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১৯ আগস্ট, ২০২৩ ১১:৩৫ অপরাহ্ণ
Incumbent govt will achieve SDG-5 by 2030: Indira
Incumbent govt will achieve SDG-5 by 2030:
Indira
State
Minister for Women and Children's Affairs Fazilatun Nessa Indira today said the
incumbent government under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has
put emphasis on achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls to
attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)-5 within 2030.
"Our goal is to achieve SDG Goals-5
by 2030 under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Thus, the
ministries concerned should take firm steps," she said.
The state minister said this while addressing a
workshop on the activities, progress, data collection, challenges and future
review of the Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs on SDG Goal-5 held at
the conference room of the Department of Women's Affairs in the city's Eskaton
road area as the chief guest, said press release said.
With Secretary to the Women and Children Affairs
Ministry Nazma Mobarek in the chair, the workshop was addressed, among others,
by Principal Coordinator for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Affairs in
the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Md Akhter Hossain as special guest.
The SDG means improvement of people's livelihood, said Prime
Minister's Principal Coordinator for SDG Affairs Md Akhter Hossain, adding that
its 17 goals ensure all aspects of human welfare.
The country will become an upper-middle income
country by 2030 through the capable governance of the Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina and the successful implementation of the SDGs, he added.
Additional Secretary of SDG Affairs at the Prime
Minister's Office Md Monirul Islam presented a keynote paper. Representatives
of 26 ministries, departments, agencies, the United National Progressive
Alliance (UNPA) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) participated in the
workshop.