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National Coordination Council established

7 October 2016 15:52 (UTC+04:00)
National Coordination Council established

By Nigar Abbasova

A National Coordination Council for Sustainable Development, which will focus on the definition of national priorities till 2030, was established in Azerbaijan.

President Ilham Aliyev signed a relevant decree on October 6.

Main objective of the newly-created institute is to work out national priorities in accordance with global targets, which possess importance for Azerbaijan, ensure the compliance of state programs and strategies covering the socio-economic spheres with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, Ali Ahmadov has been appointed as the chairman, while Economy Minister Shahin Mustafavev as the deputy chairman of the newly created institute.

The council has a right to involve local and foreign experts, specialists, international organizations and scientific institutions, as well as create Working Groups on separate directions.

United Nations recommended the countries of the world to prepare Sustainable Development Programs by 2030. SDG's adopted by world leaders officially came into force on January 1, 2016. Azerbaijan has also moved on to a new development framework, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, to implement the 17 global goals, embracing the three dimensions of sustainability, including economic, social and environmental.

The goals that universally apply to all countries will mobilize efforts to end all forms of poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change, promote social welfare, ensuring that no one is left behind.

Each goal has specific targets to be achieved over the next 15 years. Global goals are based on the Millennium Development Goals, anti-poverty targets that the world was committed to achieve by 2015.

Azerbaijan has already met many of the MDGs, including halving extreme poverty and hunger (reached in 2008), achieving universal primary education (attained in 2008), eliminating gender disparities in primary and secondary education and reducing the spread of certain deceases.

Over the past 10 years, Azerbaijan’s economy has grown by 300 percent. Poverty and unemployment have been sharply diminished, with measures of both now standing at 5 percent.

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Nigar Abbasova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @nigyar_abbasova

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