(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 7. Azerbaijan hasachieved acceleration of the process of preparing voluntarynational reviews, UN adviser on sustainable development andrepresentative of the office of the executive secretary of the UNEconomic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP),Riccardo Mesiano said, Trend reports.
He made the remark at the 4th Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) Dialogue, themed“Stakeholder Consultation on the 4thVoluntary National Review of Azerbaijan and Women's EconomicEmpowerment for SDG 5 Acceleration".
“Recent processes demonstrate that national governments shouldsupport the preparation of voluntary national reviews. Thegovernment in Azerbaijan has succeeded in accelerating theseprocesses. In any country, there are budgetary constraints on this these issues should be supported at the highest level. Only inthis way can this process be accelerated,” Mesiano said.
According to him, activities to raise awareness of theseprocesses should be expanded.
“For example, the New Zealand government took an unusualapproach and engaged the public interest. People from all walks oflife have joined the process. Most are not aware of the voluntarynational review. Awareness-raising activities should therefore beexpanded,” Mesiano added.
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