Zambia signs deal for strengthening implementation of UN dev’t goals

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Lusaka, April 9, 2021 The Zambian government on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa (SDGC/A) aimed at strengthening collaboration in the implementation of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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The agreement was signed after a meeting held to showcase the monitoring and reporting system developed by the SDGC/A, according to a statement.

The Ministry of National Development Planning Permanent Secretary Trevor Kaunda said the signing of the agreement will help in monitoring the progress made in the implementation of the goals.

Kaunda noted that it comes at an opportune time when there was a need to attain the set targets and safeguard the milestones that have been achieved so far.

“World over, the attainment of the SDGs is under threat from the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) as it affects not only the health sector but also the ability of countries, including Zambia, to finance development,” he said.

He said COVID-19 made Zambia’s economy contract by three per cent in 2020, a situation that has increased the cost of living and unemployment levels as well as a higher government deficit.

According to the official, the country recorded notable improvements in life expectancy to 63.04 years in 2019 from 53.3 years in 2016, while literacy levels increased to 80 per cent from 67.5 percent.

He said that the monitoring and reporting system provided for in the agreement was the key to ensuring that the achievements were safeguarded.

SDGC/A acting Director-General Caroline Makasa said there was a need for Africa to provide its own data on the progress in the implementation of the SDGs.

Reliance on internationally provided development data was insufficient to provide necessary evidence in tracking and reporting progress on SDGs, said Makasa.

Makasa added that the real-time monitoring and reporting system developed by her organisation was dedicated to monitoring and reporting SDGs and commitments at the country level.

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