Malawi has written United Nations (UN) for the provision of periodical monitoring services on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) implementation.
In 2015, the United Nations challenged countries to ensure that they achieve the goals by 2030.
Chief Director responsible for Economic Planning and Development in the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Peter Simbani said the first monitoring is expected to take place in 2018.
Each country is supposed to implement 17 SDGs or come up with programmes that will lead to the development of those goals.
“We have written United Nations to say we are ready and we would want to be assessed in terms of our performance, in terms of achievement of SDGs. The first assessment is going to be done in 2018 and we are saying, going forward up to 2030 we should be assessed as when the UN sees it fit,” Simbani said.
He said currently the government is in process of formulating the national development strategy and the idea is to include the sustainable development goals in that national agenda.
The 17 goals include to end poverty in all its forms everywhere, end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture and ensuring healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
Others include ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all and achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
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