuring vaccines for everyone, everywhere, closing the huge resource gap in implementing the 2030 Agenda, focusing on job creation, social protection, women empowerment, and science, technology, and innovation to deal with the impacts of the pandemic, making Covid-19 recovery measures complementary with climate actions and focusing on enhanced monitoring and support mechanism for SDGs implementation.
Hasina said the UN should have enhanced coordination in this regard. “It’s also imperative to ensure there’re adequate and timely support measures to withstand emergencies and shocks to avoid any slide back.”
She said scaling up preparedness for pandemic and other emergencies should be done with a priority at every level as the pandemic has upset the whole world, claiming countless lives and taking its toll on livelihoods.