Kuwait keen on achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals

The State of Kuwait is keen on achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, SDG 2030, by aiding struggling nations and intensifying the role of women in global development plans, said Kuwaiti diplomats on Tuesday.

The Kuwait News Agency quoted Abdullah Al-Sharrah, Member of the Kuwaiti Diplomatic Mission to the UN Second Secretary, as saying that his country was keen on aiding less fortunate nations to achieve the SDGs.

Speaking at a session on economic and sustainable development part of the 72nd UN General Assembly, Al-Sharrah said that nationally, Kuwait, under the guidelines set by its leadership, had worked relentlessly to develop the country on various domains, adding that the tenets of Kuwait 2035 vision is set to achieve what the SDGs are calling for.

He went on to say that his country was eager to help other countries in their march towards a bright global future, stressing that global coordination is necessary for the world to realise the SDGs and indicated that without such cooperation, the world would not be able to achieve welfare for all people.

The Kuwaiti diplomat called on developed states to fulfill their commitments to the UN ambitious plans by providing 0.7 percent of their gross national income to this noble cause.