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Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Jordan will send an official delegation headed by Planning and International Cooperation Minister Imad Fakhoury to take part in the UN Sustainable Development Summit 2015 to be held in New York from September 25-27 where Fakhoury will deliver Jordan’s speech, a ministry statement said Saturday.
Fakhoury, who is also president of the Higher National Committee for Sustainable Development, will be taking part in several sessions to be held in New York as part of the meeting of the UN General Assembly.
Other gatherings include a session on the Clinton Global Initiative as well as “high-level” meetings headed by United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown, which is going to focus on education during crises and cooperation means between the public and private sectors in this field.
Moreover, there will be discussions with several donors and UN organisations participating in the global summit.
During a committee meeting in preparation for the summit, Fakhoury discussed suggestions on main topics to be included in Jordan’s speech at the summit, which will adopt the post-2015 global development agenda and sustainable development goals (SDGs).
During the preparatory meeting, attended by Environment Minister Taher Shakhshir who is vice president of the committee, and all the panel’s members, top priority issues were decided, foremost of which was the impact of regional challenges on Jordan’s effort to achieve sustainable development and the Syrian refugee burden on the Kingdom’s infrastructure, limited natural resources and all production sectors.
In spite of regional and international challenges, the scarcity of natural and financial resources, the effect on the economy because of regional issues, and the influx of Syrian refugees, Fakhoury noted, Jordan has met the goals set in international conferences and pushed the issue of refugees on the agendas of key gatherings.
The statement cited in this regard the “Bahrain Declaration” issued after Bahrain hosted the second session of the Arab Forum on Sustainable Development, as well as the Third International Conference on Financing for Development held in Addis Ababa.
The minister highlighted the importance of the UN’s efforts in this field, which, he said, resulted in creating 17 global goals for sustainable development.
Fakhoury also stressed the role of the committee in coordinating national efforts and preparing for Jordan’s participation in regional and international meetings on sustainable development.
The Planning Ministry took the SDGs into consideration when preparing the economic blueprint “Jordan 2025”, Fakhoury noted, urging the government to reflect these goals in the executive development programme for the years 2016-2018.