{"id":196283,"date":"2021-04-14T21:06:21","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T16:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/?p=196283"},"modified":"2021-04-14T21:15:04","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T16:15:04","slug":"sdgs-remain-one-of-top-national-priorities-of-pakistan-fm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/2021\/04\/sdgs-remain-one-of-top-national-priorities-of-pakistan-fm\/","title":{"rendered":"SDGs remain one of top national priorities of Pakistan: FM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 696px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-196283-1\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/FM-Video-Messege-1.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/FM-Video-Messege-1.mp4\">https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/FM-Video-Messege-1.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>ISLAMABAD, Apr 14 (APP):Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday underscored that Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) remained one of the top national priorities of Pakistan, and the government\u2019s post-COVID-19 recovery, response and climate-resilience solutions were in line with the UN Agenda 2030 of Sustainable Development.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed these views while inaugurating Pakistan\u2019s country presentation at the virtual SDGs Investment Fair 2021, organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) in New York.<\/p>\n<p>The Foreign Minister in his\u00a0video address to a global audience of private sector investors, businesses,\u00a0members of the Global Investors for Sustainable Development (GISD) Alliance,\u00a0multilateral and bilateral development actors, governments, UN agencies and other stakeholders, said that Pakistan was an emerging market with great opportunities for investments in its growing economy.<\/p>\n<p>He underscored that Economic Diplomacy was now at the core of Pakistan\u2019s foreign policy, corresponding to the leadership\u2019s vision of an economically secure Pakistan with a shift in emphasis towards geo-economics.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the country\u2019s potential, the Foreign Minister stressed that Pakistan offers pivotal geo-economic location, regional connectivity, a huge consumer market with an expanding middle class, and a large segment of skilled, vibrant and youthful population to its valued investors.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to highlighting the importance of the private sector for achieving SDGs, the foreign minister emphasized that Pakistan\u2019s continued impressive progress on the Ease-of-Doing Business rankings was a reflection of the growing confidence of investors in the recent policies of the Government.<\/p>\n<p>The SDGs Investment Fair is an annual platform with the goal of facilitating new partnership opportunities to generate regional and global investments in social impact projects of developing countries.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s edition has been organised in a virtual format on the sidelines of the Forum on Financing for Development that is being held under Pakistan\u2019s Presidency of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).<\/p>\n<p>In collaboration with the UN Development Programme, Pakistan presented a portfolio of investment-ready sustainable development projects at the Fair\u00a0worth US$ 2 billion, primarily in the sectors of climate change, infrastructure, and information technology,\u00a0to attract international private sector investments from around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Apr 14 (APP):Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday underscored that Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) remained one of the top national priorities of Pakistan, and the government\u2019s post-COVID-19 recovery, response and climate-resilience solutions were in line with the UN Agenda 2030 of Sustainable Development. 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