BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 28. The UN and civil society are working closely together to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, UN Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan Vladanka Andreeva told reporters, Trend reports.
She made the remark on the margins of the founding conference of the Global South Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Platform in Baku, on "Solidarity in Action: Strengthening Global South NGOs for a New and Fair World”.
“I am honored to be here at the establishment of the NGO Platform of the Global South.
As part of the UN, we are working closely with civil society and all other stakeholders to guarantee the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
Therefore, civil society voices must be heard, so that they have space to collaborate with different partners and have a seat at the table. This forum will definitely help in that,” she said.
Andreeva also emphasized the importance of solidarity and common responsibility to achieve the SDGs.