“In preparation for the future post-2015 international development agenda, not only the Government of Bahrain, but also the people of Bahrain have actively participated in the global discussion on the Sustainable Development Goals,” Peter Grohmann, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, said.
“Currently, Governments and stakeholders from across the world are engaged in a process to negotiate a new global Post-2015 Development Agenda that will succeed the MDGs. Like the Millennium Development Goals, he noted, the Post-2015 agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals are expected to be one of the most effective tools in driving political attention, resources and energy towards promoting development that is equitable and sustainable,” Grohmann said.
He said that over the past year, more than 5,000 Bahraini citizens have expressed their views on future development priorities through the My World survey.
“Building on the MY World Survey, in October 2014, the UN Country Team, in partnership with the Government, organized a workshop to promote a national dialogue on the Post-2015 agenda and its integration in national development planning and implementation. As a result, we are very happy to note that the future international agenda on sustainable development has been taken into account in the elaboration of the Government Programme 2015-18 which was recently approved by the Parliament,” Grohmann, said.
He said that similar to HRH Premier’s strong commitment to the Millennium Development Goals, which was recognized by the UN MDGs Award in 2010, the patronage of the Arab High Level Forum on Sustainable Development underlines the support of HRH and the Government of Bahrain for attaining the future sustainable development goals not only in Bahrain, but at the international level.
He noted that the Sustainable Development Goals will be finalised and adopted during the United Nations Summit in New York in September 2015, with the participation of Heads of Government from the UN Member States.