Setting timelines to prepare Voluntarily National Review

The United Nations Country Team was invited to attend the meeting. UN Resident Coordinator Ms. Elena Panova delivered a presentation on the structure of the report and further proposed a timeline for the completion of the review. She underscored that the report should indicate how the achieved results contribute to the implementation of the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals at the national level, and the specific areas in which work needs to be strengthened to implement the basic principle of the Agenda - “leaving no one behind”.

By discussing the primary focal points of the joint project with the Ministry of Finance and Economy on the creation of the integrated platform for the implementation of the SDGs, which brings together various national entities UN agencies, the results of the joint activities carried out thus far were shared with the meeting's participants.

The meeting concluded with an agreement to attract various stakeholders to the reporting process, including the youth, NGOs and the private sector. Furthermore, a Detailed Plan for that was shared. Participants agreed to meet next time for approval of the draft report.