Sustainable Development Ministry participates in first UNGA Sustainability Week

New York, A delegation from the Ministry of Sustainable Development, led by Dana Emad Hamza, the Assistant Undersecretary for Sustainable Development, has participated in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Sustainability Week, organised by the UNGA President's office for the first time from April 15 to 19 at the UN headquarters in New York. The Sustainability Week initiative aims to galvanise momentum around sustainability in a way that helps to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The UNGA Sustainability Week features high-level thematic debates on debt sustainability and socioeconomic equality, sustainable tourism, sustainable transportation, as well as building global resilience and promoting sustainable development through infrastructure connectivity. It also includes a high-level debate on sustainable energy, reflecting on progress and shortcomings over the UN Decade of Sustainable Energy for All 2014-2024. Through its participation in the high-level me etings, the Ministry of Sustainable Development aims to learn about countries' policies and practices in confronting the most prominent obstacles to achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs), as well as success stories and initiatives aimed at accelerating the pace of achieving SDGs before 2030. It also aims to highlight the kingdom's efforts in the field of sustainable development, and review its successful experiences in aligning and linking its policies with the SDGs. Source: Bahrain News Agency