The Saudi Ministry of Economy and Planning (MEP) will lead a delegation comprising of a “number of government and private-sector entities and representatives of charitable associations” to the United States to present a review of the country’s progress on sustainable development, according to reports.
The delegation will participate in the UN’s High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York where it will present its first national review.
“We look forward to our active participation by presenting Saudi Arabia’s first Voluntary National Review on the progress made towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals… Saudi Vision 2030 and its various programs are aligned to a considerable extent with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); we are systematically progressing in achieving these goals in collaboration with the international community,” Faisal Al Ibrahim, Saudi Vice Minister of Economy and Planning, said according to a statement released by the Saudi Center for International Communication and published in Al Arabiya.
Saudi Arabia is part of the 47 countries taking part in the Voluntary National Review of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.
The Ministry of Economy and Planning has made public a .PDF file highlighting the Kingdom’s strong commitment to implementing sustainable development goals.
