Poverty alleviation, achievement of SDGs govt’s priorities: FM

ISLAMABAD, Apr 2 (APP):international Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday stated that poverty alleviation and the achievement of Sustainable development desires (SDGs) become important part of the current executive’s priorities.

The foreign Minister expressed these views whereas talking to Resident representative of the United international locations building application (UNDP) in Pakistan Knut Ostby who called on him right here.

He congratulated Knut Ostby on his appointment as UNDP Resident representative and appreciated the superb and construction function of UNDP in Pakistan.

Pakistan and UNDP have been working together for ordinary goal for he ultimate decades, he added.

The foreign Minister referred to that Pakistan, the latest chair of the United international locations’ economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), has all the time been enjoying its energetic position in the development-linked debates at overseas fora.

He additionally liked the UNDP’s assistance to Pakistan in tackling the challenges of construction and climate in addition to in attaining the SDGs.

UNDP Resident consultant Knut Ostby thanked the overseas Minister and warranted all out assist of UNDP in achieving the general objectives.

Later in a tweet, Knut Ostby described the assembly with international Minister Qureshi as “inspiring” throughout which they'd first rate dialogue on key development concerns together with governance, catastrophe healing, poverty eradication and women empowerment.