Kathmandu, Aug 29: National Assembly Chairperson, Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, has underlined the need of coordination and collaboration at the decision-making level to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs).
In his address to the SDG Acceleration Visioning Workshop with Parliamentarians on Tuesday, the National Assembly Chairman maintained that there is a need for acceleration of implementation plans to achieve the goals of sustainable development.
He took time to advise the government and the National Planning Commission to select plans capable of achieving the SDGs and make budget allocations based on the principle of social justice.
According to National Assembly Vice Chairperson Urmila Aryal, substantive discussions are needed from the local to federal level with the focus on implementation aspects to accomplish the SDGs. A sustainable approach is required and there should be coherence between the budget allocation and local needs to meet the SDGS, she added.
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Sustainable Development and Good Governance Committee President Prakash Panth said good governance and SDGs are the priorities of the nation and the issue would be discussed in all the parliamentary thematic committees.
Worldwide, there is a 12 percent progress in the achievement of the SDGs. Although Nepal's progress as compared to the global level is improving, a special focus is needed on selection of plans, monitoring and implementation to achieve the remaining target, said stakeholders.
On the occasion, Anil Pokharel, chief of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority made a presentation on the issue of climate change, Dr Usha Jha, former member of the National Planning Commission, shed light on the subject of quality education, Dr Paras Kharel on the issue of financial development and former secretary Dr Ganesh Raj Joshi on the subject of food security.
Commenting on the papers, National Assembly members Bhuvan Sunuwar, Suresh Alemagar and Kamala Panta said indigenous nationalities have had solutions and knowledge about reducing the impacts and damage caused by climate change, and the government should provide much attention to the issue of social justice.
Prior to this, joint secretary of the National Planning Commission Prakash Dahal gave a presentation on the progress review of the SDGs so far and the future action plan.
The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Nepal, Hanaa Singer-Hamdy, sought political commitments, active participation of bureaucracy and the government, and assistance, coordination and shared efforts of the stakeholders, civil society and non-governmental organizations for achieving the SDGs.
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