Brunei reports positive outcome in SDGs

Brunei whereas reporting substantial progress and achievements in a number of sustainable growth objectives (SDGs) additionally acknowledged that there are information gaps and one regression in the course of the presentation of the nation’s Voluntary Nationwide Overview 2023 (VNR 2023) Report on the Excessive-Stage Political Discussion board on Sustainable Improvement (HLPF) of the United Nations (UN) on Tuesday.

Minister on the Prime Minister’s Workplace and Minister of Finance and Economic system II Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah delivered the report.

Following a video presentation, Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew opened the VNR 2023 Report with His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam’s titah in the course of the adoption of SDGs in 2015.

Within the titah, the monarch emphasised the significance of nations, together with Brunei, to speed up SDG progress, significantly on condition that that is the midpoint of implementing them.

His Majesty additionally upheld the significance of multilateralism to additional strengthen the realisation of the SDGs for sustainable progress and prosperity.

The minister added that His Majesty’s agency perception has been instrumental in steering extra sustainable efforts that resonate with Brunei Imaginative and prescient 2035 with educated and extremely expert folks, prime quality of life and a dynamic and sustainable economic system.

The VNR 2023 Report shares the nation’s efforts in strengthening the ecosystem to assist the implementation of the SDGs, which embrace aligning the SDGs with Brunei Imaginative and prescient 2035, rising information availability for monitoring, SDGs consciousness and native in addition to worldwide partnerships.

The VNR 2023 Report additionally gives complete element on the progress and achievement of Brunei Darussalam for every of the 17 SDGs Targets, based mostly on information analysis of SDGs indicators by means of the Nationwide SDGs Tracker. The nation recorded good progress in Aim 3 (Good Well being and Properly-Being); Aim 4 (High quality Training); Aim 6 (Clear Water and Sanitation); Aim 7 (Reasonably priced and Clear Vitality); Aim 8 (First rate Work and Financial Progress); Aim 14 (Life Below Water); and Aim 15 (Life on Land).

For the remaining Targets, Brunei reported challenges, particularly when it comes to information availability for a full progress’s evaluation whereas a regression was reported for Aim 12 (Accountable Consumption and Manufacturing).

Youth participation within the Sultanate was additionally reported, particularly the SDGs Youth Assertion, outlining the attitude and built-in actions of youth in contributing to the SDGs. As a method ahead, significantly post-VNR actions, the report underlined actions reminiscent of extra sturdy SDG information, strategic partnerships, and selling extra nationwide actions.

The presentation garnered pursuits from UN member states and civil societies, looking for extra info on the Sultanate’s efforts and actions to beat particular SDGs gaps, and to make total SDGs ecosystem to assist the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Improvement.

Through the VNR 2023 Reportpresentation, the minister expressed the nation’s continued dedication to realising Agenda 2030, according to Brunei Imaginative and prescient 2035.

Brunei’s VNR 2023 Report is the second report following the primary submission offered on the HLPF in 2020.

HLPF was established in 2012 beneath the UN Financial and Social Council (ECOSOC) and is the primary UN platform for reporting progress on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Improvement by UN member international locations by means of the presentation of VNR stories. – James Kon