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Lanka on track to achieve MDGs

Sri Lanka is on track to achieve many of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), said UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, Dr. Subinay Nandy. He was addressing the 67th United Nations Day in Colombo on Wednesday. He said that Sri Lanka has done well despite the global crisis but still youth unemployment, gender inequality and empowerment of women are some of the pressing issues which need urgent attention. The ageing population and regional disparity are new challenges that need to be addressed.

“The UN’s vision for Sri Lanka is that it would be a pioneer country in shaping the post-2015 MDG agenda, much like it was in earlier years in achieving universal access to health and education.

With many of the basic foundations for human development in place, Sri Lanka is in a position to be able to demonstrate to its peers how to achieve inclusive growth, put climate change considerations at the front and centre of growth strategies and how to empower youth and women to be the leaders of tomorrow,” Dr. Nandy said.

Chief guest, Senior Minister for International Monetary Cooperation, Dr. Sarath Amunugama said that Sri Lanka is proud that it has made great progress in every MDG. The country can be happy with the progress in maternal health care but there is room for improvement in other MDGs.

He said that the progress made by Sri Lanka in achieving the MDGs, far outweighs the shortcomings in the country. The UN should write a book on UN Millennium Development Goals and Sri Lanka.There had not been a world war during the 67 years of the UN which is a magnificent achievement. There were two world wars because there was no communication among countries.

“The United Nations is not a body that should be divorced from member states, it should collaborate with members to achieve goals,” Dr. Amunugama said.

-LF

 

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