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Saudi Yemen Reconstruction Delegation Highlights Sustainable Development | |
| Sumita Pawar |
According to the report, officials from the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen are taking part in the 5th UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries being held in the Qatari capital, Doha.
The program’s general supervisor, Mohammed Al-Jaber, was representing the organization as part of the Kingdom’s delegation led by Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal Al-Ibrahim.
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The conference, which aimed to accelerate sustainable development in countries that require assistance through an action plan for the next decade, highlighted the report.
During the conference, the SDRPY’s Assistant General Supervisor, Hassan Al-Attas, participated in two sessions organized by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, in partnership with the SDRPY.
Both sessions looked at ways to support the least-developed countries, including Yemen, and how to establish initiatives and partnerships for stakeholders to achieve the Doha Work Program, and reviewed the Kingdom’s experience through the SDRPY as a development model that effectively contributed to improving the infrastructure of the basic Yemeni sectors.
According to the report, SDRPY representatives also took part in high-level thematic round tables and a session where they talked about the Kingdom's efforts in Yemen to achieve sustainable development.
The roundtable also talked about supporting structural transformation as a way to get to prosperity, getting the least-developed countries to take part more in international trade and regional integration, and dealing with environmental problems, such as climate change.
Report was further elaborated, and side sessions concentrated on topics including sustainable energy, rural and agricultural development, digital communication, and sustainable tourism.
Meanwhile, Al-Ibrahim held a number of meetings with senior officials on the sidelines of the UN conference, where he discussed the achievement of sustainable development goals and issues of common concern.
He met with the secretary-general of the Organization of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States, Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, to discuss ways to enhance cooperation between the Kingdom and the organization in a number of fields.
Al-Ibrahim also met with ESCWA Executive Secretary Dr. Rola Dashti, president of the Economic and Social Council, and Bulgaria’s permanent representative to the UN in New York, Lachezara Stoeva.
Report concluded, and the meetings also included talks with the undersecretary-general and high representative for the least-developed countries, landlocked developing countries, and small island developing states, Rabab Fatima.